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The Harbinger- Tiny Review

Seriously, has it been two months since my last post? Wowsers. That's not so good.

I've been a little ... well, I was going to say busy, but then, we're all busy and other people get to their blogs.

But I don't. Hmmm. Priorities.

I did read a pretty fantastic best-seller though called The Harbinger, written by Jonathan Cahn.

If you're interested in Biblical history, enjoy the plot and pacing of John Grisham, like fiction and mystery - with a huge dash of real life, because the story is based on facts - then this book is for you.

Blew me away. History is happening right now. And we're in the middle of it.

I'm a Christian, so this book resonated with me. I got to take verses I've read before in the Bible and apply it to things that have happened since 9/11 at and around Ground Zero.

Christian or not (and the author is a Messianic Jew, by the way) this is an incredible book with indisputable facts, despite it being in a fictional format.

I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm not a scholar, I don't know everything about everything, not even when it comes to my Bible. But, after reading the book, I plan on looking for more "clues" in real life as events happen around us, pointing us to our Creator and the Hope we have only in Him.

Want to test your Biblical knowledge? Not sure you believe any of the mumbo-jumbo that the book talks about? Read it. Research the same things, the data, the documents he cites.

You'll be amazed. This book should be recommended reading.
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  1. Cherrie Herrin-Michehl, MA, LMHCMay 1, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    Thanks for the review.I'm excited to read it.Incidentally, I was looking for someone's blog who attends my church in the Seattle area. I think her name is also Heather Spiva. If you get a chance, stop by my blog, Rhapsody en Route: the passion, the grace, the mercy, and the vision as we press toward the cross.The link is www.rhapsodyenroute.com. Keep writing.

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