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A Gripping and Thought-Provoking Christian Fantasy

Reviewed: 05-31-25

The Messengers and the Forgotten Choice is one of those rare books that blends imaginative storytelling with deep spiritual insight. Obadiah Dalrymple has crafted a compelling narrative that pulled me in from the first chapter and didn’t let go.

The story follows Micah Jones, an ordinary young man who suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of an unseen spiritual battle. What I loved most was how the book explores themes like free will, temptation, and divine purpose without feeling preachy. The supernatural elements are vivid and powerful, yet grounded in Biblical truth. I bought this book for the story (I like supernatural books on angels and demons), but was surprised to find so much Biblical Theology and Christian apologetics. Makes more sense now that I know Dalrymple is a pastor. Honestly, this book is a good resource for anyone struggling with the problem of evil in the world. I.e., how can a good God exist when there is so much evil, pain, and suffering?

Dalrymple’s writing is accessible and engaging, with characters that feel real and moments that linger in your mind long after you’ve turned the last page. It reminded me in some ways of This Present Darkness or even the movie Constantine, but with a fresh and personal (and more Biblically accurate) perspective.

On the negative side, the AI voice, while not bad at all (has gotten a lot better since the first AI voice-read book I listened to), still had several moments where it jacked up the verbal pauses.

The only other critique I have is that there weren’t many mentions of the power of the Holy Spirit—they were subtle and implied.

Highly recommend for teens, young adults, or anyone who enjoys Christian fiction with depth.

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Well done

Reviewed: 09-05-24

She put to words with well documented accounts the change in church culture, impacted my secular culture, I have been seeing for years. Thank you for this book.

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Great understanding of Jesus’ earthly ministry

Reviewed: 08-22-24

All would agree that context is key to understanding a passage or even an entire book. Flowers brings context to John and the other Gospels surrounding first century Israel and Jesus’ earthly ministry as opposed to his ministry after he was “lifted up.” I feel like many commentators and pastors ignore the fact that when Jesus started his earthly ministry there were Jewish believers in God and Jews who did not believe in God. If you don’t take that fact into account, then I think you can’t understand many of the things Jesus said. Flowers does a great job of including this fact in his explanation of passages in John’s Gospel.

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An unexpected gem

Reviewed: 08-22-24

I don’t know who Scott Mitchell is so I didn’t expect much from this book. However, the book was well written and clear. He clearly has a strong grasp of Scripture and presented his arguments thoughtfully. He also provided a clear and reasonable exposition of Romans 9.
There was a lot of build up before the actual exposition, but I also understand why he felt the need for the build up.

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A good perspective on AI through the Christian lens

Reviewed: 05-29-24

I thought he offered a unique perspective on artificial intelligence that I have not heard yet. And he combined it with the hope from Scripture. I particularly enjoyed his discussion on the concept of Homo Deus.
As usual, I always enjoy learning from this brilliant man.

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Wonderful

Reviewed: 04-26-24

Strengthened my faith. He is not the expert in all the fields discussed, but he interviews the experts. Very enlightening.

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Absolutely Amazing

Reviewed: 05-28-23

I learned a lot about Islam, and was inspired as a Christian. Nabeel’s story is useful for all Christians to hear. Praising God for his salvation and praying God uses his death to catapult his story to many more people.

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Fantastic

Reviewed: 10-08-22

Best early church writing I’ve read yet. Mainly because he explains scripture, and describes the worship of the early church. Priceless.

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Wow. What an American hero.

Reviewed: 10-05-22

Author was a bit woke, but the story of Marshall was amazing. Probably won’t read this author again

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The rantings of a madman

Reviewed: 09-22-22

The reader did a phenomenal job and the story was entertaining, but the mind of Nietzsche was mad. Not only was he mad (angry) at Judeo-Christianity, but they were mad, as in delusional and unintelligible, One will criticize my comment as me just not being a higher minded individual able to understand him. I won’t even feel the need to respond. If this is the alternative philosophy one chooses to believe, as opposed to the teachings of Christ, which Nietzsche repeated mocked, I’m good. Glad to have read it to understand the position, but what nonsense.

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