To the untrained eye a pastor standing in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, and a news anchor in Charlotte, North Carolina, don’t have much in common. The challenges they face are as different as the hemispheres where they live. But I see them as twins. They share the same spiritual DNA. They’re driven by the same passion. They accomplish ridiculously amazing things for God’s glory. Their faith seems turbocharged from some source that the average Christian never taps into.

 Sun Stand Still is a read that will challenge you to think BIG and to BELIEVE GOD for MORE, even the IMPOSSIBLE! I must say, it is a little strange to read such a tall order from a young man who is the age of one’s own son! I read this book at the same time that my Book Dinner ladies read it. The further I got into it, the more I wasn’t sure if all of my ladies would like it. Did they believe in the God of the impossible? Yes, they did like it!
The point is well-taken, we are not to be defeatist Christian Believers. No. God didn’t mean for us to hang our heads and surrender without a whimper. We should expect great things of God, and pray for them. God is active. I do believe that the great things may seem like small things when we cannot see the end result, like the missionary who serves their whole life without a convert, yet, their faithfulness has been great in God’s sight. The fruit will mature in another season.       
We also get to know him through his personal stories. We see his uncertainty and we see God’s fulfillment of promises that contribute to his destiny. It is enjoyable to read a book that challenges us to greater faith, and with that faith, to greater action. It is a day to ask for miracles that change our homes, churches, cities, and countries.
Sun Stand Still is a good refresher course in taking God at His word.