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History Of Providence, As Manifested In Scripture, With A Defence Of The Doctrine Of Providence And An Examination Of The Philosophy Of T. Brown On That Subject by Alexander Carson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Some call it luck. Some call it coincidence. Some call it fate and others call it random. I am speaking of the ordering of the events in the universe. When a writer writes a story, we assume that every element is placed there by the author to serve the story. Even if it is a random, unconnected event, the author has purposely put it there to serve as a random, unconnected event. We expect that in stories but are often blind to it in life.

Alexander Carson goes through the Scripture highlighting providentially significant events. Once you begin to look for them, examples abound in the Bible of orchestrated events. Who is the orchestrator? Who is the author? God is the author who purposes all events to serve His story. Just because we don’t see the connection, that does not mean there isn’t one. This book is an excellent study of GOd’s providence and I highly recommend it.

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The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It would be difficult to overstate the worth of this book. The only detracting comment would be that Bunyan was not a poet. I have read this book many times and am enriched and encouraged every time I read it. I highly recommend it.

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From Sea to Shining Sea by James Alexander Thom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Another fascinating read from Thom. This book never felt as long as the page count indicates while reading it. I would have given four stars except for some unnecessary scenes.

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Follow the River by James Alexander Thom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story is captivating from the start. I would have given four stars but for the occasional descriptions that were unnecessary.

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The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the third book in The Wingfeather Saga. The first part is a breath catcher after the end of the second book. The story seemed to drag a little with some near action during their time in school. Once the action starts, it accelerates quickly. Peterson still pulls off some surprising twists. We did this as a family read-aloud and more than once I had to resist the urge to read ahead. We are anticipating the final book and I am eager to read future work from Andrew Peterson as well.

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