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The legacy : a novel / Dan Walsh and Gary Smalley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Walsh, Dan, Restoration series ; bk. 4.Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 330 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780800721510
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PS3623.A446 L44 2015
Summary: Doug Anderson has been drifting slowly but steadily away from both his family and his faith. His parents, along with Christina, a young woman taken into the family during a crisis pregnancy, have been trying to reach him before he falls too far. But sometimes you have to hit bottom before you're ready to grow up and give your life over to God. Christina's feelings for Doug have been growing, even though he writes her off as not worth his time. Will Doug's own crisis finally clear his vision and help him focus on what he has right in front of him?
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Fiction Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection Fiction Collection WAL 1 Checked out 07/04/2024 T00606742
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Doug Anderson has been drifting slowly but steadily away from both his family and his faith. His parents, along with Christina, a young woman taken into the family during a crisis pregnancy, have been trying to reach him before he falls too far. But sometimes you have to hit bottom before you're ready to grow up and give your life over to God. Christina's feelings for Doug have been growing, even though he writes her off as not worth his time. Will Doug's own crisis finally clear his vision and help him focus on what he has right in front of him?

Readers who have been on this emotional and romantic journey with the Anderson family will fall in love with this satisfying conclusion to the popular series.

Doug Anderson has been drifting slowly but steadily away from both his family and his faith. His parents, along with Christina, a young woman taken into the family during a crisis pregnancy, have been trying to reach him before he falls too far. But sometimes you have to hit bottom before you're ready to grow up and give your life over to God. Christina's feelings for Doug have been growing, even though he writes her off as not worth his time. Will Doug's own crisis finally clear his vision and help him focus on what he has right in front of him?

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Library Journal Review

When children leave home for college, parents can only hope that their teachings stick with the youngsters as they venture out into the broader world. Such is the case for Jim and Marilyn Anderson. Their youngest son, Doug, initially does well academically, keeps in touch, and comes home often. But he gradually falls off the path of family and faith and is tempted into trotting down a very different one, with serious consequences. As Doug is legally an adult, his parents can do nothing but pray for their son's safety. It is up to Doug to surrender himself to God. -VERDICT This emotionally charged and sobering story of a spiritually lost young man trying to find his way through an unfamiliar world will resonate with parents of new adults who fear that their wayward progeny may never return to them or their faith. Marked by fully fleshed-out characters and an intensifying pace, this final volume of the authors' "The Restoration" series (after The Desire) won't let down followers of these inspirational books. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

The fourth and final installment in Walsh and Smalley's Restoration series, following The Desire (2014), rings all too true as it follows Doug Anderson as he attempts independence for the first time. While delving deeper into a lifestyle far from his parents' Christian beliefs, Doug learns how much more difficult things are without the support of faith and family. Meanwhile, his parents, Jim and Marilyn, struggle with questions about where they went wrong raising their youngest son and how they should respond to his poor behavior, while at the same time celebrating the progress of the rest of their family. Doug's rebellion is complicated by his ties to Christina, the young lady who rents from his parents, and who is tugging his heartstrings back toward home. This close-to-home, prodigal-son story will speak to readers who pushed their parents' boundaries and offer comfort to parents who fear their child is the only one acting out. Walsh and Smalley have written a story of romance, faith, and grace that is both enjoyable and powerful in its message.--Richard, Carolyn Copyright 2015 Booklist

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