Author Wm. Paul Young's Cross Roads, a Christian fiction novel. introduces the readers to self-absorbed Anthony Spencer who soon learns what "in-between" means, as he also rediscovers what he missed out in life....love, companionship, and philanthropy
A read selected for our local bookstore's book club (a meeting I missed; later read the book), this novel echoes some of the themes in his previous novel The Shack. Within both books, God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus are what we each need within our lives. I find that so interesting, comforting, and hopeful, for that's what these three-in-one are to me.
This book I was reading during a difficult time in my life (my sister...like the main character...lay in ICU); I appreciated the gentle, spiritual reminders that this book brought. The setting is the only thing Janet and main character Anthony have in common, though! Giving she is; he is not. Sacrificing she is; he is not. Loving she is; he is not. Full of faith she is; he is not...at least not in the beginning.
My concern with book? I have a strong Biblical background. How would someone who does not read this novel? What might he/she take from it differently than I did? Do read the novel...no matter how much Bible learning you have. Should you have little, then this would be an excellent time to pick up the Bible and read it also!
Happy reading!
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