Wednesday, August 1, 2012

August's Pick - Last Light by Terri Blackstock

From the first page, Last Light takes you into a world that we can hardly imagine. A world in which one day all electronics go dead. But worse than no electricity, airplanes can't fly, watches don't run, cell phones and land lines have no signals.  It is a worldwide phenomenon and scientist are unable to reverse it.

We follow the average American family as they try to deal with this permanent power outage and the chaos it brings. As Christians, they are faced with a choice - to hoard all their possessions, like all of their neighbors, or to do what Christ has called us to do and "give freely, to everyone who asks."

I wondered how would I handle the situations that Doug and Kaye and their four children were dealing with?  I began questioning if my family and kids were too spoiled, with our steady stream of cyber entertainment diet.

Would we be able to have utter and complete faith in God for EVERY one of our physical needs on a daily, or every moment, basis.

But mostly, I wonder if it's too late to learn how to garden!