Nuev’Artesania is the name of the second series in the Fortresses of the Messiah series. It tells the tale of the Truth & Beauty Gallery in Taos, New Mexico.

The Lord is planning on building a new spiritual fortress in Taos, New Mexico

But the people He gathers have no idea how large and powerful his plans truly are as He builds on what He started in the Tarskyne Cabal

As Nuev’Artesania begins, Daniel and Karen Windrush are uneasy. Daniel is the anointed artist who has had a major exhibition in Santa Fe at Nizhóní Artwork. But in Taos, New Mexico, they are frustrated. Their little gallery there is insignificant and useless in the Kingdom. 

They sense change is coming, and when it does their world is radically changed. It’s as if they are Cinderella and the fairy godfather arrives. Yet this new man in their lives begins his entry with a radical rebirth into the Kingdom of the Messiah. 

The story of Hans and Mildred Gunnarson is old yet radically new. The Lord has big things for them to do—beyond their wildest imaginations. But then, walking in newness of life is always the story of a move from the World to the Kingdom. The strait and narrow path leads to adventure and not many choose to take that journey. 

The Taoseños in this small artistic town in northern New Mexico have no idea what is coming—though the enemy is near panic. The Kingdom brings peace through truth and beauty. That’s a lot to handle—even for the people called to the work. 

But as usual, step by step, line upon line, precept upon precept, His plan unfolds. The Creator has things for them to do. At times the joy flips them over into worship, but He is worthy of that—as you know. 

The new Truth & Beauty Gallery is wonderful—it does indeed bring the Presence of the Lord into the Historic District of Taos. But if they think that’s all there is, they better catch a seat and hang on. This is spiritual life in the Kingdom of God—and His definition of life goes far beyond what’s seen these days. 

The Windrushs and Chibittys think everything is under control. The gallery’s complete and they can simply supervise its growth and expansion. True! But do they have any idea what the Creator will do when He’s given a chance? The power of faith and obedience is far beyond what is seen in the America of the 21st century. 

Who would’ve thought the troublemakers are the old woodworker and his wife? Actually, you should have figured it out in the first few chapters. But this all goes far beyond what they had imagined also. 

The Lord has some severely damaged creative types who He plans to redeem and recreate. He brings them in from all over. He gets them born from God, intensely mentored, and then sets them to work. But what happens when they believe what they’re told, trust in the One who is able, and step out in faith and obedience is simply stunning. 

But then the Lord tells them they have barely started. Truth & Beauty Village grows into a thriving believing community within Taos—and the town doesn’t have any idea. No one expected that the new vision would come through Tomás Reyna, the artist rescued from Taos Pueblo. His idea is simple, but how to accomplish it? Nuev’Artesania, the new craftmanship.

The Lord uses the marriages He keeps adding. The power and joy of those relationships is simply wonderful. The United States in the new millennium has no idea of the power found in covenant marriage. 

The Truth & Beauty family is tight, supporting, loving, and growing large. It’s a real source of strength. But why did the Lord put it together? The severely injured and damaged creatives are remarkably transformed—fit into confident pairs with the ability to stand strong. But now that He has them knit together into the powerful force of Truth & Beauty, He begins showing them that there is something more.

Truth & Beauty

This book is where we are introduced to the major characters of much of the rest of the Fortresses saga. The true delight is Hans and Mildred Gunnarson, a vibrant couple in their seventies. Hans is a professional woodworker who gets a chance to realize his dream of mentoring young men and women in the Lord. Of course, he doesn’t know the Lord yet. But all in good time. Mildred is his new partner in the shenanigans, the best friend of Hans’ wife who died a few years back—about the same time her husband got to go home.

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Truth & Beauty Village

Here we discover how grand the plans are, as our Messiah reveals that His plan is to completely recreate many severely damaged creative men and women, put them into powerful marriages, and bless the entire city. Among the many, one true delight is Dijon and Jenna.

Dijon is a massive blue-black man from the depths of the hoods in Cleveland. His mother was the voodoo queen of one of the hoods. He has been trained and mentored by a blacksmith and weapon maker for the gangs. Dijon has been left adrift when his mentor is killed in a drive by shooting accident.

Jenna has become a driven metalworker while grieving for and using the old shop of her grandfather, who was killed by her father in a drunken crash as he was hurrying home to for his nightly rape of his daughter.

Their redemption is a wonderful tale of joy.

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Anointed Living

In this part of the tale, Tomás and Doli become consumed with the idea of providing the anointed presence of the Lord in the daily life of the customers of the Village Workshop and their new furniture line, Nuev’Artesania. Both of them were convinced that the are nobodies, and badly damaged besides. But the Lord loves to recreate people like that.

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There are many other delightful couples recreated into what is supposed to be the normal powerful Christian marriage. You’ll be amazed and pleased by what power the Lord makes available to his couples.