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Charlie Williams

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Quite the twist and turn at the end!

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Reviewed: 01-04-24

If book one introduced an alternative evolutionary storyline at say a level one of complexity (Kerns world) then book number two introduced level three on Damascus and skipped ahead to level five with planet Nod.

So with that framework, this book seems to start with a level one story all over again while also telling the story of a separate struggling human colony. You start with another species/Kern-like origin story on Rourke - By the end you realize there is a level ten complexity at play here - something no one can truly understand or categorize.

I really liked it overall - definitely different than the first two books that drove the story through evolution and the struggle against the life killing cosmos (although that was present too) but this was more of a mystery.

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Nailed it

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Reviewed: 04-16-23

A pandemic of fatherlessness is well addressed in these chapters. The various mental health issues being generated by this pandemic are also outlined here. Finally, the many terrible and worldly substitution solutions are called out. Kris offers a biblical, and also profoundly accurate, solution to the real problems of our society.

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Really powerful and practical perspective

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Reviewed: 03-28-23

It is great to hear Kathy’s perspective on the life of Miracles, Suffering, Patience and Power the Vallotton’s have lived. Her voice made it a very personal experience and you felt like she was talking directly to you. Her insights were meaningful and made me feel like God’s still writing my story on the road to glory! Phil 4:8 lived out in a life!

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A great multi-pronged perspective on creativity

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Reviewed: 03-27-23

This book addresses the power of creativity from the perspective of work, play, trauma, recovery, community, etc. Each chapter offering fresh insight on the nature of creativity and its ability to transform you and the world around you.

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Loved it

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Reviewed: 01-04-23

I read the innovator’s dilemma first and then found this book. I loved it - really helped me to sort out how I felt about my current career and even family tracks.

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Wow - so good

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Reviewed: 12-31-22

The story had the building feeling of Salems Lot with a more interesting psychological-thriller flare. Way to Narrate King! Seriously it really brought the story to life.

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Truly Fantastic

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Reviewed: 05-07-22

Now I understand the central message of the gospels which I have been searching for nearly 20 years. This is a gift of incredible value to the church. NT Wright’s work here will undoubtedly blessed millions in terms of both understanding and living out the meaning of Jesus’s life and teaching (the in between of his birth and death/resurrection).

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Powerful and Practical

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Reviewed: 01-24-22

This book will give you a much stronger biblical, theological and historical perspective on the baptism. It might also challenge you in ways you were not expecting. It made me truly consider the cost of what I am asking for. My favorite quote from the book is actually when Randy quotes someone else but I think it’s sums this book up nicely:

“I think it is a waste of time for us Christians to look for power we do not intend to use: for might in prayer, unless we pray, for strength to testify, without witnessing; for power unto holiness, without attempting to live a holy life; for grace to suffer, unless we take up the cross; for power in service, unless we serve.”

Billy Graham - The Holy Spirit: Activating God‘s power in your life

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Wow - This IS what’s wrong with America right now

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Reviewed: 07-22-20

This book touches on a variety of topics but all with the same intention to discover why in the world we have lost our minds as a society.

Why have we degraded into dualistic thinking, why we lost ability to debate with one another maturely and why are we seeing a political battleground emerge on our colleges and universities.

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Seriously amazing book

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Reviewed: 10-04-19

I’m semi new to the fantasy genre but have read the works of Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss and Neil Gaiman in the last couple years.

This first book in the Hyperion Series has made me desperate to read the whole work and kept my complete attention from beginning to end!

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