I enjoy having the opportunity to read new books, and lately I've been seeking more non-fiction to read. I found that Sarah Cunningham's writings were being compared to Donald Miller, so her newest book , Picking Dandelions, caught my interest.
Sarah begins the story with her early Christian conversion, and how she learned to keep growing as a Christian throughout her life into adulthood. The stories are a collection of events that range from her experience of 9/11 to her job as a teacher. The sections of the book provide a nice transition into each phase where she was discovering new things about her faith through these events that happened. The story uses humor well, and the people featured in the story are memorable.
When I first began the story I thought it might be about the problems in the church but that was only a minor part, but her view and experience with what she has witnessed in the church definitely makes me interested in what she has to say in, Dear Church: Letters from a Disillusioned Generation. Some of the incidents she witnessed in the church are bad, but not shocking because I've witnessed similar. Hopefully this book brings a small awareness of those problems.
The comparisons to Donald Miller seem to drift no further beyond the hope to change the church, and the sense of humor. I actually found Sarah Cunningham to be a bit more relatable because my upbringing was more similar to hers. This book is a good read for anyone. If you're a Christian you'll probably find it as an encouragement to keep continually trying to grow in your faith instead of forgetting about it amongst life's obstacles. You can find Picking Dandelions available at Amazon
Sarah Cunningham is putting together a Summer Reading List recommended by the participants in the Friends of Picking Dandelions blog tour.
My recommendations are:
The Orphaned Anything's: memoir of a lesser known by Stephen Christian
My Name Is Chloe by Melody Carlson
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Note: Book was provided for free for a book review.
