{"id":279,"date":"2017-02-01T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T23:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2017-09-10T16:33:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T22:33:58","slug":"book-lives-of-unstoppable-hope-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/01\/book-lives-of-unstoppable-hope-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: Lives of Unstoppable Hope (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1430827364l\/25484351.jpg\" alt=\"Lives of Unstoppable Hope\" width=\"297\" height=\"475\" \/>Lives of Unstoppable Hope<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nYear: 2015<br \/>\nAuthor: Stant Litore<br \/>\nLength: 124 pages<\/p>\n<p>As a Colorado author, I often run across other authors at conventions in the state. I\u2019ve seen Stant at a few of the conventions, the most recent being Mile-Hi Con 2016. Because I\u2019m connected to the Colorado author community, I saw some of my author friends post that this book of his was available on Kindle for a very affordable price. While I haven\u2019t officially introduced myself to Stant Litore, after reading this book, I may want to because it really spoke to me on a deep and emotional level.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciated Stant\u2019s open and intimate look into the life of him and his family, especially in light of the medical struggles of his daughter, Inara. I\u2019m sure I would be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn\u2019t had at least some member of their family in some sort of hopeless medical condition, be it a parent, spouse, or child. Having had some of my own struggles with a medical issue affecting someone I love, his examination of the Beatitudes was helpful for me to read in a time of doubt and depression.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was there a depth of knowledge of the original language of this Biblical passage, but his ability to show the applicability of it in difficult circumstances was especially on point. I can only imagine the strength of spirit needed to live a life of unstoppable hope, but clearly, Stant\u2019s foundation in the Lord gives him the ability to share the miraculous victories God has provided in a situation that could easily have gone much worse.\u00a0 The Beatitudes has always been a section of the gospel open to many interpretations, but Stant\u2019s slant on it certainly makes it an encouraging piece. I only wish it was longer so I could read more of Stant\u2019s meaningful examination.<\/p>\n<p>A short book that can help readers through difficult times, I give <em>Lives of Unstoppable Hope<\/em> 4.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-647\" src=\"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/255px-Five-pointed_star_svg-150x150.png\" alt=\"255px-Five-pointed_star_svg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>\u00a01\/2<\/strong><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lives of Unstoppable Hope Year: 2015 Author: Stant Litore Length: 124 pages As a Colorado author, I often run across other authors at conventions in the state. I\u2019ve seen Stant at a few of the conventions, the most recent being Mile-Hi Con 2016. Because I\u2019m connected to the Colorado author community, I saw some of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,54],"tags":[33,55,305,303,8,304],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4-5-stars","category-book","tag-33","tag-book","tag-colorado","tag-lives-of-unstoppable-hope","tag-review","tag-stant-litore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}