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I'm a student. Both in profession and, I hope, in nature. My drive is to know and love God, though I'll be the first to admit I err frequently along the way. People tell me I'm intelligent, though I'm no scholar, nor do I desire to be one. I'm just pressing my way through life, seeking to live it with God and as he wants me to live it.
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There is no book that I can think of that strikes me harder than An Arrow Pointing to Heaven. I do not read through this book; I cry through it. Granted not every chapter struck me terribly hard, but the majority did. I long to live life with the same passion and intensity as this man. I long to be free to love as he did and experience "the reckless raging fury they call the love of God" as he did. Smith accurately calls it a devotional biography. It is indeed an explanation of Rich Mullins' life, but it seems almost as if it were written not quite for that purpose primarily. Instead, Smith takes 10 aspects of Rich's life and music that were impacting and powerful and… Read more
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Eli is typical of most bestseller kinds of material. The narrative is extremely good and keeps driving you throughout the pages. And then you get to the end and think, "Wait... Is that it?" When I finished reading this, I stopped and felt my way back through it and realized that it just felt hollow. It seemed like a shell of something real, and a fragile one at that. Were I to touch it, press on it just a bit, it would crack open, and I would see the void and emptiness beneath. There are some points where I did, admittedly, tear up, but they were few and based on a moment and not on the whole. It's an interesting concept, and, were it done exceedingly well, it would be startlingly… Read more
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Depth? You probably won't find it here. Lucado does not specialize in depth in his books. But that doesn't entirely diminish the value of this work. Most of what you'll find in this book is a treat for the imagination, a vibrant examination of what is one of the two most important days in history. Lucado does an amazing job of bringing to life the people and the events that surrounded the cross of Christ, and you may find yourself struck by a new perspective, a new realization, a fresh view of what you've known for years. If you're seeking a book to pore over, to dissect and study and drain every word for every last drop of value, this is the wrong book and the wrong author. But if… Read more
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