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- Booklover83
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I found it to be a good book because it reads like a conversation between the main character and God, Jesus and the Holy spirit. As you read through the book, you find that one of the lessons that comes through clearly is that those in power truly did not know what God is about. Throughout the book the main character tries to deal with something awful that happens to his child. He gets angry and blames God for all of the problems that this situation creates. It is a good book for people to sit down and see what a literal conversation with God may be like if one ever had a chance to hear Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit answer back like we talk as humans. The biggest lesson I got from this book is that God is reachable even as a human being and no matter how you get to God, He is still there.
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I meant to say "Trinity" not TrilogyA24 wrote:My fellow christian best friend had recommended this one to me and she absolutely loved it. But, I found it hard to get through and what happened to the daughter extremely disturbing. It was, however, an interesting perspective of the Trilogy - God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Would I recommend it? Not necessarily, but I would suggest people curious to read it for themselves.
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- A24
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That's Awesome! Happy for you as so many people just "don't get it"! True Christianity is really very simple!ash_lethal wrote:This book ins INCREDIBLE. I was raised in a strong Christian family and many of my years growing up I struggled with grasping the concept of following Christ and following the "commands" of God. I questioned a lot and I doubted even more. I am a very spiritually curious person so after years and years of exploring and searching for answers I would say I felt in my heart more like a Buddhist than anything else. Until I came across this book that my boyfriend had been given by his mother. I felt a strong urge to read it and like many of you I finished it within 48 hours. This book is one that changed my life forever. I feel like I truly have a relationship with Jesus as before I felt like I was only in the company of God. This book made me see Jesus as a human being, like myself, and made me believe in the power of God and the Holy Spirit. I truly feel like a more complete person with a better understanding of who and what God and Jesus are.
~Patrick Henry
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William Young and Mitch Albom have a similar style of writing and their venue is in the same genre.
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I had very Catholic Grandparents and I understand the Catholic religion fairly well, but something about "Papa" and that portrayal just hit me as wrong. While I'm not a religious person, and I took that into account when going into this book, and all bias aside what happened to the Father with the child was gut wrenching. Being a parent myself I can not imagine going through that ordeal, but once God was put into it, that about finished the book for me. I found it hard to read because of that. I can not imagine God, if there IS a God, being like the character in the book.
Would I read this again? Nope. Do I suggest this book to friends? Only if they have issues getting to sleep. But seriously, no, I do not suggest it as a read to anyone.
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