I Choose Peace

November 15, 2019
Here are 16 biographical stories culled from I Am Second, a multimedia movement and not-for-profit organization designed to inspire people to put Jesus first and themselves second. The stories dramatize their subjects' searches for peace in often rocky and challenging lives. Many of the subjects are well known, such as TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford, A&E's Duck Dynasty stars Phil and Kay Robertson, author and speaker Eric Mataxas, Cy Young Award-winner R. A. Dickey, major league baseball all-star Albert Pujols, and others. The book is divided in three sections, "Finding Peace in Love and Loss," "Finding Peace in Identity and Purpose," and "Finding Peace in Difficulty and Disappointment," the last of which contains the most painful and challenging stories. The inspirational stories are well-written and uniformly interesting if sometimes a bit formulaic. Each story is accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of the subject. Those looking for a supportive read will find it here.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)