Reviews by Russel Dains
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
On 2/4 Russel Dains wrote: Any good story has this structure: A character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it. While writing a movie script based on his personal memoirs, Don Miller concluded the story his life was writing was boring. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years cleverly summarizes how he rewrote (and ... What story are you writing?
Take Your Best Shot
On 1/12 Russel Dains wrote: Young people are often associated with poor choices and selfish living. Not Austin Gutwein. This teenage boy took what he loved and used it to help AIDS orphans in Africa. By creating the Hoops for Hopes program, Austin has raised funds to build a school and medical clinic for those who need it. Take ... Young people doing big things...
Real Church
On 10/5 Russel Dains wrote: Real Church by Larry Crabb Lost interest in church? So have many others? Why? Isn't church supposed to be a place where the sick are healed, the lost are given direction, and the dead are brought to life? In Real Church, Crabb describes the reasons church doesn't work for him, and lays a foundation ... Hope for Church...