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amazing...again

Reviewed: 11-25-22

everyone who loves this book really needs to listen to the audio...it adds a few layers to the story that are meaningful and brings rhe characters to life even more vibrantly... in my humble opinion it should be on everyonea top ten fiction books of all time. it captures all the drama of life: good vs evil, sacrifice vs selfishness, friendship and courage vs servitidude motivated by fear, liberty and service of others vs totalitarianism and lust for power and control....very much applicable today as it ever was when first penned. Insert mandates and communism and censorship and corrupt politicians for woundwort and efrafa and you pretty much are looking at Communist countries and the more than 100 million dead citizens of those countries... yet today somehow America's corrupt ruling class now thinks they can do censorship snd mandates and control "for our good" better than the tyrant failures before them. may God help men and women raise hazels and big wigs and hyzenthlays and clovers to resist the tide of totalitarianism and communism that is becoming so prevalent in our country. "give me liberty or give me death (patrick henry) was true during 1776, and true on Watership Down, and it will be true in the hearts of all men throughout time in every culture.

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encouraging story for weary hearts

Reviewed: 10-18-22

metaxas is great. this book had lots of his witty humor expressed in his usual writing style but it was expressed warmly in his childhood memories..and later more robustly with his college escapades....but the underlying theme of the book is "longing" and the universal human desire to be known and loved.. and like many of us, we try other things first to fill that longing...the honest description of his despair was something I felt and could sympathize with, which ultimately made the victorious ending so much more meaningful to me as the listener/reader. "Truth is a person" was a quote he used to describe the reality of Christ as Savior and God that pulled him about of the abyss of the "meaningless existence" he wrestled with for years....this liberty and acceptance in Christ that set him free to new life made me rejoice as if Eric were my best friend....in Christ He is my brother and do thank him for honoring God with the grace in his life story while always owning his shortcomings. eric, thanks for the testimony of telling others what God has done for you.

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well organized summary

Reviewed: 09-19-22

amazing book...just a great read that was a marvelous recounting of history and gave a real life picture of the pirate legends, but without any embellishments of their deeds or charachter. will likely read I again I a few years!

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outstanding book on marriage!

Reviewed: 04-13-21

I absolutely loved this book. It's emphasis on God's word as the blueprint for meaningful marriage was communicated accurately and practically. I really can't recommend this book more highly, as it illustrated well the goal of marriage and had great chapters covering everything from friendhsip to sex. Most importantly, the author kept Christ as our example and the truth of the Gospel as our reason to love, walk in humility, confess/forgive etc... God himself is the means of which we obey his commands to be a loving/faithful husband or wife and this encouraged me greatly. i will be sharing this book with friends and family!

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sound biblical practical advice.

Reviewed: 10-15-19

thanks for the excellent teaching. i benefitted greatly from this audio book and look forward to going through this with my whole family. emphasis on humility and not keeping records of wrongs was spot on.

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encouraging redemptive story

Reviewed: 09-10-18

great redemption story/good theological insight, well written. avoids the pitfall of bad theology such as 'if you love God you win a gold medal' the author also is clear about his sin and his continual daily need for Christ. highly recommend it and I don't have any interest in diving.

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