The Messenger

Like all of Girzone's books, he did not disappoint. This book is excellent and easy to read. He makes Jesus real. The book was purchased used and arrived in perfect--like new--condition. I highly recommend this book and seller.

Another fine book, by Jospeh Girzone. Some people critize his writng style, but in truth it's really good and easy to read. It's simplistic and in terms anyone could understand, which is wonderful. All the books in the series are well worth reading. They all rank up high on my list of favorite and mmost read books.

I have enjoyed all of Father Girzone's Joshua books, but this one is a bit of a disappointment. It begins as an allegorical tale about nameless people who come to worship "the kingdom" with its rules and power structure, more than "the King," which we soon learn, is Jesus. Then the story seems to become barely fictionalized autobiography. "Francis" is a former priest who is now world-famous for his writings and teachings about Jesus, yet many in the church despise him, particularly those in the church power structure. The message is basically the same as that in the Joshua books--Jesus came to set us free from mindless rules and regulations, so that we would learn to love one another. But in this book the messenger is not Jesus, but (apparently) Girzone, fighting against a heartless church establishment. The writing is not polished, sometimes repetitive, and it wanders unpredictably between history and allegory. A good editor could have made the book more consistent and more coherent. I enjoyed the book, and it's easy enough reading, but not of the same quality as the Joshua books.