Book Title: The Journey: A Traveling Companion Through the New Testament by Debbie Johnson
Category: Adult Non-fiction 18 yrs +, 293 pages
Genre: Memoir, Religious, Inspirational
Publisher: Convenant Books
Release date: 2019
Format available for review: print (USA & Canada) mobi (for Kindle)
Tour dates: August 10 to August 28, 2020
Content Rating: G. No obscenity, violence, sexual content
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My Review:
I received a free copy of The Journey A Traveler's Companion by Debbie Johnson. This is my review.
Debbie Johnson takes us on a personal trek, for she has spent her life helping people to improve their lives through programs such as Denver Works and in mission work.
Over the past four years I have read a variety of inspirational texts by several authors; everyone from a variety of authors, each author has had their own unique style and means of presentation of the word or expressing their personal journey.
This book is one that the more I read, the more I got out of it. At first it felt sluggish and I struggled to read it. But I persevered and I am glad I did, for the more I read the more I gained.
The first thing I noticed was the way this book was put together. Debbie Johnson's technique is that of being on a hike through The New Testament. Like any good hiker her backpack has everything she needs including her Bible.
At the beginning of the section she will put the title of the Gospel/New Testament book . This will include the chapter and verses she is covering and a description of the focus in that chapter, and at the end she will state what the item in the backpack is. Each chapter and verse will give a different point to be meditated upon.
Johnson gives individual perspective on each book she covers, some points may be covered more than once, but each time a topic is covered it has a different aspect that is brought to life. Because of this I found out much more concerning the book I was reading and came to understand Jesus,or Paul or Peter in more depth than before.
An example of her technique follows. In Matthew Chapter 17, she discusses Mountain Top Experiences and Page 40 she describes this experience
"Real life is highs and lows, and boring times in between. A song by Jason Crabb says "You don't have to walk on water. It's how you walk on land." Sometimes we get Mountain Top Experiences , but most of the time we walk on the flatlands."
Debbie Johnson's closing statement to this chapter shows how she grounds what was the message of the chapter.
"Maybe our task is to keep the Mountain Vision alive in our daily walks through the flats and valleys."
Johnson uses powerful imagery to draw you into The New Testament and to get value from the books contained with in, by letting you see how this is relevant to us here and now.
Because of how Johnson wrote The Journey, A companion's guide to The New Testament and the impact that the book has had on my understanding of those in The New Testament, I give this book
4 Stars and can hardly wait to read Debbie Johnson's next book!
Debbie Johnson is the author of two previous books, A Pocketful of Seeds and Lessons Learned from the Bottom of the Stairs: A Story of Faith and Resilience with Randy Milliken. She graduated from Ouachita Baptist University (BME, MME) and has done graduate work in social work at the University of Denver. In 1995, she founded DenverWorks to equip the unemployed in her community. She led the organization for ten years before engaging in international ministry, first as the vice president of Programs at the Dalit Freedom Network and then as executive director of India Transformed. She grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. Today she and her husband live on a farm in Colorado with two dogs and a bunch of chickens.
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review of my book, "The Journey: A Traveling Companion Through the New Testament." It was a pleasure to write and I hope it's really meaningful to readers. Blessings~Debbie
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