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gretchenlouise's review against another edition
4.0
Dawn Camp’s compilation brings the best of the blogosphere into a beautifully bound book, complete with her breathtaking photography illustrating the pages in black and white.
Divided into sections with themes such as surrender, trust, and lessons learned, The Beauty of Grace is a collection of true stories, short enough to be read in the waiting room or on your lunch break. With selections from popular bloggers and authors like Tsh Oxenreider, Mary DeMuth, Margaret Feinberg, and more, you’re sure to find not only a wealth of wisdom in its pages, but at least one new favorite author as well.
(Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Divided into sections with themes such as surrender, trust, and lessons learned, The Beauty of Grace is a collection of true stories, short enough to be read in the waiting room or on your lunch break. With selections from popular bloggers and authors like Tsh Oxenreider, Mary DeMuth, Margaret Feinberg, and more, you’re sure to find not only a wealth of wisdom in its pages, but at least one new favorite author as well.
(Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
christie177's review
5.0
This was simply a beautiful book! I enjoyed reading short stories from so many authors some of which I had read previously, or wanted to read, or now want to seek out! It's divided into sections and the stories follow that sections theme. All amazing! I definitely plan on purchasing some as gifts in the future.
misskrose's review
5.0
I love this book, it's a beautiful picture of what it looks like to see God in everyday life.
skjam's review
3.0
Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway in the expectation that I would read and review it.
God’s love is a wonderful thing. It is not dependent on our earning it, it comes to us free of charge and all we have to do is accept it. But sometimes it can be hard to feel that love, trapped in our own circumstances and beset with difficulties–or sometimes too much luxury distracts us from what’s important.
This book is a collection of short essays and personal stories about grace, and the writers’ relationships with God. They are divided by general themes: purpose, trust, hope and encouragement, etc. It’s firmly in the Christian inspirational genre, so will be most useful to those who already believe. Most of the writers are women, with one token man, most are mothers and many are bloggers.
There is of course some sameness of topics, and you may have to look at the author’s name to see if it is a different person from a previous essay or not. Thankfully, there is little glurge, and most of the essays are at least readable.
My personal favorite of the essays is “When God Says ‘Stop,’ He Doesn’t Always Mean ‘Quit'” by Rachel Anne Ridge. It’s about a traffic sign that seems misplaced and useless where it is, but go on a bit further and the meaning becomes more obvious. A parallel is drawn to roadblocks in our lives; they may not be meant to be permanent obstacles to our goals, but a way of telling us about hazards ahead.
“And So We Are Carried Along” by Amanda Williams is a powerful piece about her family’s time on food stamps. “When Giving Up Is the Right Thing to Do” by Kristen Strong is about learning to accept when something is impossible and moving on.
Dawn Camp, the editor, also contributed several pieces, and the photographs throughout the book. I think a bit more care could have been used to pick photos that look “right” in black and white; several of these lose something without color.
There’s an author bio section in the back if any of the essays intrigue you and you want to check out their blogs.
Overall, a decent book that will introduce you to many writers in the Christian inspirational field you may not have heard of before, and a nice gift for, say, Mother’s Day.
God’s love is a wonderful thing. It is not dependent on our earning it, it comes to us free of charge and all we have to do is accept it. But sometimes it can be hard to feel that love, trapped in our own circumstances and beset with difficulties–or sometimes too much luxury distracts us from what’s important.
This book is a collection of short essays and personal stories about grace, and the writers’ relationships with God. They are divided by general themes: purpose, trust, hope and encouragement, etc. It’s firmly in the Christian inspirational genre, so will be most useful to those who already believe. Most of the writers are women, with one token man, most are mothers and many are bloggers.
There is of course some sameness of topics, and you may have to look at the author’s name to see if it is a different person from a previous essay or not. Thankfully, there is little glurge, and most of the essays are at least readable.
My personal favorite of the essays is “When God Says ‘Stop,’ He Doesn’t Always Mean ‘Quit'” by Rachel Anne Ridge. It’s about a traffic sign that seems misplaced and useless where it is, but go on a bit further and the meaning becomes more obvious. A parallel is drawn to roadblocks in our lives; they may not be meant to be permanent obstacles to our goals, but a way of telling us about hazards ahead.
“And So We Are Carried Along” by Amanda Williams is a powerful piece about her family’s time on food stamps. “When Giving Up Is the Right Thing to Do” by Kristen Strong is about learning to accept when something is impossible and moving on.
Dawn Camp, the editor, also contributed several pieces, and the photographs throughout the book. I think a bit more care could have been used to pick photos that look “right” in black and white; several of these lose something without color.
There’s an author bio section in the back if any of the essays intrigue you and you want to check out their blogs.
Overall, a decent book that will introduce you to many writers in the Christian inspirational field you may not have heard of before, and a nice gift for, say, Mother’s Day.
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