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Red Pen Redemption Kindle Edition

by Lori Stanley Roeleveld (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
What if God took you up on a dare? Helen Bancroft's led a good life and feels no need for her daughter's Savior. When God accepts Helen's dare to edit her autobiography and prove her righteousness, she's in for a lesson in her own history. One woman's journey from unbelief to acceptance turns into the Christmas Eve adventure of a lifetime beneath the red pen of Christ's mercy and grace.
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    November 19, 2015
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Lori Stanley Roeleveld is a disturber of hobbits who enjoys making comfortable Christians late for dinner. She's authored an unsettling blog since 2009; a pursuit that eventually resulted in her first book, Running from a Crazy Man (and other adventures traveling with Jesus). Though she has degrees in Psychology and Biblical Studies, Lori learned the most important things from studying her Bible in life's trenches. You'll find her at her website www.loriroeleveld.com. If not, know she's off somewhere slaying dragons. Not available for children's parties.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0189HFQ68
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elk Lake Publishing (November 19, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 19, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 665 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 178 pages
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Disturber of hobbits. Making comfortable Christians continually late for dinner. Blogger. Certified coach. Speaker. Wife. Mother. Grandmother. Part-time giant-slayer. Not available for children's parties.

Lori has degrees in psychology and biblical studies as well as extensive experience with families in crisis and at-risk youth. She's followed Jesus into numerous adventures and hasn't been bored for a single moment of it.

Lori disturbs hobbits from her home base in Rhode Island where she lives with her husband Rob. Her two adult children (along with their families) have followed Jesus into their own adventures (which include kids, dogs, goats, and new addresses.)

Continue the conversation with Lori at her website, www.loriroeleveld.com. She's always ready for a hard (or easy) conversation with readers.

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Customers find the story well-written and emotional. They describe the book as delightful, compelling, and fun to read. The spiritual message is clearly presented and inspiring. Readers appreciate the nicely developed characters and narrative style. Overall, they find the story sweet, thoughtful, and encouraging.

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Customers enjoy the well-written story with biblical references. They find the premise and idea compelling, with emotional depth and rich characterization. The story is described as an emotional tale of redemption that makes you think.

"As an editor and Dickens's lover, this story was like chocolate to s'mores...." Read more

"...This is an entertaining and well written story. It is also a challenging one...." Read more

"...My tears flowed as I came to end of the book. I appreciate the author writing a book filled with scriptures that touched my soul, words that healed..." Read more

"...The dialogue was smart and fun to read. The author also did a great job handling hot topics within the Gospel without sounding preachy...." Read more

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Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable to read. They appreciate the smart dialogue and enlightening story that captures their interest. The writing style keeps them hooked and interested in learning more about the topic. Readers say it's well worth finishing and a great book to give to someone who has deep questions about God.

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"...a copy of this book and allowing me to give an honest review of an amazing book." Read more

"...In fact, this would be a great book to give to someone who has deep questions about God and suffering, reminiscent of “Dinner With a Perfect Stranger..." Read more

"...What ensues is a very engaging, enlightening story that captures the reader’s interest and teaches a pertinent truth for all mankind...." Read more

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Customers find the book's spiritual message clear and engaging. They say it clearly presents the salvation message without any doubt. The book is described as inspiring, real, and entertaining with biblical references. Readers appreciate the well-written story and its Gospel-centered message.

"...The salvation message is clearly presented so readers will have no doubt as to what determines their destiny...." Read more

"...I appreciate the author writing a book filled with scriptures that touched my soul, words that healed me and hope that my relationship can grow..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development. They find the protagonist well-developed, though some characters did not connect with them as much.

"...But this book was a wonderful surprise! The characters were very well-developed and really came alive. The dialogue was smart and fun to read...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the narrative style. They find it modern yet traditional, with depth in the characters. The story is sweet and encouraging, with a thought-provoking message.

"...rest of the book we are taken on a journey of a life that looks so good at first glance, but with more scrutiny we find it wasn't a good life at all...." Read more

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  • Chris S. Manion
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Delicious Read.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
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    As an editor and Dickens's lover, this story was like chocolate to s'mores. I recognized myself in the characters as many do in Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Roeleveld's skill as an author who's honed her craft with admirable talent and practice whets my appetite for more of her work. I can hardly wait to see how she's grown as a writer since she wrote Red Pen Redemption. Highly recommended.
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  • Joan N.
    4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining yet challenging story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2016
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    What would you do if you received a challenge from God? You thought you had lived a good enough life to get into heaven, if there really was such a thing. In fact, you had just written a memoir of all the good parts of your life. It would be a gift to your favorite grandson. But then on Christmas Eve you receive a strange box. Inside are a Bible, a pen that writes in red, and a note challenging you to evaluate your life against the Bible.

    That's what happened to Helen. She had been a successful reporter. Words were her thing. And now she was being challenged to put her life to the test.

    This is a good story after the style of A Christmas Carol. Helen sees vignettes from her life on the tablet her grandson had left on her desk and she reads verses in the Bible that mysteriously light up. She spends a Christmas Eve facing the reality of her life and she finds out she has not been nearly as good of a person as she had thought.

    This is an entertaining and well written story. It is also a challenging one. Like Helen, we may need to face the reality of our life, that we are not as good as we'd like to believe. Like Helen, we may need to come to the realization that we are not “good enough” to get into heaven. The salvation message is clearly presented so readers will have no doubt as to what determines their destiny.

    I received a complimentary digital copy of this book through The Book Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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  • Deana
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book On A Relationship with God
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016
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    I have not read a book this powerful and life changing in a very long time. I have always thought my relationship with God was good. After reading this very emotional story, I realize I have a lot of work to do. I don't think I would be as brave as Helen and challenge God like she did. Her family always prayed that she would someday know Him. One Christmas Eve , Helen will find her life unfolding before her eyes.

