This book consists of 100 short, two-page chapters, each featuring a prominent person and the Bible verse that changed his/her life. The book is in chronological order - the first chapter is about Paul the Apostle and the last is Joni Eareckson Tada. Not all the people in this book are theologians (indeed not all of them are good examples, as the disclaimer at the beginning of the book explains. There are explorers, scientists, rulers of countries, authors, and inventors. Use this book as a devotional, reading one chapter per day. You might want to look up that Bible verse and read the chapter of the Bible that contains it. Do a study of that verse using other books (see my other reviews and Listmania lists for more books about the Bible). Look up that verse in another devotional's Scripture Index.
This book is also a great introduction to 100 famous people. The chapters give you some background information and make you hungry for more information about them. This book can be a springboard for lifelong learning! Certain people will intrigue you and you can do further reading on those individuals.
Books like this one with short snippets are most easily used when they have good indices. There are many good devotional books without a Scripture Index! This one has both a Scripture Index and a Person Index. Want to know whose life John 3:16 changed for instance? Dwight L Moody! What was Martin Luther's favorite? Romans 1:17 "The just shall live by faith." And since the book is laid out chronologically, you can search for someone by the time during which they lived.
The father/son writing team that put this book together has written many other great books - both together and separately. Recent ones that are especially good are 100 Christian Books that Changed the Century, The One Year Book of Psalms, and The Family Book of Bible Fun.
These books provide endless hours of enjoyable reading and spiritual growth. Put this book on your coffee table and you'll find that people will be intrigued and pick it up. This would make a great gift as well!
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