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The Narrow Path
by
Gail Sattler
Miranda feels like she s been transported back to Little House On The Prairie, and Ted s head spins when Miranda reads the Bible on her cell phone. Yet Miranda Klassen and Ted Wiebe must find a way to make peace to meet their common goal to open the doors of Ted s Old Order Mennonite church and community. Will they also find love in the process?
275 pages
Published
by Abingdon Press
(first published December 1st 2009)
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A very satisfying tale that raises the questions we all need to address. What is really important in life? Should a simple lifestyle be enough for everyone, whatever their educational level, whatever their interests and abilities? How far should we restrict our own goals in favour of the needs of the people we love? Should religious edicts be permitted to define our lives beyond what is reasonable in the modern world just for the sake of tradition, or should the religion adapt to suit? And if so...more
This rating system is annoying. I liked this book, but not as much as I like Death and Penguin. Yet they have the same rating. . .
A scale of 1 to 10 would be better.
Anyhow, this a Christian romance, published, by Bethany House (I could be wrong about the publisher). I got the book through one of Kindle's free offers. I downloaded it knowing that Bethany House has a pretty decent reputation with romances that are clean and without erotic elements that are so frequently found in mass-market roman...more
A scale of 1 to 10 would be better.
Anyhow, this a Christian romance, published, by Bethany House (I could be wrong about the publisher). I got the book through one of Kindle's free offers. I downloaded it knowing that Bethany House has a pretty decent reputation with romances that are clean and without erotic elements that are so frequently found in mass-market roman...more
Title: THE NARROW PATH
Author: Gail Sattler
Publisher: Abingdon Press
May 2010
ISBN: 978-1-426-70237-2
Genre: Inspirational/contemporary romance
Miranda Klassen is a talented worship leader and song writer and she has written and directed many cantatas. When she is hired by a Mennonite church in Minnesota, she isn’t expecting or prepared for the snow when she arrives. Seattle gets little to no snow, and she only has open toed heels and a thin jacket with her.
Ted Wiebe is the music director at his Menn...more
Author: Gail Sattler
Publisher: Abingdon Press
May 2010
ISBN: 978-1-426-70237-2
Genre: Inspirational/contemporary romance
Miranda Klassen is a talented worship leader and song writer and she has written and directed many cantatas. When she is hired by a Mennonite church in Minnesota, she isn’t expecting or prepared for the snow when she arrives. Seattle gets little to no snow, and she only has open toed heels and a thin jacket with her.
Ted Wiebe is the music director at his Menn...more
Miranda and Ted could not be more different. They are both Mennonites, but Miranda is from a Mennonite church in Seattle that is modern and Ted belongs to an Old Order Mennonite church in Minnesota. When Miranda is hired to lead the Christmas program for Ted’s church, their differences are obvious. Miranda wears jeans, red t-shirts, red lipstick and reads the Bible on her cell phone. Ted believes in following the traditions of his Mennonite heritage. Despite their differences they are able to wo...more
Although Ted was the most traveled and somewhat contemporary-minded in his Old Order Mennonite fellowship, he was shocked when he met the woman he was to pick up at the airport. She was more modest than many around her, but definitely not what he was expecting. He couldn’t even imagine what the rest of the congregation would think when they got a look at her.
But much to his surprise and dismay, most seemed to accept her. She tries hard to honor their ways, but still be herself and strive to acc...more
But much to his surprise and dismay, most seemed to accept her. She tries hard to honor their ways, but still be herself and strive to acc...more
In eye-opening fashion, Canadian author and Mennonite Brethren member Gail Sattler reveals the unsubtle philosophical distance some branches of the Mennonite church have moved from each other. Adapting to cultural changes to meet the ever-changing needs of modern America, Miranda Klassen, the daughter of a pastor in a fully integrated modern society Mennonite church takes a year-long position with an old-order church to help spruce up their worship and music to spread the ministry. For whatever...more
Miranda (Randi) a Mennonite is a composer of spiritual music and plays. She has been hired to create a performance to celebrate Ted's church's 75th anniversary and Christmas. She arrives in January during a snow storm from Seattle. Ted who is the worship music leader of his Mennonite community picks her up at the airport. She has one year to create a performance that will inspire people to join their church.
