Call Me Tabatha: What you don’t know about Dorcas Gazelle

What if one of the Bible's briefest miracles hid a story as profound as life itself?Everyone remembers the line: "Peter raised Tabitha from the dead."But who was she before that moment? And what happened after?In Call Me Tabatha, acclaimed storyteller David R. Pickett breathes new life into the woman known as Dorcas, Gazelle, Tabitha. a name whispered across centuries yet rarely understood. Through meticulous historical research and imaginative reconstruction, Pickett invites readers into first-century Judea to meet a woman of compassion, courage, and complexity.
Tabatha is no mere footnote of faith. She's a widow, a seamstress, a visionary whose acts of kindness ripple through her community. When fever strikes and her body fails, her story seems to end, until a miracle changes everything. But resurrection is not the end; it's the beginning of a deeper struggle between doubt and devotion, purpose and mortality. Told with poetic insight and grounded realism, Call Me Tabatha bridges scripture and storytelling, faith and history.
It's both a meditation on what it means to live after being given a second chance, and a celebration of a woman whose quiet strength shaped generations. Perfect for readers who love biblical fiction, historical drama, and inspirational women's stories, this novel dares to ask: What if the smallest story in the Bible was one of its greatest?"Call Me Tabatha", because even miracles have backstories. About the AuthorDavid Pickett is a serial inventor, author, and technology entrepreneur with a distinguished career in high-tech electronics and innovation.
Described by NASA's Chuck Story as a "renaissance man" and polymath, David holds numerous patents and has been a key contributor to DARPA and Department of Defense initiatives. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he also taught physics, David's professional journey includes leadership roles in the turnaround of DSC and in the founding of Flextronics operations in both Palo Alto and Texas.
He is the founder of IceCOLD® Technologies, LLC-whose refrigerant catalyst earned the UpTime Institute's Green Enterprise Award-and remains active in multiple technology and research ventures. David has published eleven books and continues to write, invent, and mentor. An Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Plano, Texas, he also serves on the Board of Bob C. Ross Ministries and as Chairman of Peru Ministries.
He and his wife Ginger, married for over five decades, live in Plano, Texas. They have two daughters and three grandchildren in Colorado. David enjoys cycling, skiing, flying, hiking, Bible study, ministry work, and spending time with his family.