As the pages turn in "We Stood Upon Stars" the reader would benefit from the accompaniment of Americana music. This book serves as the words to the soundtrack of the postmodern traveler, seeking to discover God in the lost places around our country. The stories from Roger Thompson's travels succeed in entertaining the reader and helping the reader discover the journey that Thompson travels, both on the road and in his soul. In "We Stood Upon Stars," the stories invite one into a wandering of the highways of America and into a wandering of the spiritual highways of a unique soul seeking to love his family, friends, and God. The book offers many inspirational thoughts for how to live life with those we love. A great take away from this book is the invitation to travel ourselves, both down the physical highway and the spiritual highway, discovering the fullness of family and faith.
This book would benefit from two changes. First, if the stories read more like a travel narrative in sequential order, the reader would engage more deeply in Thomson's life. Secondly, the spiritual lessons could be deeper, with more intimate interaction with Scripture so that we can discover how important living by Biblical truth as we travel the highways of life. I received this book from Random House's blogging for books program.
