November 2017: The Journal of Rachel Scott: A Journey of Faith at Columbine High
Disclaimer: this month's book talk about RELIGION! If you are not comfortable about this topic, please come back next month for another book :)
Hi Friends :)
So for this month's book, I must admit that I came across it by accident. While I was at the library in Le Havre, looking for a book to read this month, I saw a girl taking this book in the international section call "The journal of Rachel Scott" and began talking to her friend about it.
She did a short summary of it and the more I was listening, the more I found it interesting.
In the end, as she was putting it back, I just ask her if she liked it and she told me that she loved it so I thought "let's give it a try".
So that's why this month's book is: The Journal of Rachel Scott: A Journey of Faith at Columbine High
Summary:
Written as a first person narrative, this is not a book about the Columbine shooting - instead, it's a story of faith, told in Rachel's own words. The book includes first person narratives,journal entries, drawings from Rachel's diary, and notes from her parents and friends at Columbine High School.
Additionally, "me pages" (what makes me angry, what I'm afraid of) encourage people to explore issues central to their lives and faith. Highlighting Rachel's faith journey from the time she became a Christian, through her joys and doubts, her hopes and dreams, this story is a triumphant testimony that people will treasure.
My opinion:
First of all, this is about a girl killed in the Columbine High School shooting for her belief in God. And no one should die because of what they believe in. It's unfair. But, in the world that we live in now, it's seems to be sadly the trend...
What I like about this book is that each chapter finishes with a challenge to think more deeply about a spiritual concept, and to make decisions that will change ones life.
Rachel's faith in Jesus played a crucial role in her life and was the focus of her goals which seemed to lead her to a more stable yet no less dramatic path in her final year of life. It was this same faith though that led to rejection and ridicule by some. While I can see why they may have seen her as being somewhat of an "oddity" with her upfront, (no nonsense approach to God being that I' not a Christian myself) I nevertheless see though some qualities as the key to unlocking the hearts of people everywhere of all walks of life, religious or not and I can't help but ask myself if I would like to live in the kind of world that Rachel would create.
The answer is easily yes and I dare say even Rachel's killers would have preferred her world too because the world Eric and Dylan created for themselves only led them to their own destruction.
At last, this book is a fast read because of the casual, familiar writing style the author uses. I found myself saying "just one more page" over and over again at night when I should have been sleeping.
Her faith in Jesus played a crucial role in her life and was the focus of her goals which seemed to lead her to a more stable yet no less dramatic path in her final year of life. It was this same faith though that led to rejection and ridicule by some. While I can see why they may have seen her as being somewhat of an 'oddity' with her upfront, no nonsense approach to God being that I'm not a Christian myself I nevertheless see though same qualities as the key to unlocking the hearts of people everywhere of all walks of life, religious or not and I can't help but ask myself if I would like to live in the kind of world that Rachel would create. The answer is easily yes and I dare say even Rachel's killers would have preferred her world too because the world Eric and Dylan created for themselves only led them to their own destruction.
Her faith in Jesus played a crucial role in her life and was the focus of her goals which seemed to lead her to a more stable yet no less dramatic path in her final year of life. It was this same faith though that led to rejection and ridicule by some. While I can see why they may have seen her as being somewhat of an 'oddity' with her upfront, no nonsense approach to God being that I'm not a Christian myself I nevertheless see though same qualities as the key to unlocking the hearts of people everywhere of all walks of life, religious or not and I can't help but ask myself if I would like to live in the kind of world that Rachel would create. The answer is easily yes and I dare say even Rachel's killers would have preferred her world too because the world Eric and Dylan created for themselves only led them to their own destruction.
Her faith in Jesus played a crucial role in her life and was the focus of her goals which seemed to lead her to a more stable yet no less dramatic path in her final year of life. It was this same faith though that led to rejection and ridicule by some. While I can see why they may have seen her as being somewhat of an 'oddity' with her upfront, no nonsense approach to God being that I'm not a Christian myself I nevertheless see though same qualities as the key to unlocking the hearts of people everywhere of all walks of life, religious or not and I can't help but ask myself if I would like to live in the kind of world that Rachel would create. The answer is easily yes and I dare say even Rachel's killers would have preferred her world too because the world Eric and Dylan created for themselves only led them to their own destruction.
Her faith in Jesus played a crucial role in her life and was the focus of her goals which seemed to lead her to a more stable yet no less dramatic path in her final year of life. It was this same faith though that led to rejection and ridicule by some. While I can see why they may have seen her as being somewhat of an 'oddity' with her upfront, no nonsense approach to God being that I'm not a Christian myself I nevertheless see though same qualities as the key to unlocking the hearts of people everywhere of all walks of life, religious or not and I can't help but ask myself if I would like to live in the kind of world that Rachel would create. The answer is easily yes and I dare say even Rachel's killers would have preferred her world too because the world Eric and Dylan created for themselves only led them to their own destruction.
