Although Robbie Lennox has been the pastor of Hope Church in Glencoe for 6 years, the next 6 weeks are going to shake him to his core! I loved the plot of God's Deplorables and the characters were fantastic! Look for Gabriel and Beasley, they are delightful. This is the first book I have read by Mr. Wright and I feel that I have missed quite a few books about this same town. I hope to remedy that in the near future. I especially loved the way that God's love and grace come alive in the church and spread out into the town. God's Deplorables is a fantastic book that will convict you and make you want to up your service to God.
So grab a pot of tea, a snack and settle in for an awesome read. Be warned, I read this book in one day, it was that good!
I borrowed this book from Kindle Unlimited. All thoughts are my own.
From Amazon:
The cover illustration and title tell you nearly everything you need to know about my new story. Meet Gavin Newel, a drunken, homeless bum—or is he? Marybeth, Mindy, Michael and Gregory, and Sonny and his wife Margo are also God’s deplorables. These are those people you feel sorry for and are willing to help, at a distance, because you don’t want them in your church. Neither did Robbie Lennox, pastor of Hope Church. Robbie was the product of a mega church preaching “love Jesus and get rich.” In six years, Hope Church had gone from a tiny country church outside Glencoe to over three hundred in attendance. Suddenly, these deplorables began attending Hope Church, and panic set in among Robbie, and the elders. “They will drive off members and visitors.” The answer was simple—they had to go. But people and things aren’t always what they seem, and God had another idea as Robbie’s future was placed on the line.
About the author:
Richard Marshall Wright writes under the pen name of R. Marshall Wright. He graduated from the University of Maine in Orono, Maine in 1969 and Drew Theological School in Madison, New Jersey in 1972. He is a retired evangelical pastor, and a retired U.S. Army Chaplain with 23 years Active and Reserve service to our country.
He has been married to his wife, Lynn, for fifty years. They are blessed to be able to spend summers on a lake in Michigan and winters in Sebring, Florida. They have two children and five grandchildren. Marnie is married to Arick and is the eldest and has been a stay at home mom rearing three active boys...Luke, Levi, and Loden. She holds a Masters degree from Northwestern in communications and is a writer. Trevor is married to Lori and is a successful pastor in Findlay, Ohio. And he too writes. His two are Emma, who is the oldest grandchild, only girl, and her brother Cole. They are extremely proud of everyone in the family.
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