Book Review - Voices of the Faithful

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The “Voices of the Faithful” book contains daily devotionals written by Christian missionaries from around the world.  Each day’s reading begins with a scripture related to the devotional topic (various translations are used), followed by the missionary’s devotional and ends with a prayer.  Each month of devotions has a different theme (“Be Encouraged”, “Prayer, The Priority”, “Jesus, The Sacrificial Lamb”).

At the time of writing this review, I have only read about 30 devotionals (10% of the book), however I have skipped around through the months so that I could read from each month’s themes.  Though I loved the idea behind the book, I unfortunately didn’t get as much out of the readings as I hoped.  My main disappointment is that I felt many of the devotionals sacrificed depth for the sake of brevity.  Often I would finish the daily reading and think “That’s it?”  I really wanted something that would challenge me, or cause me to want to dive into my Bible or meditate on a truth imparted by the devotional.  I did not experience this with most of the daily readings.  The devotionals I enjoyed the most shared stories of amazing ways God interceded to protect believers or to show His power to non-believers.  These testimonies encouraged me as they reaffirmed my belief that God plays an active role in our lives.  I do not, however, plan on completing the year with this devotional book.

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