Rating: Summary: GREAT BOOK, BUT PLEASE BE A THOUGHTFUL READER Review: This stunningly inspiring book demonstrates God's willingness to intervene in human affairs. I felt moved, overwhelmed and grateful. But I balance this with a cautionary note: as a chaplain myself I am always reminded that God doesn't deny favour to anyone (including Muslim Iraqis) of a right heart and pure behaviour. In the first and second world wars both sides, us and them, "good guys" and "bad guys", prayed to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for protection, forgiveness and redemption. And God heard, and performed miracles to nurture and protect all men and women of righteousness -- regardless of the unrighteousness of the causes some were forced to serve. German stories of God's intervention at Stalingrad are moving and doubtless just as authentic as those contained in Padre Cash's beautiful book. Yet we would never say that the German cause was just and Godly. On the contrary, God aided individual men and women of faith BECAUSE HE LOVED THEM. So please, when you read this book, don't let God's great and mighty intervention in the lives of individual good men take you on a mental step into believing that God MUST therefore support the invasion of Iraq. Certainly don't slip into a sinful belief that Iraqis are less treasured in God's eyes than Americans. Rejoice in this book, as I do, but remember to rejoice in God's love of all people, and his impartiality in the squabbles between nations. He's not interested in saving nations and their reputations, but in saving His individual sons and daughters from eternity without Him.
Rating: Summary: A table in the Presence Review: This was a fantastic book. It shows that God is with us always, and his love never fails. I purchased another copy of this book to give to our mininster. It shows how this is a "just war" regardless what the liberal press wants to report. I highly recomend this for all christians to read
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