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Title: Safely Home by Randy C. Alcorn ISBN: 0-8423-5991-5 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.87 (46 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Thought-provoking study of friendship and true Christianity
Comment: When I first started reading this book, I thought that Ben Fielding's character was rather one-dimensional. "Christian 'outgrows' his faith, then rediscovers it" can be rather formulaic and poorly-written. But Fielding's transition is gradual; there isn't one defining moment that makes him realize he's chasing after nothingness. In perhaps the strongest example of this, while Fielding's pursuit of human channels to correct problems is noble, his *reliance* on them (and not God) is vain. Li Quan knows this immediately and intimately; Fielding takes the whole book to discover this.
Li Quan's friendship is incredible. He truly loves Fielding, not with just phileo, but with agape. Although it takes him a while to realize that Fielding has abandoned his faith, when he does, nothing changes (except the emphasis of Li's prayers).
What is most striking, though, is Li's faith (and that of his friends and family) in the face of increasing adversity. The book reveals the (real) snowjob that the Chinese government is giving the rest of the world. Life for Christians in China is *not* getting better; if anything, it's getting worse. "Safely Home" gives a jarring, thought-provoking picture of what it means to be a Christian in China, and the opportunities we are squandering on a daily basis in America.
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW! Get Ready for A Life Changing Experience!!!
Comment: Randy Alcorn has written his BEST novel ever!!! I have read all of his novels and "Safely Home" has climbed to the top of my list and is neck to neck with "Deadline" also by Alcorn and in my top ten list of best Christian Fiction books. I too was initially skeptical by the title of the book "Safely Home" and also was distracted by the Chinese Characters written on the cover of the book. PLEASE DO NOT let that stop you from reading this LIFE CHANGING novel!!!!
The story centers around two old college friends who were once roomates and bestfriends. Ben is an American living in the US and is now a promonient, wealthy business man and a divorced father of two. Li-Chen is Chinese, who after studying in the US, moved back to China and has been living there as a locksmith's assistant with his wife & son in a one-room cottage. The two men are reunited during Ben's business trip to China. Ben, who originally introduced Li-Chen to the Lord, has grown cold in his faith and his life focus has shifted to wealth and material things. Li-Chen has grown tremendously as a Christian in China where Christianity is illegal and punishable by the law. When the two friends reunite after many years, the Lord works miraculously in both men's lives and they are changed by their experiences and the work of the Lord in their lives forever.
This book will make you angry and will also bring you to tears...but most importantly- this book will really make you examine your own personal relationship with God and what true "SERVICE TO THE LORD" is really about.
If we are not living each day in light of Christ's return, we need to step back and re-examine our lives. The characters in Alcorn's novel will stay imprinted in your heart and mind forever. This is truly a deep and life-changing novel! Run, don't walk and get a copy of this book and read it! When you finish, pass it on to someone else who is not saved or who needs a "kickstart" in their walk with God. Hopefully, this book will encourage all of us to live our lives in light of eternity, with the goal of making it "Safely Home."
Rating: 5
Summary: amazing book!
Comment: This book truly moved me. It made such an impact, I bought the book on tape so my 3 kids could experience it as well. We listened on the way to school every morning. Although it is written as fiction, it exposes the true persecution that is happening in China to people who have any interest at all in learning about God or the Bible. Book starts a little slow, but by the halfway point I could hardly put it down.
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Title: Deadline by Randy Alcorn ISBN: 1576733165 Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 08 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: In Light of Eternity : Perspectives on Heaven by Randy Alcorn ISBN: 1578562996 Publisher: WaterBrook Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn ISBN: 1578562953 Publisher: WaterBrook Press Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Dominion by Randy Alcorn ISBN: 157673661X Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 10 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Ishbane Conspiracy by Randy Alcorn, Angela Alcorn, Karina Alcorn ISBN: 1576738175 Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 30 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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