If I were to go solely on the description of the book, I thought this would be more of a daily reflection book. (More like Essentials for Life by Marcia Ford, a book I had reviewed earlier on my blog.) Instead, Gentile divided the stories of Jesus' ministry into different areas such as Miracles, Parables, Teachings Galilee, etc. This is one of those books that you have to read with another book in hand too. That book being The Bible. At the beginning of each reflection, Gentile lists a few lines from a song or a poem of praise. Gentile then lists a set of Bible verses to read. There is a meditation upon these Bible verses and a prayer. The closing is another praise poem or song. Each individual meditation is anywhere from 3 to 4 pages long. If you read this book day by day as it states and simply stuck to one meditation a day, there are enough meditations to get you through several months. It is not a good book for you if you just like to be able to open up a book and read it straight through. It is a good book for you if you want to read and reflect on Jesus' teachings and need a guide to help you do so.
I received a complimentary copy of Day by Day by Robert J. Gentile as a member of the Dorrance Publishing Book Review Team. Visitdorrancebookstore.comto learn how you can become a member of the Book Review Team.
