Rumors Of God

Rumors Of God by Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson

This book is about two men from Australia who are on fire for the Lord.  I could feel their desire for everyone who read the book to understand God’s mercy and grace.  I felt the book was biased on the prayer of the prophet Habakkuk.  The stories that were told were so inspiring.  And many were so down to earth and real.  “Letting God Deal With Our Sin” was so funny I laughed out loud.  Jon used a story about potty training his two year old daughter  when talking about bringing our sin to God rather than dealing with it ones self.  Not to give it all away, but I will say how true it is that when we try to take things into our own hands, we mess it up.

Many old bible stories are repeated with new light to them, like Jonah.  The way the writes told it was really good.  There are a lot of historical accounts in the book which I enjoyed.  I learned things I did not know, or maybe just forgot, either way I found them interesting.  For example:  The Assyrians very very mean people, they forced the Jewish women to marry them and give birth to their children.  This generation was disowned and despised by both groups, particularly the Jews.  This half-breed people group became known as the Samaritans.

There are lots of good and documented quotes in the book, like “ Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” by Martin Luther King Jr.

I liked being reminded that we are to have the mind of Christ.  To be his hands and feet. To love the unloved and the hurting.  This book has challenged me to do that.

This book is a short easy read and packed full of the power of our Mighty God.  I would recommend it to any who loves the Lord or is ready for a change.  

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Fierce Beauty

I have just finished reading Fierce Beauty by Kim Meeder.  The book was full of wonderful stories.  Most of them left you wanting to know more.  Which she left you little notes at the end of the chapter to let you know which of her other book you could fine more on, which I thought was nice.  The whole meaning of the book was to realize that women are more than just beauty on the outside.  She beckons the reader to realize their own strength within, that which we are given by Christ.   

The author loses her parents in an accident at a very early age.  She and her two sisters go to love with their maternal grandmother.  I loved the stories of her “Mimi”.  She was a strong person to put aside her grief in the death of her daughter to devote her life in raising her granddaughters.  God uses the author’s tragic experience as a young girl to touch other hurting children.

I really related to the author in the aspect that she and her husband run a ranch for injured and abused horses.  She tells stories about the children who come and learn to care for the horses as a way to heal their sometime troubled souls. The real meat of the book wants you to learn through her stories how to transform, surrender, and serve your King.  I feel she gets this across to the reader.  At times it drags, but all in all a good read.