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I first read this book in 1957. The book was originally published in 1942. I think I have seen the movie a time or two. I remember I enjoyed both of them. I thought it would be interesting to reread the book as I do not recall much about the details of the book. Back in the 1950s I read Douglas’s bo Leggi tutto

Life-altering. For the first time, I feel like I have an inkling of what Christ's life was like, with whom he socialized, what he ate, saw, did, and where/and whom he taught. The relationships and accounts of Christ's sermons from fictional eye-witnesses were mesmerizng. All of the accounts are what Leggi tutto

Lloyd C. Douglas didn’t take up writing till he was fifty. That astounds me. This is as fine a novel as any produced by someone who had been scribbling since childhood. I hope most of us are familiar with the plot of The Robe, since it’s the basis for one of the most sweeping, epic films of Old Holly Leggi tutto

Translation widget on The blog!!! O lectură emotionantă care ne întărește credința. Un roman ce ne învață despre bucuriile spirituale, ce sunt mai presus de tot ce este lumesc. Un roman ce ne expune miracole, ne face martorii acestora, ne invită să credem. Aflăm despre puterea credinței, și despre ac Leggi tutto

John's Gospel (19:23-24) records that at the crucifixion of Christ, the soldiers divided up his clothes among them (the condemned were crucified naked, save for a loincloth which was allowed to the Jewish victims), and cast lots for the finest item, a seamless robe. Scripture is otherwise silent abo Leggi tutto

My interest to read this novel was sparked by watching the movie. The novel is so much better than the movie, no big surprise there! :-) Yet, I was surprised to see just how many characters and details had been eliminated in the movie version to make the plot fit into a 2-hour presentation. Douglas' Leggi tutto