Thanks to my fellow worship/blogging buddy Jeff Miller for reading my Dad's book and posting a
fantastic review today. He pretty much sums up in a nutshell what I'm hearing from many people who grab me at the church or in my various circles. What I hear a lot of is "I had no idea". Seriously...if you've not read the book...if you've not considered reading the book...you need to. It has the possibility of giving you a completely different perspective on scripture, the middle east and the Islamic people. Here's a snippet of his review below. Be sure to go read it in it's entirety here.
Once an Arafat Man’s sub-title couldn’t be a better synopsis of the book in general, “The true story of how a PLO sniper found a new life.” The opening sequence of the book reads like some of the best action oriented fiction out there, but you have to keep in mind that not only are the related events actual parts of our world history, but they are also a first-hand account of the man writing the book.
I don’t want to give away a ton of what goes on in the book and steal that pleasure from you, but the book is a real eye-opener for someone like me who has always been a firm (sometimes zealous) supporter of Israel. When you peek into the life of a Palestinian born in a tent near the beginnings of the last century’s conflict between Jews and Arabs, you cannot help but have your worldview shifted somewhat—maybe not so much a shift in thought but an increased clarity because of learning about the other side of the issue.
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