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Strongholds
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Part Terry McMillan, part Jan Karon, author Vanessa Davis Griggs delivers the second book in her exciting Blessed Trinity Trilogy.
When Pastor George Landris, the dreadlock-wearing minister of the new mega-church, Followers of Jesus Faith Worship Center, urges his congregation to approach the altar and cast off their strongholds--also known as their weaknesses--it's the start of intense soul-searching for many.
From a married couple's twin addictions to gambling and gluttony, to a female member's adulterous affair and a computer expert's obsession with cyber-porn, the church family is about to open the proverbial floodgates. And that's just the beginning. The plot only thickens when the Pastor's wife lightens his load by helping him counsel--and finds herself at the center of a decades-long deception.
Insightful, witty, and always poignant, Griggs once again shows the amazing power of redemption and faith in people's lives.
"Vanessa's rich stories of faith in action always hit the writing trifecta--they make you laugh, cry, and yearn for more. Her wonderfully realistic characters leap off the pages, compelling you to join them in one life-changing adventure after another."
--Angela Benson, National Bestselling Author
When Pastor George Landris, the dreadlock-wearing minister of the new mega-church, Followers of Jesus Faith Worship Center, urges his congregation to approach the altar and cast off their strongholds--also known as their weaknesses--it's the start of intense soul-searching for many.
From a married couple's twin addictions to gambling and gluttony, to a female member's adulterous affair and a computer expert's obsession with cyber-porn, the church family is about to open the proverbial floodgates. And that's just the beginning. The plot only thickens when the Pastor's wife lightens his load by helping him counsel--and finds herself at the center of a decades-long deception.
Insightful, witty, and always poignant, Griggs once again shows the amazing power of redemption and faith in people's lives.
"Vanessa's rich stories of faith in action always hit the writing trifecta--they make you laugh, cry, and yearn for more. Her wonderfully realistic characters leap off the pages, compelling you to join them in one life-changing adventure after another."
--Angela Benson, National Bestselling Author
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Granted, Ms. Vanessa has been Blessed with a delightful imagination and I genuinely enjoyed her colorful characters; but I am of the old-school credo that believes stories should have a beginning (introduction to the characters), a middle (conflict), and, An End (climatic resolution of the conflict).This story grabbed my interest and left me hanging, only to learn that I needed to read subsequent books to find out how these characters’ faired in their plights. Why not just put the entire story into one novel?If this is a new-aged ploy to sell more books – I say “Bad idea!” I dare say that I’ll be on the lookout for this time-wasting trap in the future. I did LOVE the scripture beginning each chapter...SMILE!!!
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