Faith. Jesus said that if we have faith as small as
mustard seed, we can move mountains. What would the world be like if we really
believed that? That is the question that is explored in Blessed Child.
In Ted
Dekkers’s latest novel Blessed Child we
meet a boy named Caleb who has been raised by a priest in a remote monastery in
Ethiopia. When forces larger then themselves collide, Caleb is forced to leave
the monastery and travel with relief worker and a Red Cross nurse to the United
States. His rescuers quickly learn that he is no ordinary boy. When his extraordinary
and supernatural power to heal is revealed to the world, everyone takes notice,
including those who want this boy dead. Will those closest to Caleb find the
faith they need to protect this child?
This was
a really interesting read. While at times I thought the story was a bit
far-fetched and dragged on, the biggest thing that hit me was the challenge it
laid out to my own faith. Am I “walking in the kingdom” as Caleb puts it? And I
think that was the ultimate goal of the author for this book. And in that, he
certainly has succeeded.
I received
a copy of this book from Book Sneeze in exchange for my review. I am not
required to write a positive review.
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