"The Way" by book review of this amazing modern day Bible by Candace Duiker

It's an amazing feeling to have this translation of the Bible come to life in your hands. In these crazy, sometimes chaotic times, with every other joe deciding what 'reality' is and then getting a reality show for saying so. This New Living Translation of the Bible called:  "The Way" ties together the bible stories we all remember growing up to now using black and white photos that really speak to today's generation and to those before and one below.  As well, as current stories of real people who struggling with issues that were similar in some aspect to our ancestors.  It speaks of hope, strength and resilience that real people have felt at the bottom of the barrel in luck, or just plain out and out forgotten.  The beauty of their spiritual reawakening and learning to love of self and others is awesome.  My personal favorite has always been Job in any copy of the bible.  Job is an everyday kind of guy who just cannot believe how so many negative things can keep happening to him.  We've all felt like Job at various times I'm certain of it.  However, he may question God on matters that our human hearts have trouble understanding, but he never stops loving God.  Even in my own Job moments, when I wonder the whys of certain things I do still love God. What's more the answers inevitable come forth in much better ways then I could ever have brought about by trying to force myself to understand and another point in time.  This Bible "The Way" I think is a wonderful way to make the Bible exciting and feel much more relevant to all of us.  It takes the fear factor out and deals with our hearts and minds in a deeper, yet gentler way, it's how I percieve God to be.  I've already had many discussions with my family about "The Way" and they are very curious to understand what I'm talking about.  So I am recommending this book "The Way," to whoever wants a current, easy to understand copy of the Bible.  It will really make you go hmmmmmmmmm.Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.By Candace Duikerhttp://www.grafmartin.com/
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My June Book Review: "Hiking Through One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail" by Paul Stutzman--review by Candace Duiker

 The book I read for June is called "Hiking Through: One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail" by Paul Stutzman.  When Paul Stutzman's wife is diagnosed with breast cancer they are both changed and fight the disease hard.  He tells the story most candidly and you can tell this is the kind of man he is.  For the first while after he loses her to cancer he too is lost and is looking for answers.  Something in Paul is drawn and calmed by nature, particularly the Appalachian trail.  He decides to embark upon a 2, 176 mile journey on the trail, and documents his trip.  His story really spoke to me on many levels: Life is made of transitions and changes and it's not easy when things are going all backwards to know what the next step is.  They say we use 10 percent of our brain and I think that the other 90 percent is where God speaks to us in ways only we will understand subjectively.  Paul Stutzman was called out to the land and the tree-song to help heal him.  This book is a wonderful reminder of the strength of nature in reaffirming our relationship back to our ourselves and to God.  Paul does find his way and his wife's spirit can be found in his words and in the conversations he has along the way.  It is a book that is wise and pays the highest respect to his wife. I think from teenagers to seniors this book is a kind offering of hope and of strength and healing, we call all walk away with something from this most honest journal by Paul Stutzman. 
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.By Candace Duiker

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