Review: the beauty of grace

The Beauty of Grace: Stories of God's Love from today's most popular writers.   This is a book edited by Dawn Camp.   What can I say about this collection of stories?

Some of the authors included in this anthology are Kayla Aimee, Lisa Jo Baker, Ann Voskamp, Bonnie Gray, Jessica Turner as well as many more.  There are 51 stories in all.

These stories are arranged into the following sections:

• Purpose
• The Big Picture
• Surrender
• Trust
• Lessons Learned
• Hope and Encouragement
• Worship.

I have to admit, I chose to review this book as I was curious to see if it would be a book that would draw in me, that would help me to see God in unexpected ways.  This anthology was overall disappointing.    Many of the stories just seemed to be that to be, stories and people yapping.  BUT a few of the stories were to me gems to hold on to.  :)   When Jennifer Dukes Lee said in her story "I Saw You, Jesus".      It made me consider how I see people.   How sometimes we simply don't see him in the people around us because we aren't really looking.  Her cry (which I echo) is this "Lord, I want to serve you, just like You served.  I want to serve you, but how often have I missed you...?"   For this story alone I am glad that I picked up this book.  :)

There were other gems, but this is the one I remember best.

So.. do I recommend that you get this book?
YES.
Why?   Because you may discover the same gem, or perhaps one of those "yapping" stories will be the one that YOU need to hear.   For we all don't need the same story do we?   We aren't all the same story.

And that's how God works.

He has people yap at each other, and we hear different things.  Different "yaps" speak to our hearts and that's indeed a very good thing.  :)

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Product Details:
Book Title: The Beauty of Grace: stories of God's love from today's most popular writers.
Received: Hardcover Copy
Editor: Dawn Camp
Pages: 201
Publisher: Revell
Reviewed for: Nuts about Books