When Miranda comes off the plane it is evident that both Miranda and Ted both assumed tha...more
When Miranda comes off the plane it is evident that both Miranda and Ted both assumed tha...more
Miranda Klassen is a Mennonite from Seattle who travels to a small Minnesota town to work with a Mennonite congregation to create and produce a play that will celebrate both Christmas and the congregation's anniversary. She will be living in Piney Meadows, MN for almost a full year in order to do so.
Ted Wiebe has driven the three hours in winter weather to pick up Miranda from the Minneapolis airport. He is expecting a woman who dresses and acts like the women in his congregation back in Piney M...more
Ted Wiebe has driven the three hours in winter weather to pick up Miranda from the Minneapolis airport. He is expecting a woman who dresses and acts like the women in his congregation back in Piney M...more
All she did was accept an invitation. Miranda Klassen, dedicated daughter of a Seattle Mennonite minister, is a talented musician. A noted songwriter. She’s excited to have been offered the challenge of helping an Old Order Mennonite church prepare and publicize a Christmas musical that will draw new people and new life to its staid congregation.
A completely modern Mennonite, Miranda loves red, her computer, and her cell phone. What awaits her in Minnesota is like something out of Little House o...more
A completely modern Mennonite, Miranda loves red, her computer, and her cell phone. What awaits her in Minnesota is like something out of Little House o...more
I think this was really more like 3.5 stars for me. I would probably have rounded up if there had been a little more faith involved. As it stands, it's probably amongst the least Christian books I've read in this genre - most of it coming from the setting and the background of one of the characters.
That said, it was well-written. Plots from this genre (light Christian romances) tend to be relatively predictable and their charm is in the gentle development of the characters, how each learns to ad...more
That said, it was well-written. Plots from this genre (light Christian romances) tend to be relatively predictable and their charm is in the gentle development of the characters, how each learns to ad...more
This book was a cute, enjoyable romance. The plot moved a little too fast, but I figured it was probably because the author was trying to cover a year's worth of time in one book. The only major problem I had with the book was the way the Mennonite characters spoke. Their speech was very formal and no one used any contractions. It was very odd. I think the author was trying to portray that the first language for these characters wasn't English, but German. Still, the characters sounded like Data...more
Though the cover may allude to being of the Amish genre, THE NARROW PATH was no such novel. An original story about the Mennonite community and a young woman who enters from the “outside.”
Miranda has been hired by a Mennonite community to create a Christmas play, but can she adapt to this new culture for a year and can she really fall in love with a young man, rooted in his ways?
I enjoyed this book. It was fresh and original from what I normally read in the Amish genre. There was humor and a lov...more
Miranda has been hired by a Mennonite community to create a Christmas play, but can she adapt to this new culture for a year and can she really fall in love with a young man, rooted in his ways?
I enjoyed this book. It was fresh and original from what I normally read in the Amish genre. There was humor and a lov...more
The ending was what really made this story shine. It started out a bit slow and it wasn't until I was about halfway through the story that I started to really care one way or the other. I felt her frustrations at times and enjoyed the way Ted comforted her when she was hurting and how he tried to be a true friend. I enjoyed that the conflict was so black and white at times, but on occasion it also felt a bit like shoving a square peg into a round hole. Sometimes you could feel that it was a bit...more
A free book I got for my Kindle. Christian fiction, but it was just ok for me, nothing great. I hate to rate something two stars, it seems like I didn't like it, but I did, I just didn't *really* like it :) The premise is a progressive Mennonite young woman from Seattle goes for a year to an a community in Minnesota to help a more traditional Mennonite congregation with their elaborate Christmas program. It was predictable, which I don't mind, but I did struggle in parts with my interest level....more
This is an interesting look at two worlds that seem to collide but the characters are really both a part of the same world - their Mennonite faith. It's just that one is more old order and one is more modern. The concept is interesting. I like the way the characters are portrayed, each coping with the other's strange ideas, especially as they try to coalesce around making a memorable Christmas musical. Unfortunately this is also where the story tends to drag. I know nothing of music, but at time...more
Contemporary Mennonite choir director and Old Order Mennonite Music director have a shared goal of making the Church's Christmas play both a success and an opportunity to show outsiders the glory of Christ. Their differing backgrounds make this a challenge at first but in working together they both find that their preconceived ideas about the other are wrong. This was a very entertaining read!
