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| The Prodigal Comes Home: My Story of Failure and God's Story of Redemption | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael English
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 86710
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0849901731
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.25092
EAN: 9780849901737
ASIN: 0849901731
Publication Date: April 10, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 We're all sinners July 14, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This quick read goes right to the heart of Michael English, someone I had never heard of, since I don't follow Christian music. But it made addiction come alive as a daily struggle. Lynn Vincent did a good job capturing his confusion and pain, he still has a way to go, it appears,and I'd like to see a follow-up in a few years.
 Southern Charm July 13, 2007
What a good story! Michael English's movie-script rise, fall, and redemption points to God's infinite forgiveness and unconditional love. His lively storytelling (with talented writer Lynn Vincent) entertains, educates and inspires. I especially loved Vincent's memorable descriptions of English's Southern roots. Who can forget his grandparents, Ma English and Daddy Dewey?
Good Writing in Cramped Quarters July 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once again Lynn Vincent ("Same Kinda Different as Me") makes me lose sleep on work nights with her fast paced, seamless story telling -- this time about a guy who isn't all that convincingly redeemed.
Behind the scenes in the Christian music world, with fascinating "you are there" detail. Fun cliff-hanging chapter ends that made me stay up too late. I don't think he intended this (maybe Lynn did), but it made me feel better about myself knowing someone so talented, could mess up so bad. Grace is for everyone.
 Disappointing July 12, 2007
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this book - really. I was a HUGE Michael English fan, and remembered thinking at the Young Messiah tour in 1991 that there was gonna be trouble with First Call.
The book comes across as a happily ever after - when even he states briefly that this is not what he intends. But he did what most addicts do and jumped into another marriage after a very very short duration - and paints nothing but a rosy picture about it. The current marriage should have been played down.
I wanted to know more about God's part in this story - and He is kind of an aside. The passion is for the career, it seems.
It's a compelling story, undoubtably - but it left a bad taste in my mouth. Uneasiness. Too cut and dry - because undoubtably the devastation continues.
Maybe with another writer's help it would not have come across like this.
OK. Left me wanting. July 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was compelled to read this book as someone who has shared my own falls from grace. I have to say that the writing in this book left something to be desired. If you are looking for a spiritual view into the mind of Michael English and why he made choices that he did, I don't think you'll find it here. It is definitely a "factual" look into what happened, but even at the end of the book, there was only a skimmed over narrative of what was spiritually happening in the mind and life of this man. I still have no clear view of his relationship with Jesus and how he is relating to Him today. It felt stoic. It was interesting to hear about his life, but it didn't compel me in any way to turn to Jesus. Maybe that wasn't his intention though. Maybe he just wanted to set the record straight, and if that is the case, it would be okay.
I think there was a deep potential to truly relate and identify with people in similiar circumstances as himself. Unfortunately, I saw only the "actions" of this man, instead of what He feels Jesus Himself was using to draw and push him closer to his prodigal return. I just didn't see much of Jesus in this book, and the population that will relate to this story the most (ME INCLUDED) need to see that spiritual journey, not just what it was like being in rehab. I wanted to hear more about Jesus, and less about his drama.
If you need encouragement or stories of redemption and true grace, I recommend a book like "The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out" by Brennan Manning. Save your money on this one. Not that I am not truly happy for the changes in Michael English's life, I was just left wanting more in regards to his spiritual journey.
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