Magwort and the Master [Paperback]

Michael L. McCoy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2002

"Magwort and the Master" is a children's book for grown-ups and a grown-ups' story for children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: CHJ Publishing (June 2002)
• ISBN-10: 092702263X
• ISBN-13: 978-0927022637
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,064,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Book that Makes You Think, January 6, 2003

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S. Endsley (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magwort and the Master (Paperback)

As I settled into my easy chair with a copy of "Magwort and the Master," I wasn't quite sure what to expect.

"A children's book for adults and an adult's book for children?" I thought. "Hmmmmmmm."

Well, Michael L. McCoy delivers on that promise and more in his latest, thought-compelling work.

Magwort is a wild horse who has never been conquered. He is his own master...until he encounters THE Master and the discovers the true meaning of meekness! Without spoiling the tale for you, I can tell you that there is wonderful imagery in this adventurous story. For example, the images of Christian baptism are most compelling.

One finds one's thoughts returning again and again to some part of Magwort's story, long after reading it. It is a fictional tale that touches on the non-fiction of daily life for each of us. It contains a message of deep, confessional faith, yet is not "preachy" in any way. It is a delightful story!

I am pleased to recommend this book to all children, aged five years to an hundred and five! Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Desert first -- but a full course meal, February 14, 2003

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Lisa M. Stapp "qeyyoh" (Spring, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magwort and the Master (Paperback)

I have given this one as gifts to several people -- including a niece, a brother-in-law, and a friend that I write in prison.

So far, it's unanimous -- it looks like it's going to be simplistic and childish, but its deep. It emphasizes that salvation comes from Christ's righteousness, and not our own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Gem, January 9, 2003

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"saintem" (Geneva, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magwort and the Master (Paperback)

Although written as fith in The Chronicles of Peniel Series, Magwort and the Master can easily stand alone. It is a deceptively quick read. Once is not enough to mine every nugget of insight; a thousand times will be too few to have completed the job. It is a book to grow up and old on, for each reading in each season of life will bring to light a new facet of this gem's beauty. It is Christian allegory at its finest, and as such, is a catechetical jewel!