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| Blessed Child | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 57 reviews)
Sales Rank: 153697
Category: Book
Authors: Ted Dekker, Bill Bright
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Studio: Thomas Nelson
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Label: Thomas Nelson
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 0849945135
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
UPC: 023755023643
EAN: 9780849945137
ASIN: 0849945135
Publication Date: April 4, 2001
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Product Description
The young orphan boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls -- at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee those walls or die. But the world is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb. When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to take Caleb from the monastery, he unwittingly opens humanity's doors to an incredible journey filled with intrigue and peril. Together with Leiah, the French Canadian nurse who escapes to America with them, Jason discovers Caleb's stunning power. But so do the boy's enemies, who will stop at nothing to destroy him. Jason and Leiah fight for the boy's survival while the world erupts into debate over the source of the boy's power. In the end nothing can prepare any of them for what they will find.
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 Inspired & challenged August 29, 2008
After a friend gave me the book 'A Man Called Blessed', and I devoured it, I began the search for a sequal; instead I found the first book written called 'Blessed Child' and devoured it as well!
What an inspired author! His stories created in me a desire to reach a new height in my relationship with the Lord.
I was not familiar with this author or with Bill Bright and am sorry that the two of them will not be able to write a sequal to the second book.
My intentions now are to read more of Ted Dekkers books.
 Entertaining read October 24, 2007
Blessed Child is a fast moving and entertaining novel. I read the book as part of a reading group; however, it's better suited to evening reading than group discussion. Once you start reading, it will prove impossible not to spend all of your spare time trying to get to the end of book. Scattered among the much larger messages one would expect in a Dekker book, there are small nuggets of thoughtful issues that are probably even more significant to the average Christian.
Blessed Child May 19, 2007
When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to take Caleb from the monastery, Jason without knowledge of his doing, opens humanity's doors to an incredible journey filled with suspense and mystery. With Leiah at his side, Jason discovers Caleb's spiritual powers. While taking care of Caleb the best he can, he becomes close to God. Although no matter what, he is always troubled with why God let his son die. Caleb's enemies bring them much peril. Then it happens.
I believe this book is a very good read when you want to read a book full of suspense and mystery. I like this book because the authors had very good word choice, so that the readers could easily picture what the characters were doing. This book appeals to mostly teenagers and young adults. This book also was very easy to see what was going to happen, but then you get thrown for a loop and the book presents itself the exact opposite way. By always changing the book's pace it keeps you wondering and never knowing what is coming up next. The book is also written in a way that you can relate it to the world we live in today. The book also presents a very good message and picture of what the authors' beliefs are.
Ted Dekker Keeps Me Up at Night February 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love reading Christian fiction and there are some great novelists out there, some of whom are my good friends. I especially enjoy Ted Dekker who is a nonstop adrenalin rush. I imagine a day with Ted is like a season of 24.
I finally got around to reading The Blessed Child mainly because all of my friends and coworkers kept putting it on my desk and telling me I needed to read it. They were right. What a thrill ride.
I usually don't enjoy anything fantasy or sci-fi, but Ted does this genre so well that I think he transcends it. He uses fiction as a sort of challenge to the church and to ask "what-if" questions. In this one, he uses a little boy from an obscure monastery in Eithiopia to challenge America, especially American Christians, to "walk in the kingdom." This boy is gifted with rare God-given abilities to heal people and yet his mesage is greater, that you and I can live everday in the Spirit, we can tap into God's awesome power and see His fingerprint on the everday grit of our lives.
I have to admit that this book made me uncomfortable in the sense that it challenged how I think of God. Too often I limit God. I shrink Him down and put him into the tiny pizza box that is my life. I conform God to my own worldview. This is why I often find myself frustrated at life.
The way of the Holy Spirit is to walk and live and see life as in God's great control. To look above people and circumstances and problems and walk on holy ground. I want to do that and this novel, which kept me up late last night, has brought me just a step closer to living in the reality that is God's love.
Great Story, Thought Provoking February 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
'Blessed Child' is an amazing piece of fiction. It goes way beyond a great story, although it is that. It is also a thought provoking work that will challenge the worldview of many Christians.
In 2 Timothy 3:5, we are told that in the last days, people will hold to a form of godliness while denying its power. This book will shed a lot of light on that verse for many.
One spiritual truth that is mentioned here and is demonstrated in the story is that 'a healed heart and transformed life are far more spectacular than a straightened hand or restored sight'.
I won't get into any more details regarding the book itself. Suffice it to say: This is an amazing novel. I recommend it highly.
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