Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Auteur van Jesus and the Beanstalk: Overcoming Your Giants and Living a Fruitful Life
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Lori Stanley Roeleveld has degrees in psychology and biblical studies, but learned most of what she knows in life's trenches, raising children and working with families in crisis. Lori's previous books include Jesus and the Beanstalk and Running from a Crazy Man (and Other Adventures Traveling with toon meer Jesus). She also writes a popular blog at www.loriroeleveld.com. toon minder
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This was an easy read. Well written with good editing. It was written in the first person. The main character was very well developed. You got to know her well. The other characters were nicely developed as well, but I did not connect with them as much, except for one grandson. The story is a take on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. While I don't agree with some of what is written, the story over all is good. I was given this book in exchange for my honest opinion/review from Bookfun.org.
I have not read a book this powerful and life changing in a very long time. I have always thought my relationship with God was good. After reading this very emotional story, I realize I have a lot of work to do. I don't think I would be as brave as Helen and challenge God like she did. Her family always prayed that she would someday know Him. One Christmas Eve , Helen will find her life unfolding before her eyes.
As the evening progressed Helen was preparing her gift to her grandson. It was a manuscript written by her about her life. A mysterious package arrives for her and she takes it upstairs to open it. What is inside the package? Will it change the way Helen thinks about God? As she tries to understand her gift , she boldly tells God to "edit" her story. She doesn't believe in Him and feels like her life story has nothing to be ashamed of or need to ask forgiveness for. I loved the journey the author takes us own as we glimpse into Helen's life. We see images of her growing up and being reminded of things that perhaps were not good decisions. I felt like I was on a journey through history as the author took us to the sixties. We see Helen experiencing Woodstock and watching as God shows her through scripture the things she had done that did not line up with the Word of God. I especially liked the mention of 911. That was a time of grief for a nation and the worry that many people faced when they were frantic about the safety of their loved ones. Helen's life was not perfect, but God is a forgiving God. The more she spent with Him that evening, the more her heart began to soften towards Him. Will Helen give her heart to Jesus?
I know that if my life story were in front of me , I would have red markings all over the pages as Helen did. My tears flowed as I came to end of the book. I appreciate the author writing a book filled with scriptures that touched my soul, words that healed me and hope that my relationship can grow stronger with God.
A big thank you to The BookClub Network and the author for a copy of this book and allowing me to give an honest review of an amazing book.… (meer)
As the evening progressed Helen was preparing her gift to her grandson. It was a manuscript written by her about her life. A mysterious package arrives for her and she takes it upstairs to open it. What is inside the package? Will it change the way Helen thinks about God? As she tries to understand her gift , she boldly tells God to "edit" her story. She doesn't believe in Him and feels like her life story has nothing to be ashamed of or need to ask forgiveness for. I loved the journey the author takes us own as we glimpse into Helen's life. We see images of her growing up and being reminded of things that perhaps were not good decisions. I felt like I was on a journey through history as the author took us to the sixties. We see Helen experiencing Woodstock and watching as God shows her through scripture the things she had done that did not line up with the Word of God. I especially liked the mention of 911. That was a time of grief for a nation and the worry that many people faced when they were frantic about the safety of their loved ones. Helen's life was not perfect, but God is a forgiving God. The more she spent with Him that evening, the more her heart began to soften towards Him. Will Helen give her heart to Jesus?
I know that if my life story were in front of me , I would have red markings all over the pages as Helen did. My tears flowed as I came to end of the book. I appreciate the author writing a book filled with scriptures that touched my soul, words that healed me and hope that my relationship can grow stronger with God.
A big thank you to The BookClub Network and the author for a copy of this book and allowing me to give an honest review of an amazing book.… (meer)
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- 4.3
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Author: Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Pages: 304
Year: 2016
Publisher: Abingdon Press
My rating is 5 stars.
Here is a very uniquely crafted devotional to help followers of Jesus defeat the giants in their lives while also bearing a fruitful life. At first, the title threw me as I thought what a crazy title and what’s inside to draw me closer to God with depth or is this just another nonsense type of devotional. What do I mean by nonsense? We have all read, perused or bought devotionals with the hope that our walk will be deepened, challenged and growing. Unfortunately, sometimes we come away empty-handed as it seems the book lacked depth, meaning and ended up being given away or in file 13.
Well, here is one that to me really took me by surprise; it’s very genuine in content and caused me to dig deep into the Word. I also found plenty of Scriptures to look up, journal from and meditate on. The chapters each have five days of study under whatever topic is highlighted. Then, after a couple of pages of reading, readers are directed to a section titled, “Word Study Exercise” that has readers looking up several passages in the Bible. Afterwards there is brief section titled, “Biblical Role Model Ministudy”, followed by “Heritage Faith Walkers”. The day’s study ends with “Small Steps Toward Slaying Giants”. Then, just like David who picked five smooth stones to slay his giant, the author gives one for us to put in our sling, which is basically a sentence for us to be used in our walk.
In a day and age where there are too many Biblical studies, devotionals or books that seem to me to be dumbed down, this one raises the bar a lot! I appreciate the words of wisdom the author shares to encourage us to throw at whatever is holding us back from growing up in Christ. There are moments where you might stop just because the truth of what is shared is like a “wow” moment.
The devotional is for those who want more of The Word, both the written and the Person! I don’t think it’s a devotional for those who won’t put forth the work, effort or open heart to hear Him speak. I hope that people will take time and really enjoy the spiritual food placed before them in this book. You may not feel as though you have giants in your life right now and that’s great, but perhaps you know someone who needs or wants to grow deeper in Him! If you know someone, grab a copy and climb the beanstalk together!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255. “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”… (meer)