When Waters Rise

For the Life of the World is an exquisitely produced primer on the amazingly diverse and complex ways in which we act out our salvation in day-to-day life. While not without its shortcomings, it proves a provocative and moving teaching tool, if used with a critical eye to prompt thoughtful discussion.

With wry humor and transparency, Ridge gives readers a window into her family’s struggles and explains how God used Flash – an unlikely source! – to teach her spiritual lessons and to help her grow in love for and trust in her heavenly Father.

As literate human beings we live in the context of past, present and future. Considering the past as well as the future as we live from day to day is a basic skill we try to instill in children so that they can make wise plans that account for cause and effect. The author of Trees on Mars, however, observes that “Future” has become an obsession in the West.

This book makes one wonder about what we call civilization and a “normal” social life or, for that matter, what leaving it all behind might mean.