Reviews by Jonathan Esterman
Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain
On 1/21 Jonathan Esterman wrote: This book covers how to overcome pain in life and seek G-d’s purpose to fulfill every empty need and desire. Meier and Henderson cover seven different categories that seem to be the core relations of pain and struggle in our lives: injustice, rejection, loneliness, loss, discipline, failure, and death. ... Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Meier & Henderson
What Difference Do It Make?
On 11/8 Jonathan Esterman wrote: In essence, What Difference Do It Make is a retelling of the first text, with expansions and additions of “stories of hope and healing.” I don’t want to give too much away, but this guides us through the lives and pain of Ron and Denver, seeing part of their original text, with much more information ... What Difference Do It Make by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
Fearless
On 9/9 Jonathan Esterman wrote: This book is simply about what the title suggests: living a life without fear. Max goes through the ministry of Jesus, from start to finish, and his constant advice: "be not afraid." He starts with the pure statistics about the world we currently live in: "ordinary children today are more fearful than ... Fearless by Max Lucado
The Noticer
On 9/7 Jonathan Esterman wrote: "The Noticer," by Andy Andrews, is a simple fictional story about a man named Jones. Not Mr. Jones, just Jones. He calls himself a Noticer, someone gifted in noticing things in life – very much so from a different perspective than those in the situation. He travels through several individual's lives ... The Noticer by Andy Andrews
The Expanded Bible
On 9/1 Jonathan Esterman wrote: The Expanded Bible, by Thomas Nelson, is an interesting take on biblical translation. With contributing scholars Tremper Longman III, Mark L. Strauss, and Daniel Taylor, Thomas Nelson Publishing has released their very own version of the scriptures. The New Testament only, Expanded Bible does not have ... The [Expanded] Bible