“The Reluctant Journey” by Richard Leslie Parrott

This fresh look at the lives and spiritual walks of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph is a treasure, as the lessons each patriarch learned are applied effectively to our everyday lives through well-written lessons and follow-up questions at the end of each chapter. Issues addressed include identifying God’s voice, evaluating God’s trustworthiness and ability, whether God is responsible for our trials, why our trials are ours, and the reasons for our trials. Interwoven with these questions, which are often addressed by other authors, are unique thoughts and insights about family dysfunction. These may be the book’s most valuable offerings. The author asks deep questions about us and our origins, helping us to see ourselves in the lives of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph, and helping us find answers for our most troubling issues. Scripture is used effectively throughout this interesting, challenging and informative book. The book is well written, missing the repetition so often found in expository writing today. I would recommend this book to anyone. I received this book for free in exchange for my unbiased review through the Thomas Nelson BookSneeze Program.