Book Review – Drops Like Stars
Image: Drops Like Stars by Len Lantz (CC BY-NC-ND)
Synopsis: Len's Star Rating: 7 out of 10. A helpful book containing reflections on suffering and adversity from a Christian perspective.
BY LEN LANTZ, MD / 1.27.2022; No. 70
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Star Rating – 7 out of 10
Rating guide: 1 = horrible, 5 = average and 10 = wow
Author
Rob Bell
About the author
Robb Bell, MDiv, is a bestselling Christian author and speaker who also developed a series of short films called NOOMA, which covers topics and life situations from a Christian perspective. Rob Bell founded Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, MI, and led the church until 2012. He also created and hosts a popular podcast called The Robcast.
General description
Drops Like Stars is a short book with drawings and photos and was originally designed as a coffee table book. Rob Bell includes quotes and stories that reflect on different ways a person experiences and copes with adversity and suffering – one of the ways of coping is through creativity and art.
Unique and most important aspects
Drops Like Stars is an easy read with both light and challenging quotes and stories. The average reader can finish reading this book in less than an hour. The drawings and photographs in the book are well-suited to the text. Rob Bell does not necessarily provide answers for people who are in pain or suffering, but he invites the reader to reflect on his stories and quotes with the goal of coping with and continuing through adversity.
Best quotes
“Pain has a way of making us more honest. I know a family whose son committed suicide. He was taken to the hospital, where he lay on life support for several days, brain-dead but breathing – barely. His 11-year-old cousin came to the hospital to see him before the machines were turned off. When she got to the room, she told everyone to leave her alone with him. When they got out in the hall and closed the door, they could hear her through the wall, yelling at him: ‘Why did you do this? I’m so angry with you! Why did you do this?’ She said what everybody wanted to say. She did what they all wanted to do. This is the art of honesty.”
“Suffering does that. It compels us to eliminate the unnecessary, the trivial, the superficial.”
Who would enjoy this book?
Readers who are interested in a Christian book with different perspectives on adversity and suffering would likely enjoy Drops Like Stars.
Who would not enjoy this book?
Readers who are looking for a Christian book that is comprehensive and takes a deep dive into pain and suffering are unlikely to enjoy Drops Like Stars.
Conclusion
Drops Like Stars is a helpful book containing reflections on suffering and adversity from a Christian perspective.
