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Man Called Norman
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A heartwarming tale about one man's willingness to reach out and touch the life of his neglected, elderly neighbor.
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In a town where everyone knows everyone else, everyone knows Norman is odd. But Mike and Carmel Adkins buy their first home and find Norman living in the “haunted house” across the street. It’s okay God having them live next door to a Catholic and a Methodist, but across the street from someone who’s almost certainly mad? Did God not hear their prayers? And then Mike hears God---not a heavenly choir, and not a voice from the stars, but perhaps one of those gentle nudges we all feel from time to time (or perhaps just his own desire to be different?). He feels a sudden concern that maybe Norman needs a friend, or even, that he might like to watch TV... eventually even that he might to live in a clean house. But what should Mike do when someone else tells him Norman’s possessed? Where is the line between faithful bravery and human folly? Kindness, risk, judgment and mercy interweave through this short book. There’s a pleasing self-deprecating humor (and some truly humorous scenes). There’s also a nice sense of balance between true kindness and misplaced self-aggrandizement. And there’s faith, as Mike witnesses to others and learns how far he still has to go, and as God witnesses through Norman. What a witness that is! If you think doing good things will make you good, or if you’re wondering why doing good things doesn’t seem to make you feel good, this is the book for you. If you just want to see inside the life of your local Norman and realize he’s a normal human being; if you just want a pleasant Christian read; or you're willing to risk that quiet nudge that reminds you who you are... and why. Never preachy; this is just a simple, simply-told good book. Disclosure: A friend at church loaned this book to me, and it fitted our Bible study perfectly.
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ISBN:
9781561797141
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
03/01/1999
Publisher:
BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS
Pages:
212
Height:
6.96 in.
Width:
4.20 in.
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.62 in.
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1999
Series Volume:
no. 2
UPC Code:
2801561797143
Author:
Mike Adkins
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Friendship
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Christian biography
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