Lord Foulgrin's Letters
Imagine a world where you are tested everyday by demons who are out to deceive you in any way to lead you away from God and all that is true. There is no need to imagine, this is real and it is happening to everyone today. While you walk the earth and live your life, demons are working on you every day, trying to lead you in the wrong direction. This is what Randy Alcorn's novel, "Lord Foulgrin's Letters" is about. It explains how one man goes through his life while being tested by demons and questioning if God is real or not. Jordan Fletcher, a successful business man who has a wife and two kids. His mother was a strong christian and he questions the existence of God and Heaven everyday. As he makes his way through life, demons are exchanging words with each other and making up strategies on how to lead Fletcher away from knowing God. With Lord Foulgrin as the mentor for another demon named Squaltaint, they write to each other and try to distract Jordan Fletcher from coming to know the enemy, who is God himself. Lord Foulgrin writes to Squaltaint about ways to distract Fletcher from knowing God and living for him. They put Fletcher and his family through scenarios to lead them away from God. Everyday these demons work on Fletcher and his family constantly to break them apart and 'devour' them. Lord Foulgrin believes the way to accomplish this is to make the 'vermin' think that Christianity is boring and there is never any fun. To make them think that Jesus is just wanting to take away their satisfactions and keep them locked up. As Fletcher goes through life in this book, he is presented with struggles that will test him. He meets friends that help him with bringing his life to Christ. Will he find Christ and live his life for him or fall deep into hell.
One aspect about this book that makes the novel interesting is the characters. The first one is Jordan Fletcher. His mom was a Christian but Jordan never grew up considering Christianity. He is a successful business man who works hard at what he does. Even though he has a wife and two kids, he struggles to keep his family together sometimes. His wife Diane is a very faithfull woman. Diane and Jordan don't have a strong relationship and they ignore each other almost all the time. Diane is a stay at home mom who does not succeed in interacting with her kids. Daniel is their son who stays secluded in his room almost all the time. He engages himself in unnecessary sites on the internet such as pornography sites. He explores different cults, religions, and suicide techniques. He barely interacts with anyone at school and at home as well. Jillian, who is very interactive at school but barely at home is sometimes quiet about what she does. She has friends who like to explore cults on the internet and experiment with demonic activities. She barely talks to her father, mother, and brother and likes to keep it that way. One last character is Ryan. This man is very religious man who serves the Lord and only him. Ryan and Jordan play basketball together and they have visits here and there. Ryan talks about Christianity with Jordan but Jordan always denies it. Ryan and his family are all Christians who serve the Lord with great enthusiasm. Ryan and his family try to help Jordan and his family become Christians.
In summary, this novel definitely deserves a five star rating. The story line is applied very well to the setting and characters. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in finding God and serving him. This novel will leave you thinking about reality and hopefully bring you towards God.
Imagine a world where you are tested everyday by demons who are out to deceive you in any way to lead you away from God and all that is true. There is no need to imagine, this is real and it is happening to everyone today. While you walk the earth and live your life, demons are working on you every day, trying to lead you in the wrong direction. This is what Randy Alcorn's novel, "Lord Foulgrin's Letters" is about. It explains how one man goes through his life while being tested by demons and questioning if God is real or not. Jordan Fletcher, a successful business man who has a wife and two kids. His mother was a strong christian and he questions the existence of God and Heaven everyday. As he makes his way through life, demons are exchanging words with each other and making up strategies on how to lead Fletcher away from knowing God. With Lord Foulgrin as the mentor for another demon named Squaltaint, they write to each other and try to distract Jordan Fletcher from coming to know the enemy, who is God himself. Lord Foulgrin writes to Squaltaint about ways to distract Fletcher from knowing God and living for him. They put Fletcher and his family through scenarios to lead them away from God. Everyday these demons work on Fletcher and his family constantly to break them apart and 'devour' them. Lord Foulgrin believes the way to accomplish this is to make the 'vermin' think that Christianity is boring and there is never any fun. To make them think that Jesus is just wanting to take away their satisfactions and keep them locked up. As Fletcher goes through life in this book, he is presented with struggles that will test him. He meets friends that help him with bringing his life to Christ. Will he find Christ and live his life for him or fall deep into hell.
One aspect about this book that makes the novel interesting is the characters. The first one is Jordan Fletcher. His mom was a Christian but Jordan never grew up considering Christianity. He is a successful business man who works hard at what he does. Even though he has a wife and two kids, he struggles to keep his family together sometimes. His wife Diane is a very faithfull woman. Diane and Jordan don't have a strong relationship and they ignore each other almost all the time. Diane is a stay at home mom who does not succeed in interacting with her kids. Daniel is their son who stays secluded in his room almost all the time. He engages himself in unnecessary sites on the internet such as pornography sites. He explores different cults, religions, and suicide techniques. He barely interacts with anyone at school and at home as well. Jillian, who is very interactive at school but barely at home is sometimes quiet about what she does. She has friends who like to explore cults on the internet and experiment with demonic activities. She barely talks to her father, mother, and brother and likes to keep it that way. One last character is Ryan. This man is very religious man who serves the Lord and only him. Ryan and Jordan play basketball together and they have visits here and there. Ryan talks about Christianity with Jordan but Jordan always denies it. Ryan and his family are all Christians who serve the Lord with great enthusiasm. Ryan and his family try to help Jordan and his family become Christians.
In summary, this novel definitely deserves a five star rating. The story line is applied very well to the setting and characters. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in finding God and serving him. This novel will leave you thinking about reality and hopefully bring you towards God.
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