Courageous

Name: Courageous
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Author: Randy Alcorn
ISBN: 9781608148882

Author: Randy Alcorn, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

Narrator: Roger Mueller

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 08/01/2011

Categories: Fiction, Christian Fiction

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Randy Alcorn is the founder of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM). Prior to starting EPM, he served as a pastor for 14 years. He has spoken around the world and has taught on the adjunct faculties of Multnomah Bible College and Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. Randy is the best-selling author of over 35 books (4 million in print), including the novels Deadline, Dominion, and Deception, Safely Home, as well as The Chasm and Courageous. His nonfiction works include Heaven; If God is Good; Managing God's Money; Money, Possessions and Eternity; The Purity Principle; The Treasure Principle; The Grace and Truth Paradox; and The Law of Rewards. Randy has written for many magazines and produces the popular periodical Eternal Perspectives. He's been a guest on numerous radio and television programs, including Focus on the Family, The Bible Answer Man, FamilyLife Today, Revive Our Hearts, Truths that Transform, and Faith Under Fire. The father of two married daughters, Randy lives in Gresham, Oregon, with his wife and best friend, Nanci. They are the proud grandparents of several grandchildren.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on March 18, 2013

I am a Christian and I like fiction. I even like Christians who write fiction, but as a rule, I do not like Christian fiction. Why? Because good fiction shows, and Christian fiction tells. The didactic purpose of Christian fiction means that it often more than a story with a message. It is a message......more

Goodreads review by Libby on January 29, 2018

Wow this was really good! I have seen the movie before I read this book. Honestly, it was a bit hard to have the feelings and emotions told to you rather than to see them, but the story and the detail, the writing style and the way it was all tied together was really well done. I enjoyed reading it......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn on January 13, 2020

As a disclaimer, I have seen the movie, so I was familiar with the storyline, plot, etc. So this *may* have influenced my review just a bit. This book was practically verbatim of the movie. At first it drove me just a bit insane, because it seemed to be a bit choppy in the flow. THere wasn't a lot o......more

Goodreads review by Julie on January 07, 2012

If you didn't know already this book was based on a movie by the same name. In our small town we do not get first run movies, so this movie hit our one screen theater in January 2012. My kids went to see it and came home fired up, just like after Fireproof (another movie by the same people). I had t......more

Goodreads review by Paul on October 14, 2016

This was very, very good! Five stars for solid story and Christian message. It nailed it calling fathers to responsibility. I would advise caution for younger readers as it deals a lot with drugs and the world that goes with.......more