    As the evening progressed Helen was preparing her gift to her grandson. It was a manuscript written by her about her life. A mysterious package arrives for her and she takes it upstairs to open it. What is inside the package? Will it change the way Helen thinks about God? As she tries to understand her gift , she boldly tells God to "edit" her story. She doesn't believe in Him and feels like her life story has nothing to be ashamed of or need to ask forgiveness for. I loved the journey the author takes us own as we glimpse into Helen's life. We see images of her growing up and being reminded of things that perhaps were not good decisions. I felt like I was on a journey through history as the author took us to the sixties. We see Helen experiencing Woodstock and watching as God shows her through scripture the things she had done that did not line up with the Word of God. I especially liked the mention of 911. That was a time of grief for a nation and the worry that many people faced when they were frantic about the safety of their loved ones. Helen's life was not perfect, but God is a forgiving God. The more she spent with Him that evening, the more her heart began to soften towards Him. Will Helen give her heart to Jesus?

    I know that if my life story were in front of me , I would have red markings all over the pages as Helen did. My tears flowed as I came to end of the book. I appreciate the author writing a book filled with scriptures that touched my soul, words that healed me and hope that my relationship can grow stronger with God.

    A big thank you to The BookClub Network and the author for a copy of this book and allowing me to give an honest review of an amazing book.
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  • Robin Farnsworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Could NOT put this down!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024
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    Wow! Okay, first of all, I’m not a huge fan of fiction, especially Christian fiction. Sorry, but it’s usually so trite and predictable. But this book was a wonderful surprise! The characters were very well-developed and really came alive. The dialogue was smart and fun to read. The author also did a great job handling hot topics within the Gospel without sounding preachy. In fact, this would be a great book to give to someone who has deep questions about God and suffering, reminiscent of “Dinner With a Perfect Stranger.” I thoroughly enjoyed every page. It was well worth the sleep I missed staying up last night to finish it!
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  • jcr61312
    5.0 out of 5 stars but Helen opts to remain home alone to reflect upon what she has written and her good life. During this self-imposed quiet time
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2017
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    Red Pen Redemption by Lori Stanley Roeleveld is a captivating story set on Christmas Eve. Lifelong journalist, Helen Bancroft, endeavors to leave her autobiography for her family, especially for her grandson. Independent and self-made, she has no need for a belief in a Savior, unlike the rest of her family. Even her late husband at the last of his life began a relationship with Jesus.

    On Christmas Eve the rest of her family attend church services, but Helen opts to remain home alone to reflect upon what she has written and her good life. During this self-imposed quiet time, Helen receives a mysterious gift at her door and embarks on an examination of her life, focusing on proving to God her good acts in life and the utter senselessness of a need of salvation.

    With the assistance of her autobiography, a Bible that mysteriously lights up key verses, scenes of her life displayed on her grandson’s computer, and a special red pen for editing parts of her story that do not measure up to God’s standards, Helen sets out to challenge God , to show Him that she is good enough for Heaven. What ensues is a very engaging, enlightening story that captures the reader’s interest and teaches a pertinent truth for all mankind. Not just a Christmas story, but a story for all time.

    I received this wonderful book through TBCN in exchange for an honest review. It is one that I want to reread at Christmas time and revisit several times. I highly recommend this book.
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  • Melanie Kerr
    4.0 out of 5 stars She had written a memoir which she believes shows being a good person is all that is needed to get to ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2017
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    I have to confess that Christian fiction isn’t really my cup of tea. I bought the book because it was written by a friend of mine. I was surprised that it turned out to be such a page turner.

    It follows the struggle of an elderly lady, Helen, who is determined to show that life can be lived successfully without reference to God. She takes up a dare she thinks her grandson has set her. She had written a memoir which she believes shows being a good person is all that is needed to get to heaven. A red pen, a Bible, an I-pad and a miracle say otherwise.

    I sympathised with Helen’s dilemma. It is hard to accept that people we love, who didn’t have a saving knowledge of Jesus when they die don’t go to heaven. It seems that a God that allows that to happen isn’t the caring God we want to Him to be. I don’t think Helen and I would have been friends though. She was driven and I’m not. The success she gained came at too high a price for me.

    I didn’t feel drawn to either of Helen’s daughters. I know that Kat’s love for Helen was real. Sometimes it felt like Kat would love her mother more is she accepted Jesus as her saviour.

    I loved the walk through Helen’s life as she read chapters in her memoir to herself. It was a clever idea to show how the visible side to a person’s life is often not compatible with what goes on in their thoughts and motives. People are deeper that we think. I wanted to dislike Helen as the story revealed more of her character but I found myself feeling sorry for her. For all her success, it brought too little joy.

    Helen’s husband, Charles, was by far the nicest character in the book. I would like to say that he was too good to be real but I have met people like him who love wholeheartedly and demonstrate amazing forgiveness.

    I enjoyed the story. I found the miracle side to the story intriguing. If only God spoke that clearly to us all. I felt a little Bible thumped along the way although it was a gentle thumping.

    The story was well written. The dialogue had a natural feel to it. I could easily picture the house, the rooms and the people. The end was not what I expected.

    Can life be lived successfully without God? The book shows that it can’t – a message that has Christians nodding their heads. I am not sure that people without faith would agree. Helen was perhaps too extreme a character to relate too. Perhaps Kat was too much like the Christians people meet and can’t relate too. The story really speaks about the reality of the eternal life and the urgency to talk to people about heaven and hell.
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