The Tinderbox
is the first book about Earnest Miller's Plain family, to be followed
by The Timepiece in
the fall of 2019. Earnest Miller was raised an Englisher although he
had always enjoyed spending time with his Old Order Mennonite
grandparents. So it was not surprising that after the death of his
parents and other life altering events he chose to seek a life among
the Amish, the Plain folk. What was surprising was how those events
from his past would come back to haunt him more than twenty years
later, and how they would be brought to light.
Beverly
Lewis has developed a story that probes the themes of honesty and
forgiveness, of the value of seeking wisdom from the Lord and from
those who have more life experience and spiritual wisdom than we
currently possess ourselves. She has developed characters who have
the opportunity to allow Christ to help them in the storm or to allow
the waves to have their way. Her readers' hearts will be touched by
the joy and the pain experienced by Earnest Miller and his family,
and they may be led to meditate on the how their own choices impact
the lives of those they love.
While
it felt like this book got off to a slow start, by the time I had
finished it, I was glad that I had read it. I look forward to the
continuing story in The Timepiece.
I am grateful to have received a copy of The Tinderbox
from Bethany House via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion. I
was under no obligation to provide a positive review, and received no
monetary compensation.
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