Blessed Child
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"Whoever said a straightened hand was more dramatic than a healed heart anyway?" A young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls--at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee or die. But the world beyond is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb. When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to rescue Caleb from the monastery, he unwittingly opens humanity's doors to an incredible journey filled with political intrigue and peril. Jason and Leiah--the French-Canadian nurse who escapes the monastery with him--quickly realize Caleb's supernatural power to heal. But so do the boy's enemies, who will stop at nothing to destroy him. Jason and Leiah fight for Caleb's survival while the world erupts in debate over the source of the boy's power. In the end nothing can prepare them for what they discover.
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2 primary books#1 in The Caleb Books
The Caleb Books is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Ted Dekker.
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Five stars are reserved for books that challenge me to think and open my mind to ideas and possibilities that shape my perspective and life. This book has done just this.
The topic of the Holy Spirit is mysterious, but important. Dekker and Bright do not attempt to explain how the Trinity work together as God, but the picture is painted for us to see it in action. One may be tempted to criticize how the power of the Holy Spirit is depicted in the story, but that misses the greater point, as God has shown that his interactions with his people are as personal and unique as each of us are.
This is a book for which a review feels inadequate. It seems to me a long reflection of the soul in the presence of God and/or with others who know him would be of more value.
I highly recommend the book, especially for those who are willing to look past the surface as consider the possibility of a greater reality.
