Living on the Devil’s Doorstep – From Kabul to Amsterdam
Floyd McClung
Living on the Devil’s Doorstep is a dramatic example of the difference one family can make when they are willing to trust God and walk in obedience to His call on their lives.When Thousands of young people checked out on Western society and sought enlightenment in the East, Floyd and Sally McClung set aside the comforts of American suburbia and settled first in Afghanistan and later in Amsterdam.In Kabul, Afghanistan, a key stop on the hippy trail and finally in Amsterdam the start of the trail many young people followed in the 1960’s and early 70’s, the McClung’s committed to meeting the penniless, the drugged, the sick, and the disillusioned right where they were.
Donald J. Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki
with Mededith McIver and Sharon Lechter
Interesting concept as Kiyoskai begins each chapter with his story-telling style while Trump finishes with a brief post-script expounding more concisely on the topic. Found the book in the library and would not suggest spending dollars for it.
Larry Crabb
Dr. Larry Crabb has written his most practical, user-friendly book to date with "The PAPA Prayer." He uses PAPA as his acrostic or acronym to develop a four-fold model of relational prayer. P suggests: "Present Yourself to God," A is for "Attend to How You're Thinking of God," the second P relates to "Purge Yourself of Anything That Blocks Your Relationship with God," and the second A teaches readers to "Approach God As the `First Thing' in Life."
Henri J. M. Nouwen
Most touching is Nouwen's account of his near-fatal accident when hit by a car while walking
over ice to help a handicapped boy. Nouwen goes through many emotions: real anger when gas station attendants refuse to drive him to the boy, a realization that the accident has given him a new pespective on his life, peace in the face of death but also the realization that "it was not love that kept me clinging to life but unresolved anger." When he does survive, he asks, "Why was I asked to return to a place where love is so ambiguous?" Brief but profound are his responses to the experience as he realizes God's call to deeper trust in God and to radical freedom. Nouwen's personal narrative is an important book for many people pondering the mystery of life and death, regardless of their religious commitments. From Library Journal
over ice to help a handicapped boy. Nouwen goes through many emotions: real anger when gas station attendants refuse to drive him to the boy, a realization that the accident has given him a new pespective on his life, peace in the face of death but also the realization that "it was not love that kept me clinging to life but unresolved anger." When he does survive, he asks, "Why was I asked to return to a place where love is so ambiguous?" Brief but profound are his responses to the experience as he realizes God's call to deeper trust in God and to radical freedom. Nouwen's personal narrative is an important book for many people pondering the mystery of life and death, regardless of their religious commitments. From Library Journal
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