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BOOK REVIEW: The Way We Are
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by Eileen Key Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: The Way We Are Author: George Robert Crow Publisher: PublishAmerica ISBN: 1-413-71678-4 Genre: Biblical/Nonfiction
Have you ever attended a huge family reunion and been regaled with stories of your ancestors? Who doesn’t enjoy a look at the old family album? Often we find similarities in parents and children when we hear of their antics from another’s perspective. Kinship comes from those moments.
The Way We Are is a family album: a Biblical family album. If you are a Christian, you are related to each snapshot Mr. Crow has written. Look for similarities as you leaf through the pages.
Mr. Crow has chronologically written a “thought-shot” from the perspective of the major (and a few minor) characters portrayed in the Bible. With expert Scriptural references, he uses imaginative first-person language to convey the heart and spirit of different individuals. From Adam, Eve, and Paul to Epaphras, Demas, and Satan we read snippets to describe their feelings in “their own words.” Following the characters paints a wide canvas to reveal Biblical truths and events.
This book is not a beach-read. It is, however, an excellent twenty-first century look at people of the past. Too often Biblical heroes become air-brushed and all character flaws, which make them human, overlooked. Mr. Crow’s book The Way We Are allows us to use our imagination and personalize even the obscure personalities.
For dessert, Mr. Crow has included thought-provoking poetry. I agree, we do need to be reformatted like our ancestors. |
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