Book review: My Son, John by Kathi Macias

May 22, 4:07 PMPhiladelphia Christian Books ExaminerKelly Kiggins-Lund

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My Son, John, by Kathi Macias is a remarkable tale of God’s immeasurable love and limitless forgiveness. Trying to deal with an almost unbearable pain and impenetrable grief brought upon by the brutal death of a loved one, Liz Peterson and her family members are nearly torn apart when another tragedy befalls them. Author Kathi Macias captures the raw emotions of her characters and weaves them into this poignant story that shows how we can overcome tragedy with God’s strength and how powerfully healing His forgiveness is for all of us. Furthermore, Kathi Macias humanizes the offender of these brutal crimes and reminds us how God sees each of us as lambs gone astray. Macias depicts through her characters how, as lambs, we need to be forgiven, loved and brought back into the fold rather than to be stigmatized, made to feel unworthy, or constantly bludgeoned for past sins. The theme she weaves throughout My Son, John is that we are all sinners who need God’s immeasurable love and limitless forgiveness and that Jesus died for us all so that nothing could seperate us from God.  

Title: My Son, John
Author: Kathi Macias
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Sheaf House Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-979-4854-7
Release Date: April 2009
Price: $12.99
Available at: Amazon.com, Christianbook.com, Borders, Barnes and Noble