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The Colors Of Hope: Becoming People Of Mercy, Justice, And Love (2011)

by Richard Dahlstrom(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0801013569 (ISBN13: 9780801013560)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Baker Books

review 1: I really liked Chapter 11 about resistance to God's will for our lives. I've used the phrase to myself, "God will open doors if this is the right path," but Richard reminds me that the Bible is full of stories where the doors and right path are not so clear. But the good news is that there is a path and despite all obstacles we are called to be faithful to it and follow it with God's help. The rest of the book was full of his personal life examples, but didn't seem to fulfill for me the idea of offering hope to others through service. I was equally hopeful before and after reading, and was not inspired to do any more service than I already am.
review 2: Dahlstrom has this incredibly disarming authenticity, like he could submerse you in a sea of despair and rais... moree you up to dry off in the radiant and blinding sunlight of idealism before you realized that his words had reached your consciousness. Instead, though, he constantly deflates the romanticism of a perfect Christian world and provides seemingly mundane, but substantially realistic and sustainable, guiding principles.I can imagine that somebody struggling or learning would easily grant a five-star rating. I'm not renovating walls in my life, though, only patching up loose bricks. When I come to that day where I need it more desperately, I'll inevitably promote my rating. Unfortunately most of pop culture won't get past more widely known and superficial and short-lived fads that come in the forms of books. But those few that manage to stumble across Dahlstrom will certainly cherish his writing for a far longer time. less

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