Eh, this book seemed to be lacking something. I can't really put my finger on it. But it was kind of disappointing. One thing is I definitely prefer Amish books to the Mennonite books for some reason.
I kind of thought Ted was boring and he was so harsh and he disliked Miranda so much in the beginning that I had a hard time believing he had feelings for her by the end. His lack of humor got so tiring and his over the top proper grammar really annoyed me. I got so tired of reading, "I do not thin...more
I kind of thought Ted was boring and he was so harsh and he disliked Miranda so much in the beginning that I had a hard time believing he had feelings for her by the end. His lack of humor got so tiring and his over the top proper grammar really annoyed me. I got so tired of reading, "I do not thin...more
I really enjoyed this book. It had a great storyline of similar cultures and how they can still be so different. I loved how the book ended and how this couple found a way for love to work out in spite of their differences. A true spiritual message came through in how it is so important that we not focus on tradition as much as what we actually believe!
Blah storyline. Unlikable characters, horrible dialogue. This was a free kindle download but the editing was so awful I could barely get through it. I love both Amish and Mennonite stories but this just wasn't engaging. The one positive thing I can say is that the religion wasn't overplayed. It was the focus of the book without it becoming preachy.
THis is a darling book! Randi and Ted couldn't be more different, but this is a classic tale of opposites attracting one another. Set in a Mennonite town, two unlikely people are forced to work together to make a church outreach performance a success. In the end, the performance will succeed, but so will the heart!
I honestly had to give this book five stars beecause I could find NOTHING I did not like about the book. Miranda was great and I fell in love with Ted. I have always been intrigued by the Amish and the Mennonite Communities and honestly thought this book was excellent. Anyone who loves a good Christian Romance should pick this book up and read it!
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This book was an interesting read. I knew the end right away, but I wasn't sure how they were going to get there.
Two people, both Mennonites, but from very different congregations, meet and learn how to each adapt a bit to the other. Makes me want to learn more about Mennonites.
Two people, both Mennonites, but from very different congregations, meet and learn how to each adapt a bit to the other. Makes me want to learn more about Mennonites.
This book was just ok, not great. I don't think as a romance it was well written. I also thought that Randi might decide to stay instead of Ted giving up his life. I also found it unbelievable that with all the pre-communication between Randi and the church that neither would realize that the other was the opposite of themselves.
It's Little House on the Prairie meets Sex and the City....well sort of.
This is a fun romance set in the Mennonite faith. It is interesting to see how two people of the same religion view the world differently.
This is a really good book and I was sad to see it end.
This is a fun romance set in the Mennonite faith. It is interesting to see how two people of the same religion view the world differently.
This is a really good book and I was sad to see it end.
Kathryn, I think you'll like this book! It's a Mennonite romance, a fun, slightly fluffy read. It was interesting to see the clash and blend of a more modern Mennonite and a Old Order Mennonite and made for some great tension. I really enjoyed this book.
Old order Mennonite Ted and new order Mennonite Miranda are as opposite as night and day. When they have to work together on a year long evangelism Christmas cantata sparks begin to fly. Some pull them together and others send them to prayer. Hopefully they will both learn from each other and grow in their faith and perhaps a relationship as well.
I loved the contrasting characters and how they each gained a better perspective of what was important in life from one another.
I loved the contrasting characters and how they each gained a better perspective of what was important in life from one another.
kindle freebie. Never read a mennonite story, find I enjoyed it much more than amish ones. Story line really wasnt super convincing, but hey it was free and an easy and quick read to break up with more serious reading. 2 1/2 stars.
This was a delightful read. I thoroughly enjoyed the contrast between Ted and Randy with an "i". The development of the relationship was well done and natural. I highly recommend to those that enjoy Amish/Mennonite literature. Really fun book with some very moving, tender scenes.
This was a really fun fast read. It was well on it's way to 4 stars until the last 30 pages or so - they felt a bit rushed and my "realistic" mind had a hard time with the ending. But I did really enjoy the book.
I liked this book. This is not one that I would usually read, however it was in my mother's library and I wanted a new book. It's not necessarily a "can't put it down" kind of book, but it was pretty good.
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Jul 05, 2010 12:09pm