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Biography & Autobiography.
Religion & Spirituality.
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This stirring account from his daughter describes the rise of a man whosepassion for Jesus and passion for his people triumphed over self-preservationand ultimately fueled an international movement that is still changing livestoday. Called to Controversy is the inside story of one the most influentialevangelists of our No library descriptions found. |
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by Ruth Rosen
Called to Controversy by Ruth Rosen, daughter of Moishe Rosen, tells the life story of the extraordinary man who was the founder of Jews for Jesus from the viewpoint of his family and colleagues....
Moishe comes across as a very talented, brilliant man with an overriding life passion to reach fellow Jews for Jesus. He used his unique talents of creativity, intuition, the ability to read people and situations, communicate, and more, to live out that passion as a missionary to Jews wherever he lived.
Rosen, the author, has done a good job of helping us see him through a multitude of eyes. For not only is she his daughter, but she also worked on staff at Jews for Jesus so saw him interact with co-workers and had him as a boss herself. She had access to dozens of his colleagues (former and present) and the book is liberally sprinkled with direct quotes from interviews, emails, letters, and other primary documents.
Rosen's balanced biography sometimes portrays her father in a less than flattering light — though even the critical parts are respectful in that there is no sense of spite or getting back at him, only the desire to be truthful and not hide the bad. The fact that he was not perfect leaves readers with the realization that we don't have to be perfect either to make a big impact for God....
...I was impressed by the story of this very talented, determined, and focused man, his great love for Jesus—his Y'shua Messiah—and what he accomplished as a result.
Excerpt from a longer review on Blogcritics.
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