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If I Gained the World (Second Chances Collection #4)
When the pain of loss shatters two people--one from the inside out and the other from the outside in--how do they find their way to faithfulness, grace, and love? Only over time and distance will they eventually discover that it is through turning to the One who is faithful, whose love never fails. Lenore and Daniel have a cozy home and a wonderful son, a mirror image of h...more
Paperback, 413 pages
Published
September 1st 2003
by Bethany House Publishers
(first published 2003)
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Lenore and Daniel seem pretty ahppy living together with their young son Scott until she decidesa to rock the boat and ask Daniel if he'd marry her. The pause is too long for comfort and it's the beginning of the end. The story is about their lives without each other and the pain that Scott goes through growing up. There are some good spiritual lessons to be learned here and how important it is to trust in the Lord about what direction your life should take.
There are quite a few characters in...more
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I have just discovered Linda Nichols, and she keeps the reader iinterested. Her pace is excellent, and her characters are believable.
What rings true throughout this book & should also
of our lives... 'If we were to die tonight... Do we know
where we would spend eternity?'
What have we gained so far in life. God in His
Sovereignty sums up: What shall it profit a man
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his
own soul?
What rings true throughout this book & should also
of our lives... 'If we were to die tonight... Do we know
where we would spend eternity?'
What have we gained so far in life. God in His
Sovereignty sums up: What shall it profit a man
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his
own soul?
I liked this book because Lenore made hard choices that were good ones and walked faithfully, making a good life for herself and her son, in spite of her lost dreams. I know someone who did the same and now later in life has a wonderful new life with a wonderful man. She didn't settle for something less than God's best for her either.
This book demonstrates the power of Christian love as well.
This book demonstrates the power of Christian love as well.
This is Christian fiction. I love reading this type of book. I feel good reading it and sometimes it gives you a look at your life how you could/should be living, instead of getting stuck in this "worldly" world. Great story line. Many interesting characters. Didn't feel like I had to rush thorugh the book just to find out the ending. It was a good ride all the way through.
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Some of the latest books I've added, including this one, were books that my mother-in-law gave me after she finished them. They aren't books I would have chosen on my own. I read them mostly for her. I'm glad I did, even if I didn't love them.
This was really good. It explored the consequences of different choices on our lives and examined the priorities each of the main characters held. It also had a sweet romance and a happy ending. :-)
Luke 9:25. What good is it to gain the whole world and yet lose your very self/soul?
I really enjoyed this book and this author. The story was very believable and did a great job of illustrating Luke 9:25. What good is it to gain the whole world and yet lose your very self/soul? Very thought provoking.
I really enjoyed this book and this author. The story was very believable and did a great job of illustrating Luke 9:25. What good is it to gain the whole world and yet lose your very self/soul? Very thought provoking.
I enjoyed the story and the characters very much. I felt the pain and the joy these characters were going through. I also enjoyed the religious awakening Lenore had. I am not a religious person, but this was not too sentimental or preachy.
I liked this book. It was a very readable story. Free library books seem to have a religious theme which doesn't bother me, but I would like to know about it before I downloaded the book. Good story.
It was a good fast read, but it was a religious book which I don't normally read. The characters were a bit confusing and some of them didn't leave a great picture in my mind.
I loved this book. It gave me lots to think about in my Christian walk. It is one of those few books that I will reread every few years.
A story about the power of love and forgiveness even to those who don't seem to deserve a second chance.
It was a wonderful heartfelt book about love. Love in every sense of the word beyond the physical sentiment.
Novel of a couple who splits up. Eventually they find God and return to each other.
this was a good book, slightly drawn out and a bit wordy, but I did enjpy it.
Great character development! Unique story. Loved it.
Not a terribly exciting book, but I did enjoy reading it.
A wonderful christian novel by a great author.
Pretty standard Christian fiction.
I really liked this book a lot...
Jan 07, 2009
Wendy
added it
Again, A FABULOUS read!
This is a great story of redemption...a good quiet read...one of those you read to help you fall asleep!
good characters, believable plots
Mar 30, 2009
Elaine
marked it as to-read
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total***3.97 abe
ISBN is 0764228021 = 2.99 TOTAL treasures books
.01 amazon
total***3.97 abe
ISBN is 0764228021 = 2.99 TOTAL treasures books
I didn't realize this is a "Christian" book when I picked it up, but after I got caught up in the story, I couldn't stop reading it. Lenore and her sig. other have a child together, she's ready to get married and asks him one day. He can't answer her and she leaves him. The story revolves around the lives that they lead without eachother and the lessons they learned by being apart. I really enjoyed this book.
Linda Nichols is one of my new favorite authors. "If I Gained the World" is a believable novel with good characters and a unique storyline.
Excellent story of God's love and wonderful examples of how we should be forgiving of others as christians. The first half of the book was extremely slow. My mother-in-law reccommended it so I pushed through. The second half I could hardly put the book down. Many tears shed as reconciliations were made. Wonderful read!!
I finally finished the book and when I got into the book last night, I couldn't really put it down. While the book didn't have a typical storyline that Christian fiction tends to have for the most part, it did have a fairly typical ending to the book. Overall, it was quite enjoyable.
Good book, but long and hard to read.
This is one of the best books I've read. The message is clear. Recurrent throughout the book. Again and again...if i gained the world...the tears ran as I read this book. Will definitely get more by this author.
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