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Lord Foulgrin’s Letters: Pronunciation of words
Aleathel: Aw lay’ thee el
Amrael: Ahm’ raw el
Ashtar: ash’ tar
Ashtorah: Ash’ tore uh
Baal: bail
Baalhoof: bail’ hoof
Aleathel: Aw lay’ thee el
Amrael: Ahm’ raw el
Ashtar: ash’ tar
Ashtorah: Ash’ tore uh
Baal: bail
Baalhoof: bail’ hoof
Lord Foulgrin's Letters are written by a demon to his subordinate Squaltaint. Lord Foulgrin advises Squaltaint how to tempt and deceive Jordan Fletcher, the human "vermin" or "sludgebag" to whom he's assigned.
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Prelude: The Hunt
Chapter 1: It Doesn’t Get Any Better?
Letter 1: Our Working Arrangement
Chapter 2: Voices
Letter 2: Know Your Prey
Lord Foulgrin’s Letters is designed to help you, the reader, know God, know yourself, and know your enemy.
From Lord Foulgrin’s Letters, a novel by Randy Alcorn (inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters)
Diane’s conversion took my breath away. Only Elyon’s Spirit can pierce the hard shell of their hearts. When she accepted His gift and asked His forgiveness, Elshar and I embraced.
They drove wordlessly to the retirement center to see Diane’s mother. Diane had asked Jordan to come. He said yes, hating that he hadn’t seen his mother-in-law for nearly a year, and hating that he didn’t want to see her now.
When he walked in the door, Jordan barely recognized her. But he noticed her eyes light up the moment she saw him.
“Hello, Jordan.”
“Hi, Mom.”
She gave him a surprised smile. “I hardly remembered what you look like, Jordan. I know you’ve been busy.”
“Yeah. Too busy sometimes.”
“Here, Mom, let me prop up ...
Originally I intended the following to be the Introduction to Lord Foulgrin's Letters. Later I decided to shift it to the back of the book, realizing some readers would want to dive straight into the story without explanation.