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    Courageous: A Novel
    Courageous: A Novel
    Courageous: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    Courageous: A Novel

    Written by Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick

    Narrated by Roger Mueller

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    About this audiobook

    Four men, one calling: to serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners willingly stand up to the worst the world can offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they're quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift farther and farther away from them. Will they be able to find a way to serve and protect those who are most dear to them? When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God . . . and to their children? Bestselling author Randy Alcorn brings the heart-pounding drama of the screenplay by Alex and Stephen Kendrick to this inspiring novel that also includes subplots, characters, and backstory not seen in the movie.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9781608148882
    Courageous: A Novel
    Author

    Randy Alcorn

    Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspectives Ministries and a New York Times bestselling author of over sixty books, including Heaven and Face to Face with Jesus. His books have sold over twelve million copies and been translated into over seventy languages. Randy resides in Gresham, Oregon. Since 2022, his wife and best friend, Nanci, has been living with Jesus in Heaven. He has two married daughters and five grandsons.

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    • 5/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this compelling novel. The audiobook narrator is exceptional!
    • 5/5
      I wasn't sure about this at first as the book was written based on the movie rather than vice versa. But Randy Alcorn did a great job adding depth that wasn't possible in the movie.
    • 4/5
      The audio was exceptional. Good story, brought alive by the narrator.
    • 5/5
      A friend (MH) sent me this book in a box of books. I'd seen the movie at a church years ago and liked it. So, since this was technically a "re-read", it merits a 4-5 star rating. I do think the movie has a bit more impact than the book but that may just be because I saw the movie first and knew the storyline by the time I read the book.The basic storyline is a call to fathers (and father figures): To put their family ahead of their jobs, To connect with their children, To learn more about God and what God wants a father to be and to do. WARNING: SPOILERS MAY FOLLOW. READ ON AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION:*****Of the main male characters, Javier is the only one who had a loving father in his life. Nathan had a father-figure who cared about him but still states it wasn't the same as having a father. In the movie, the scene of Javier being leader of the Snake Kings was a funny part--especially if you speak Spanish and know what he was really saying. I also liked the scenes where Adam assumes Javier is the man sent by Shane and where he realizes Javier is not the same man and their back and forth when he goes back to question Javier.I also like Nathan's taking his daughter Jade to a fancy restaurant for a sort of purity pledge talk (it seemed like this went beyond the purity ring stuff that was prominent years ago though it might have been based on that.)I also liked Adam realizing that he needed to 1) be interested in things his son was interested in in order to reach him and 2) realizing that he needed to offer encouragement to his son. I was a little confused when Derrick says he has no one. When we meet him, he was living with his grandmother and he has an Uncle Reggie who tried to intervene with him. I would think either one of those two would be there for him if convinced that Derrick really wanted to change or had changed. That isn't addressed in this book.
    • 5/5
      seen the movie but want to read the book. the movie was touching and will pull at your heart strings
      just received this in the mail just a few minutes ago a friend had got it for me from paperbackswap.com
    • 2/5
      Slow to start but did pick up. Read this for a Morning Book Group.
    • 5/5
      As a police wife, I was so intrigued by this novel. This book hits so close to home and allows the reader to look at the job from a different perspective. It allows the reader to delve into the lives of four officers,struggling with their own demons. In the end, family and God is what is important, which so many officers lose sight of. I shared this book with my LEO and it gave him a new outlook on the job, on life, and on his family.
    • 5/5
      Well of course it is better than the movie (which is excellent; story not the acting necasarrily) has several important details that the movie leaves out that are essential to the greater story
    • 5/5
      If you enjoyed the story/movie Fireproof, this is a must read. This is a beautifully crafted story with a good Christian message