Christian, Armenian, Love: Book One: Testify

By Ari Libaridazinian

Christian, Armenian, Love is a poetic story detailing my journey in finding God and Jesus Christ, in being a Christian Armenian, and in trying to show love to everyone around me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781449787325

Ari Libaridazinian

Ari LibaridAzinian was born on September 23, 1976; he is the oldest of four siblings and was raised by his mother. He graduated from Pepperdine University with a BA in theater arts. He works in Beverly Hills, California, where he runs his grandfather’s shoe repair business. This is his first book.

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ISBN: 978-1-4497-8731-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-8732-5 (e)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-8734-9 (hc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013904163

WestBow Press rev. date: 5/01/2013

CONTENTS

Author’s Notes

Have You Ever?

Stuck in the Flesh

It Was You

The Soldier of Light Trilogy

The Stand

The Battle

Soldier of Light

This Moment

The Invisible War

The Window

We Are Fedayi

Avarair

Whatever Happened to the Defenders of the Cross?

Enough

Your Smile

The Silence

Majestic Man

Dear Friend

The Great Big Hole

How Blessed Are Men

Rising Son

Tania’s Song

Kiev

Thank You for Leaving, We Couldn’t Have Done It without You

The Greatest of Men

Miracle Man

The Running Mate

The Roommate

The Light

The Love You Poured

Mom

Thank You

Tomorrow Is Promised

Meet The Trinity

Just Let Go

This book is dedicated to

God, Jesus Christ, My Family, My Friends, The Armenian People And Anyone Who Is Still Stuck In The Flesh, Trying To Fill The Hole In Their Soul, Fighting That Invisible War, and Isn’t Ready To Just Let Go.

AUTHOR’S NOTES

It seems only fitting that I finish this book where I began it, unbeknownst to me, five years ago in my family’s little apartment in Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires. It was dark, I was alone, and this voice inside me was telling me to take a stand against myself. I had grown tired and was frustrated with the man I was on the inside—I was full of jealousy, lust, bitterness, anger, and hatred over all the things that were going on in my life. I just didn’t like it, so I decided to take