Rating: Summary: "Make for Me a memory, and I shall dwell among them." Review: Viewing these large, breathtaking photographs of churches built to praise God and edify the people with their magnificent architectural beauty and wonder, I am reminded of King Solomon's honor of building God's Holy Temple. He completed it by raising up a labor force of thousands in seven years. Made from the cedars of Lebanon cut by the skilled hands of the Sidonians and large, costly hewn stones for the foundation, "The whole temple he overlaid with gold until he finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary." (I Kings 6:22.) This, and the churches included in Dupre's awesome collection, is the way a church SHOULD be made! I'm so ecstatic to have found this gorgeous book because it has touched my heart and soul with a desire to worship God in His Holy Temple. It is my goal in the upcoming new year to find a church to worship God along with my family He has blessed me with, and be edified together along with the fellow members of believers. Also, I have a deep desire to travel in my lifetime and hope to actually visit as many of these churches as possible!The church building is vital, uniting the congregation together into the proper mindset for worship. John 4:23-24. Yet we remember that Jesus abides in our hearts eternal so we can worship Him anywhere, anytime. Thank you Judith Dupre for your awesome, edifying work, all the gifted architects AND photographers, the worshippers, as well as Mario Botta for your interview. (Review title quote from page six, taken from Exodus 25:8.) God bless you worshippers everywhere. Go with God and Soar in o8E!
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