Jordan's Crossing

Rating:
Summary: Not as good as the first one...
Review: I heartily recommend "Wisdom Hunter" in place of this book. Perhaps because W.H. was exactly what I needed to hear and the fact that J.Faircloth was in a similar position I was in. I was captivated by how much that book spoke to me. As for J.Crossing, I'm not saying it was a poor novel - it might be what W.Hunter was for me, as J.Crossing will be for you. God might speak to you in a different way than He did for me through this novel.

I would recommend Wisdom Hunter if you are: under legalism
I would recommend Jordan's Crossing if you are: ....??? Questionning faith, the Bible, God?

Rating:
Summary: I'm glad I read it, but tragic events were unbelievable.
Review: Jason Faircloth, a conservative preacher, was a bad example of what any preacher should be purely because of his attitude. Many of the events were just too unbelievable. All in all I'm glad I read it, but now want to see if he has improved int Jordan's Crossing.

Rating:
Summary: thought-provoking as well as sensational
Review: Reader from Florida is certainly correct that many of the events are unbelievable, but to me, it did not lessen the book in any way. As Jordan's Crossing opens, it is immediately evident that Jordan is a man who is disturbed and in conflict about many issues dealing with Christianity. After his son is brutally and senselessly murdered, Jordan goes through a change in his attitude and personality that no one, his wife, daughter, or his church members can understand. No one, ministers and psychologists alike, can get Jordan to open up and begin the healing process. Instead, Jordan goes through his own process, or crossing, as he single-mindedly pursues his son's killers. Yes, how he achieves this crossing is riveting, sensational, and even hard to believe, but it works for Jordan's personality and the way that he handles his grief. The reader is kept on the edge of his seat not only to see if Jordan ever gets his man, but also to see if he ever makes his crossing. This is a riveting and thought-provoking book.