Jonathan Falwell

It seems like whenever I'm dealing with troubles in my life and I pray for guidance I am drawn to a specific book. I've had this book sitting in my shelf for a little bit, and it was about 3rd down on my list of books to review. But for some reason I felt the urge to pick this one up and read it. I just couldn't pass it by. I'd recently prayed for the guidance to understand how to live my life in the way God intends for me to live it, and to be content in doing so. The opening few chapters of this book spoke right to me in that sense. The first story is about an older couple who climb mountains together. When asked why they keep climbing another mountain they answered that they're looking for happiness. That was like a slap in the face. They keep doing this because even though they've already climbed a mountain they didn't find the happiness they thought they would find. How many times do I do something thinking it will bring me happiness, and it doesn't, not long term anyway. The rest of the book was interesting, but the first part really jumped out to me, given what I had been praying for.

The book is very interesting. It follows Christ through his roughly 1000 days of ministry. Basically the three years before his crucifixion and resurrection. Falwell describes some of the things that happened and gives a bit more detail about what happened. He gives historical information about how the events may have happened given how people lived during that time. One thing I also liked is that when he talks about a passage he'll point out a word that was used in the passage. Then he tells what the original word was - not a current translation of the word - how it was written in the older texts and explains the origins of the word. It was kind of neat to see that even though our current translations of the Bible still have the same meaning, the original words used had slightly different and sometimes more powerful meanings. I like language, and seeing these other meanings was very interesting to me.

I liked the way the book was written. It was more than just a look at these events through scripture. The scripture that explains Jesus' life were there, but the story surrounding the scripture gave me a better understanding of what really happened.

A copy of this book was provided for review. This review is my honest opinion and is not swayed by any compensation I may have received for my review.… (mais)