The Calling of Dan Matthews

February 6, 2003Written by Rick Shrader

Author: Wright, Harold Bell
Genre: Fiction
Tags: Values / Manners / Morals
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Rick Shrader‘s Review:

As I plod on in my determination to read this Ozark pastor and author, I find myself both blessed and puzzled. Blessed because I enjoy the stories of rural America 100 years ago, told from a Christian perspective with a Christian plot. Puzzled because, especially in this book, Wright stretches far to highlight the hypocritical nature of the church and its people, while the main character overcomes it and goes on to be a better person. Sounds like 90% of today’s Christian drama—a feature I don’t need to promote.

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