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Adventures at the Book Exchange Table - The Color of Water "I thought it was because she wanted to be black like everyone else in church because maybe God liked black people better and one afternoon on the way from church, I asked her if God was black or white. A deep sigh, Oh boy.....God's not black, he's not white, He's a spirit. Does he like black or white people better? He's a spirit, he loves all people. What's a Spirit? A spirit is a spirit. What color is God's spirit? It doesn't have a color, she said. God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color." quoted by James McBride - The Color of Water - A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother Last week, I was at the Annual West Virginia Quaker Gathering. We always have a table for book exchanges. The John Grisham book immediately decided to call my name and go home with me. The Color of Water by James McBride was telling me to take it home but I wavered between "maybe yes, maybe no, I'm not sure" but it eventually made it's way to my luggage for the journey back to Greenbrier County. Later that evening, my good friend and roomie were discussing our fantastic finds at the book exchange table. She revealed that she had the same conversation as I did with The Color of Water but regretted that she opted not to take it. Voila!!!! She will be able to take it to her house at our next Book Club meeting. The book is about a black man's tribute to his White Jewish mother. She converted to Christianity Her husband became a minister, founded the New Brown Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. They wanted to rent a building for a Church but the owner refused upon seeing the husband. The wife met the owner and signed the contract. He was a tad bit surprised when he saw who the Pastor and Congregation were. The woman was disowned by her family and they even held Siva for her. (Seven day ritual for the dead) It appears that she had a higher purpose in the Black Community. [I]"I felt frustrated to live in a world that considers the color of your face an immediate political statement. It took years before I began to accept the fact that the nebulous "white man's world" wasn't as free as it looked; that class, luck, religion all factored in as well." quoted by James McBride - The Color of Water.    Abracadabra  |
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I tend to like trashy romances but they would not be appropriate to share at my book club. I actually learned to read from my mother's True Romance magazines. I had no idea what some of it meant until later years. She and I used to exchange trashy romances. Sometime, I will still run into a book thinking I need to send it to Mom and realize she has been on the other side for several years. Abracadabra
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You are going to love this book from a Christian prospective. This is a true story about a Rabbi's daughter who converted to Christianity. She and her husband founded a church and she raised 12 children who grew up to be successful. Religion and education was the way to lift out of poverty. Abracadabra
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Not into the romance novels myself..... tend to more mystery and intrigue, like Grisham novels. But that book exchange sounds neat. I tend to resell mine for $1 at our flea markets and booths. "The Color of Water" does sound like an interesting book. I remember two books that I read several times as a teenager, and they made an impression on me. They were "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "The Family That Nobody Wanted". Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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What a great find!! For years now, I've kept a record of interesting words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs which have intrigued me as I'm reading. As I was adding something recently, I went back and re-read some of my record, and still sighed, "Ahhhhh..........." Some authors have such a wonderful way with words!
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