Letters from My Father's Murderer

Title: Letters from My Father's Murderer

Author: Laurie A. Coombs [Website][Facebook][Twitter]

Publisher: Kregel Publications

ISBN: 9780825442292

Length: 199 pages + "Afterword" + "Inmate Letters" + "Prescript" (includes images)

Obtained: Library copy

Why this book?:

I'm pretty pro-life, and interested in prisoners rights, so a book about the forgiveness of a prisoner interested me.

Comments:

This was very preachy at the beginning.  I expected something, because I figured a book about forgiveness was going to touch on religion.  But this is not just Memoir.  It also falls under the subject "Religious",  and I guess that needs to be factored in.  Anyway, I ignored the preachiness and was interested in the story.  But it wasn't easy in those first chapters.  It improved once it got into the meat of the story.  And Anthony's perspective definitely helped.

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

Title: Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

Author: Francis Chan with Danae Yankoski; Forward by: Chris Tomlin

Publisher: Oasis Audio (Print by David C. Cook)

ISBN: 9781598593969

Obtained: Library audio copy


Comments:

My cousin recommended this to me.  He isn't a reader, but he spent a good hour talking about it and showing me quotes from it on his smart phone.  So I had to read it.

I related to parts of it more than others.  The first two discs detailed just how great and powerful , etc God is and how "Christians" can be so lukewarm that they are less pleasing to God than those who don't worship at all.  I related to those more than the last two discs which seemed to be more about money and taking dramatic action.  Anyway, one thing I did find a little frustrating in the first disc that I was listening in my car to and from work and being told to watch clips online.  I did watch them, but he could have as easily just put them in the book itself - even the audio version.  He being the author, btw, as he was also the narrator.