Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

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The only thing I wasn't really too happy about was when the story just all of a sudden went to Kizzy. I mean we never heard about Kunta and Bell again. Half the book was about Kunta and then the next chapter that's it. I didn't really like that. Mozart’s Starling is a delightful, enlightening, breathless flight through the worlds of Carmen and Star, two European starlings who join their human counterparts in exploring life and music and nature, helping to shed light on the connection between humans and birds--those of us bound to terra firma, and those of us who are free to soar.”

Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place where science and spirit meet" (Robin Wall Kimmerer).

Women have long been told to “know our place”. This powerful and inspiring exploration of the female relationship with landscape turns the diktat around, showing us what may be gained from doing just that.’ Melissa Harrison, author of the Costa-shortlisted ‘At Hawthorn Time’

My church went through this 10-week series together in the form of small community groups. My husband and I led a group of couples through this series. I loved the introspective questions the book stirs in you and the themed weeks. My favorite weeks were "Where is God in the midst of suffering" because it helped give me answers to the question when folks ask "Why me, God?" as well as the prayer, stronghold, and service weeks. Most of us feel it's highly unlikely that Alex found the village whence his ancestors sprang. Roots is a work of the imagination rather than strict historical scholarship. It was an important event because it captured everyone's imagination. [31] Where she lost me in her other books was the disingenuous nature and double standards. She'd be at once alarmed the last polar ice cap would melt by the time her daughter turned 35 yet had no qualms about making multiple international flights for either pleasure or what she deemed research. (The research being a trip to Austria to ponder about Mozart and his pet bird, however the research added nothing to the book)For women who feel separated from their true feminine self, this is a rallying cry to rediscover those ancient roots and be part of the life force again .’ cygnus review

It's accounts like this that remind me that these events are such recent history and while there have been great strides, there's a long long way to go. Along that journey, reading has been an integral piece of the puzzle for me. And I just finished Rooted: The hidden places where God develops you by Banning Liebscher. When I signed up to read this book and review it, I didn't know who Liebscher was, but I was drawn to the book, and the subtitle. I was intrigued by the idea of creating a hidden place with God.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in encouragement in their walk with Christ. There were several instances where I personally found encouragement reading this. In one section, God used this book to speak to me about something I had been praying about and give me assurance about His will. I think there’s something written in here for every Christian – or even for someone considering Christianity. The Waller family already owned the slave Toby in 1762, five years before the Lord Ligonier supposedly landed Kunta Kinte in Annapolis. Haley had only searched for references to Toby after 1767, succumbing to confirmation bias. Dr. Waller did not have a cook named Bell or his own plantation, as he was disabled and lived with his brother John. Toby also appears to have died before 1782, eight years before his daughter Kizzy was supposedly born. "Missy" Anne could not have been Kizzy's childhood playmate, as Ann Murray was a grown woman and already married in the relevant timeframe. In fact, there is no record of a Kizzy being owned by any of the Wallers. [25] However, some historians and genealogists suggested Haley did not rely on factual evidence as closely as he represented, [20] claiming there are serious errors with Haley's family history and historical descriptions in the period preceding the Civil War.