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Ed Fernandez, host of The Ed Fernandez Show and a seasoned real estate and business entrepreneur, announces the release of his latest book, “Money, Faith & The Kingdom: What I’ve Learned Since Starting My Podcast.” Drawing from his experiences as a podcaster, entrepreneur, and believer, the book offers readers a transformative perspective on managing their financial lives.
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Drawing upon his experiences as a podcaster and business owner, Fernandez provides insights into how readers can navigate their professional and spiritual lives with confidence and wisdom. “Starting a podcast taught me invaluable lessons about life and leadership, which I’ve woven into the fabric of this book,” Fernandez states. “It’s designed not only for those who seek to enhance their business acumen but also for anyone searching for substantial, soulful insights.”
“Money, Faith & The Kingdom” challenges traditional views on wealth and financial management through a faith-based lens. Drawing on his extensive experience in finance and personal faith journey, Fernandez delves into what scripture really says about wealth, urging readers to consider their financial decisions as part of a larger, purpose-driven plan. The book also details how Fernandez set up his podcast, The Ed Fernandez Show, which parallels the book drawing connections between wealth, entrepreneurship and spirituality.
“The insights I’ve gained from founding and hosting The Ed Fernandez Show have significantly influenced this book, mirroring the focus on success, entrepreneurship, family, and spirituality,” Fernandez explains. “This book invites readers to rethink how they perceive wealth and its purpose in their lives, a topic I’ve explored in numerous episodes of the show. My goal as a thought leader is to connect with readers and listeners, whether they are fellow podcasters, entrepreneurs, Christian businesspeople, or simply those seeking to deepen their own spiritual growth.”
“Money, Faith & The Kingdom: What I’ve Learned Since Starting My Podcast” is available for purchase on Amazon and Balboa Press. For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact Lily Schlosky at lily@gregoryfca.com
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Over two dozen families from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the central West Bank have packed up and fled their homes in recent days, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby has grown unbearable.
The village, Ras Ein el-Auja, was originally home to some 700 people from more than 100 families that have lived there for decades.
Twenty-six families already left on Thursday, scattering across the territory in search of safer ground, say rights groups. Several other families were packing up and leaving on Sunday.
“We have been suffering greatly from the settlers. Every day, they come on foot, or on tractors, or on horseback with their sheep into our homes. They enter people’s homes daily,” said Nayef Zayed, a resident, as neighbors took down sheep pens and tin structures.
Israel's military and the local settler governing body in the area did not respond to requests for comment.
Other residents pledged to stay put for the time being. That makes them some of the last Palestinians left in the area, said Sarit Michaeli, international director at B’Tselem, an Israeli rights group helping the residents.
She said that mounting settler violence has already emptied neighboring Palestinian hamlets in the dusty corridor of land stretching from Ramallah in the West to Jericho, along the Jordanian border, in the east.
The area is part of the 60% of the West Bank that has remained under full Israeli control under interim peace accords signed in the 1990s. Since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted in October 2023, over 2,000 Palestinians — at least 44 entire communities — have been expelled by settler violence in the area, B'Tselem says.
The turning point for the village came in December, when settlers put up an outpost about 50 meters (yards) from Palestinian homes on the northwestern flank of the village, said Michaeli and Sam Stein, an activist who has been living in the village for a month.
Settlers strolled easily through the village at night. Sheep and laundry went missing. International activists had to begin escorting children to school to keep them safe.
“The settlers attack us day and night, they have displaced us, they harass us in every way” said Eyad Isaac, another resident. “They intimidate the children and women.”
Michaeli said she’s witnessed settlers walk around the village at night, going into homes to film women and children and tampering with the village’s electricity.
The residents said they call the police frequently to ask for help — but it seldom arrives. Settlement expansion has been promoted by successive Israeli governments over nearly six decades. But Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government, which has placed settler leaders in senior positions, has made it a top priority.
That growth has been accompanied by a spike in settler violence, much of it carried out by residents of unauthorized outposts. These outposts often begin with small farms or shepherding that are used to seize land, say Palestinians and anti-settlement activists. United Nations officials warn the trend is changing the map of the West Bank, entrenching Israeli presence in the area.
Some 500,000 Israelis have settled in the West Bank since Israel captured the territory, along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in the 1967 Mideast war. Their presence is viewed by most of the international community as illegal and a major obstacle to peace. The Palestinians seek all three areas for a future state.
For now, displaced families of the village have dispersed between other villages near the city of Jericho and near Hebron further south, said residents. Some sold their sheep and are trying to move into the cities.
Others are just dismantling their structures without knowing where to go.
"Where will we go? There’s nowhere. We’re scattered,” said Zayed, the resident, “People’s situation is bad. Very bad.”
An Israeli settler herds his flock near his outpost beside the Palestinian village of Ras Ein al-Auja in the West Bank, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A Palestinian resident of Ras Ein al-Auja village, West Bank burns trash, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Palestinian children play in the West Bank village of Ras Ein al-Auja, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Palestinian residents of Ras Ein al-Auja village, West Bank pack up their belongings and prepare to leave their homes after deciding to flee mounting settler violence, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Palestinian residents of Ras Ein al-Auja village, West Bank pack up their belongings and prepare to leave their homes after deciding to flee mounting settler violence, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
