Comments on: Books I Recommend to Bring Us Together – Day 29 of Handmade

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:55:26 +0000

In reply to Shannan. I never read The Robe, but I did see the movie. I would guess the books are not too similar. All of the story in Quo Vadis occurs after the Crucifixion and Ascension, in Rome. It's a slow start, but eventually, I couldn't put it down.

By: Shannan

Shannan — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:45:54 +0000

In reply to Laurie. Is Quo Vadis similar to The Robe (if you have read it)? I have always wondered and my mom really enjoyed it.

By: Mary Hill

Mary Hill — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 03:30:06 +0000

Hi, thanks for sharing these unique titles on the #LMMLinkup this week.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:03:29 +0000

ALL of the books you list here look good. I am reading Quo Vadis, lent to me by my oldest son. It was slow going at first, but I really am liking it now. It is a BIG book, however. I might mix in one of the books you suggested so I don’t get bogged down. Thank you for the great suggestions!

By: Trudy

Trudy — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:02:37 +0000

I love your honest reviews and your gift to be able to pick out the good lessons in a book you don’t totally agree with, Lisa. Mudbound really draws me in, and I just put in a library request for it. 🙂

Though I’d love to travel to another country, the furthest I’ve ever gone is Canada. Yes, I have friends, even family members, that don’t feel the same as I do in some important (to me anyway) issues. It helps if I try to see things through their eyes in light of their background (or lack of certain experiences) and accept them as they are. I love books that help me to see life through another person’s eyes and change my thinking for the better. 🙂 Love and hugs to you!

By: David

David — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:26:26 +0000

1. Yes. It is nice to explore and meet different people but what really hits me is the little birds and their songs. 2. I used to be on the edge of a few very different cliques. It's harder these days. 3. I didn't interpret it as God at the time but I remember feeling chastened by a philosophy book, which I bought while in a post-row grump. More recently the biography of Bonhoeffer (the German one, not the American one you reviewed) helped me start to see myself as a Christian.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:06:48 +0000

Mudbound – what a great title.

(1) Have you traveled outside your home country? Yes and leave for Ireland this Thursday!!!!!

(2) Do you have friends who are very different than you in some way? Some of my writing friends are “quirky” love how they view life from a unique POV

(3) Has God ever used a book to change the way you view something or someone? all the time. One reason why I love YOUR book lists. I find treasures here I miss otherwise. Thanks

By: bill (cycleguy)

bill (cycleguy) — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:07:14 +0000

#1- yes. Been awhile. Went to Holy Land in 1979.
#2- Yes. It’s because I am different (or so the rumor goes). 🙂
#3- Yes. All the time. I don’t always agree with what I read but I don’t mind being challenged.

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:11:36 +0000

Yes–I spent a school year in Spain and traveled all over Europe during holidays. I’ve also been to Canada (does that count?), Mexico, and Aruba. I have friends who are different from me, but I confess it’s not many. I’ve lived a pretty insular life. God uses books all the time to speak to me–both fiction and non-ficiton :).

By: Barbara Harper

Barbara Harper — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:10:40 +0000

The Internet in general and blogs in particular have also opened my eyes to a lot of lifestyles and worldviews I might not have otherwise encountered.

1) Nope

2) Yes

3) Yes

Short and sweet today. 🙂