BLOGWORDS – Saturday 21 May 2022 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY-on-SATURDAY – MULTI-BOOK REVIEW BLITZ – NEW WINE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY by HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
BLOGWORDS – Saturday 21 May 2022 – TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY-on-SATURDAY – BOOK REVIEW – NEW WINE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY by HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY-on-SATURDAY – BOOK REVIEW – NEW WINE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY by HEATHER NORMAN SMITH
THE BLURB
Springville Community Christian Church is nestled in the foothills of North Carolina in a quiet, Mayberry-esque community. But when a ruthless businessman from out of town sets his sights on quaint downtown Springville as the perfect location to open a bar, the town’s calm is disturbed and the church’s pastor is pulled into the chaos.
Pastor Daniel Whitefield seeks only to do the will of God. Nothing more, nothing less. When he’s pressured to join the Springville League of Churches—a coalition in protest of the bar—he resists, causing tension with friends and congregants. Daniel further risks his credibility by organizing a taxi service for the bar’s customers, as a way to witness of God’s love to them.
The seven members of New Wine Transportation Company are excited to minister in their community, despite the naysayers, but as damaging rumors about the pastor and his wife spread, Daniel begins to question the project. Is it worth the risks involved? And can they really make a difference by giving folks a ride home after a night out drinking? Maybe there’s more at stake than they know.
THE AUTHOR
Heather Norman Smith is a Christian Fiction and devotions author. Her goal is to use the written word to entertain and encourage while illuminating the redemptive love of God. She is proud to be a life-long North Carolinian and aims to present the beauty of the Tar Heel State in her fiction. Her home is just outside Winston-Salem, NC, where she lives with her husband, their four children, and several pets. Along with writing and spending time with family, Heather also enjoys singing about Jesus.
MY REVIEW
We all know you attract more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. Sadly, too many Christians are proverbial vinegar; Pastor Daniel Whitefield was not among them.
He is, rather, a balm of honey on wounded souls.
An ingenious plan, actually, especially in the face of protests and opposition. Not unlike Noah, Daniel carries out his mission, walking into the unknown.
As a resident of the Upstate of South Carolina, I could well imagine the town of Springville. The “Mayberry” setting, the country roads, the surrounding hills and mountains.
I appreciated the author’s authentic characters, both church members and nonbelievers. Each of the drivers and each of the passengers had their own story to tell, and Ms. Smith gave the reader a “front seat” audience.
As God is wont to do, He did not reveal the whole purpose of the plan; Ms. Smith threw quite the twist in right there at the end!!
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I received a complimentary copy of this book, but was under no obligation to read the book or to post a review. I offer my review of my own free will. The opinions expressed in my review are my honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
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