Searching For Sunday by Rachel Held Evans

Having been a Christian and churchgoer for a better part of my life, the title of the book intrigued me. Why, because I believe as a believer, finding a church is one of the most difficult things, actually finding an church that's authentic and in touch with the imperfect nature of humans is hard to find.




I love the journey that Rachel went on in her search of finding the church.  Most of what she said really resonated with me, how the church shouldn't be a place where everything is in place, nice and neat with a smile every Sunday, but it's a place where's it's messy, people are free to come as they are before God and to experieince God's grace, healing, redemption and joy.

It's refreshing for me to hear her journey and struggles, which I can resonate with as I too have and am going through the same struggle.

This should be required reading in Seminary, not everyone has to agree with what Rachel wrote but pastors and potential leaders of the church should understand what people are looking and seeking in the Church.  In fact, I have recommended this book to my pastors for them to read.

Legend by Eric Blehm

 I love books about military events, especially ones that have to do do with men and women who have risen to heroic level in serving their country and their fellow soldiers.

This book is a must have for all your military buffs but mostly this is a story about a man who had courage, conviction and belief and lived them out to the fullest.

I really enjoyed this book, reading the story of Sergeant Roy Benavidez, from his childhood, growing up in a without a mom and a dad, being raised by his Uncle and grandfather, poor, ill tempered and just disillusioned with life.

But from that down and out of luck situation, he pulled himself up and through the rigor of the military, he exhibited the stuff of legend which is detailed in this book.

How, single handedly he saved a special operating unit, surrounded by hundreds of NVA and pulled them to safety despite his own wounds.

It's a shame that despite his heroics, it took many, many years, and only after one of the few remaining survivors, who came forward to write an eyewitness account of Roy's heroics that US Military finally awarded him the long over due Medal of Honor.

I especially love the narrative of his uncle and grandfather, though proud of their Hispanic heritage, told Roy, that above all, he's an American, that he is not to let his color, race, his situation keep him down. 

This is a must read book and I can't wait to pass this book onto my two boys to read.

 

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I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.