an Invisibile Thread

an Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski

A very incredible true story of one woman's act of kindness and how it started a friendship that save a young man's life, got him on the right road, and has lasted 30 years. Here is an interview on the Today show with the author, Laura and Maurice. Click here. 

This was a remarkable story and shows how one person can make a difference. Often times I think we are so busy living our lives and going about getting all the things on our to-do list done - we forget that God has put us here and has asked us to love our neighbors. Neighbor isn't just our literal neighbor next door but our fellow human beings that we run into each and every day. By taking just a few minutes out of her day Laura changed the course of a young man's life. This was a very good story. Really enjoyed it. You can find out more on her website: click here

Reunion book review

Reunion by Lauraine Snelling. This was a good book and well written. I enjoyed it. This is a story about the Sorenson family. They are a very tight family --- as a matter of fact the brother and sister (both married with children of their own) live several house away from each other. One of the daughters ends up pregnant while in high school. This is quite a shock as it is against what they believe. The father is a Pastor and yet immediately the story line takes the ugly turn of having the characters start thinking that wouldn't abortion be easier and get them all out of a difficult, tight spot. Eventually the girl who is pregnant decides it is not just a bunch of cells but a baby and she can't / won't have an abortion. The part I think is not okay is that the author has the Pastor and the Pastor's wife both thinking abortion might be a way out. They go there first - instead of thinking of all the other possible solutions. Honestly this is not a Pastor that I would respect - the minute the going gets tough he puts aside his beliefs and starts thinking what would be easy for him. The Pastors I know are dedicated to their faith and put that first --- even knowing that often makes the road harder. They would have started exploring the options first and abortion would not have entered their mind as a way out. While the characters come to a faith based conclusion - it is sad to see they didn't start there and started with the worldly view - and even explored that option. 

The Guardian by Robbie Cheuvront and Erik Reed

The authors of this book are Pastors at The Journey Church in Lebanon, Tennessee. Here is a link to their website: click here 

The book is based on scripture from Revelations chapter 10 - the book takes the idea of the scroll that was given to John and then comes up with a fictional story. In Revelations an angel gives John a little scroll and he is to eat it. In the book, since the scroll is sour to his stomach, he then throws it up. The 'guardian' is someone that is a descendent of John that has been charged with protection of the scroll. Others think the scroll has power and seek to obtain it to have that power. The guardian is to prevent the scroll from falling into the wrong or evil hands. 

This was a very good book and while it has many basis in scripture it is clearly fictional. The authors come up with an end times scenario and clearly no one but God really knows when the end times are and what that will truly look like. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very well written. I think many times we don't think about or realize how Satan is truly at work in this world and that some people have intentionally or many rather unintentionally have given themselves over to his control. 

They have a second book out and I can't wait to read it.