Judy DuCharme
Prism Book Group, 2016
$3.99 eBook
$11.99 Print
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Society of the L.A.M.B.: Love. Authority. Mercy. Boldness.
In a raucous colony of those who
celebrate dark desires, Josiah and other LAMBers who believe King Glory lives
are hunted and imprisoned…or worse. But hope and truth endure in the midst of
total danger. After fleeing the colony, Josiah finds light and hope at his
grandfather's house, where a secret gathering of LAMBers have escaped the
watchers. After learning of the power of the shout within himself, Josiah is
chosen to carry the truth to others. But how can he return to the colony
without being captured and put to death? The shout cannot be denied. Josiah
knows his mission.
My review:
I honestly didn’t know what to think the first time I read this
book. On the second reading, I wondered if I knew this place, this too-near,
impossible, frightening future when Christianity is forced underground and
grunge rules. Not if, but when.
DuCharme paints a grim picture of a time when active
persecution against authority or show of faith is taking place in America. The
persecution doesn’t even stem from a cohesive structure or face, but is a
pervasive mentality which is somehow more frightening. It’s easy to fight
something that has a name. Faith never dies, but emerges more determined than
ever to show itself through Love that conquers, Authority over evil, Mercy
toward the undeserving, and Boldness of witness.
A small but growing group of faithful Christ-followers are
determined to retake their lives and battle near anarchy. Under the wing of the
newly-awakened Josiah who returned to the fold of his grandfather, those who
hear and practice the Shout gleefully strip the Over Garments of chaos and
restore colonists, when possible, to Jajireh. With the help of an amazing angel
band who has just as much joy overcoming every obstacle the evil one sets up,
the Lambers rescue the kidnapped and retrain the near-lost.
Told mostly from Josiah’s perspective, the Society of the
L.A.M.B. is sure to spark great conversation.
Judy DuCharme is a retired fifth-grade teacher (22 years at
Gibraltar School in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, with an emphasis in science), former
Christian radio announcer, Bible study teacher, speaker, author, and a great
fan of the Green Bay Packers. She obtained her B.A. from Michigan State
University in Communication Arts and her teaching degree through the University
of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Judy s passion in all she does is to see people strong
in the Lord and the power of His might. Her first published book, The
Cheesehead Devotional earned her the Best New Writer Award (2013) at the
prestigious Write-to-Publish Conference. Judy lives in Wisconsin with her
family.
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