23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese.  This book is nothing short of insane.  It was written by a realtor, of all people, and is really designed to tell people that hell exists.  It's not one of those books that are all gloom and doom, but this guy actually visits hell...REALLY and then heaven and then comes back to tell us that hell exists and to that it's time to get your head out of your ____.  In reality there is no better book to start the new year than a book that really makes your question your actions and core values.  By the end of the book....the book at longest is a 2 day read...you feel pretty confident that you want to point your life in an unmovable direction.  A great book for 2008.

The second book is one that I stumbled on that has been around for 30+ years.  Run, Baby  Run by Nicky Cruz.  It's about a Puerto Rican boy who comes to the states, NY, at the age of 15 and by 17 he's running the toughest gang in the city.  Other gangs call on his gang for protection.  Long story short he's on a 1 way ticket to hell and finds Christ and becomes a street minister and now has a national ministry.  Reading the first book and following it with the second book only makes you reconfirm and rededicate yourself to your calling.

I love my profession, but I need to be ummovable in my decisions to act according to the values that I know that I have.  Our life on earth is short, so we need to get aligned with our inner truths so that we can succeed in all we do.

 
Posted by Larry Bettag Illinois FHA Specialist on 01/14/2008 08:50 AM   Comments (9)   , , ,  

9 Comments on 2 great books to start the new year

Larry,

Well said....I will look for these books.....and add them to my list of reading suggestions.

01/14/2008 09:01 AM by Dan Brudnok - Realtor, e-PRO, ABR, CSP - Chester County RE Professional (Keller Williams - Exton - PA License Number #RS225179L )

I've never heard of 23 minutes in Hell, but it sounds like it was written by a Realtor. They must have worked with one of my clients.

01/14/2008 09:07 AM by Al Maxwell - Real Estate Agent - (Coldwell Banker)

D...read them.  Al...no doubt!

01/14/2008 09:46 AM by Larry Bettag - Cherry Creek Mortgage

Never heard of 23 minutes in hell.. sounds like somewhere I wouldn't want to be. Run Baby Run - that is a good book and I think that they made it into a movie too.

01/14/2008 12:10 PM by Lindsey Hasford (Coldwell Banker Vision)

Well my favorite 2 books to start the New Year off are

The Great Divorce by CS Lewis and

Thomas Kempis-The imitation of Christ

 

good stuff here is my 2 cents

Its good to be in the Rain

01/14/2008 01:47 PM by Justin Chester (Integra Computers)

Lindsey...I hope to see if it was a movie...it's an awesome book.  I'm going to look for it.

Justin...because of you I went out and picked up The Great Divorce....I'll see how it is...thanks.

01/14/2008 04:47 PM by Larry Bettag - Cherry Creek Mortgage

Run baby Run is a continuation of the first book,"The Cross and the Switchblade".....

It is the compelling story of how David Wilkerson started the Teen Challenge Program on the streets of NYC.....

It is a must read!!

=-)

01/15/2008 11:08 AM by Central Florida real estate - Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent® (Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.)

Alexander...I'm reading backwards...Im reading cross and switchblade now.  However, I think i did read it when I was a kid.  Great books by both of them....great people

01/15/2008 10:56 PM by Larry Bettag - Cherry Creek Mortgage

God is good to have raised up such a ministry.........

\O/

01/15/2008 11:04 PM by Central Florida real estate - Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent® (Beach and Luxury Realty Inc.)

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