Reviews by Tammie Gitt
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
On 9/29 Tammie Gitt wrote: Donald Miller was handed the golden ticket out of a life of indifferent comfort when he was given the opportunity to turn his bestselling memoir, Blue Like Jazz, into a movie. Thanks to his realization, we are granted insight not just into how Don went from clicking through television channels to clicking ... A good story ...
Fearless
On 9/8 Tammie Gitt wrote: If we’ve gained anything from the 24-hour news cycle, it’s a greater capacity for fear. We’re afraid of what the stock market might do or what it might not do. We’re afraid of terrorism. We’re afraid of the H1N1 virus. We’re afraid our children are being left behind and we’re afraid of legislation crafted to ... Fear-facing faith …
Rex
On 1/30 Tammie Gitt wrote: Cathleen Lewis’ son, Rex, is a bundle of contradictions. Severely disabled, he is a music prodigy. Blind, yet he can see scores of music yet unwritten. In the telling the story of her son’s — and indeed her own journey — Lewis guides the reader into a vortex of devastating diagnoses ... Book Review: Rex
Reflections of God's Holy Land
On 12/29 Tammie Gitt wrote: Ten years ago this week, my mother and I embarked on a ten-day tour of Israel. Over the course of the trip, we retraced the steps of Jesus through the streets of Jerusalem, waded into the shallow water on the edge of the Sea of Galilee and walked along the hillside where Jesus is believed ... On the Bookshelf: Reflections of God’s Holy Land