This is an excellent book for a small group Bible study as well as an informative and interesting book to study on your own. Heath has written this book in a way that is easy for the "ordinary person" to follow and encourages one to want to learn more about these particular Biblical characters.
This book spoke to me personally as an "ordinary" person
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is different from most other Christian books I've read because it feels like it's speaking to me as an individual, not as part of a faceless crowd. Something about the author's style makes it seem like he's talking right to me. I don't know the Bible very well, but this book gives just enough background and commentary on each of the Bible characters so that I could follow along very well. It also made me want to read more about them in the Bible to find out even more. The good thing about this book is that it's easy for anyone to understand, even someone who isn't very Bible literate. But it's also got a lot of commentary and information for people who are at a higher level so they can get a lot out of it too.
Excellent devotional book! Highly recommended!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
How exciting to read, in a new light, about how God used ordinary people like us to do His work in exciting ways! After reading the chapters, it is easy to apply their stories to our lives. And for a more in depth study, it is wonderful to go through the questions, and read the answers in the back. I also appreciated the many bible passage references. I have highly recommended this book to friends and family.
A compilation of twelve biblical stories that have served as sources of inspiration for countless ge
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Human history in general, and biblical history in particular, is replete with examples of how ordinary, commonplace men and women have been able, with the help of God, overcome extraordinary difficulties and achieve amazing and far reaching consequences as a result. That's the basic underlying message of Heath Trampe's "Extraordinary News For Ordinary People", a compilation of twelve biblical stories that have served as sources of inspiration for countless generations. Of special note is that each individual chapter is enhanced with biblical study questions, along with definitive answers, making this thoroughly 'reader friendly' and cogently written 214-page compendium an ideal and highly recommended text for individually directed as well as biblical study groups.
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