Book Review - On This Day In Christian History

The book On This Day In Christian History is a fascinating compilation of stories of Christ followers through the centuries. Each story is a short, one-page synopsis of a well-known or not-so-well-known person from Christian history. In general the stories are fascinating. I've learned a bit about several names from Christian history and many of the stories are intriguing enough to follow up and learn more about. The stories are short enough to read quickly each day and are very interesting. At the bottom of each page is a short scripture which applies directly to the story that day. I like this feature since it allows you to use this book as a devotional with a scripture to meditate on throughout the day. Because each day's reading only takes one page the stories are by necessity abbreviated. Many of the people highlighted in this book lived fascinating lives and this book can easily serve as a catalyst to cause readers to learn more about those people. I also like the topical index located in the back of the book. If you want to find a story on a particular topic (for example pride or perseverance) the index is very useful.

Although I received a copy of this book from the publisher, the opinions expressed are entirely my own.