Review: The Heart of Hell: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima

A weekend nonfiction book review.  Because even Pastors need a break from heavy theological readings.

Mitch Weiss.  The Heart of Hell: The Untold Story of Courage and Sacrifice in the Shadow of Iwo Jima.  New York, NY: Penguin Group, March 1st 2016. 432 pp.

5 out of 5

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This book tells the story of a Navy craft on the eve of the Marines’ landing on the island of Iwo Jima.  It is not a story of the small boat per se (the craft is Landing Craft Infantry 449) but the stories of the men who make up the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449.  This is the first naval history book I read of World War Two as an adult.  I certainly enjoyed it and learned a lot from it in terms of human nature, war and humanity.  In this review I want to first note the helpful format of the book and then discuss the content of the book itself.

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How Not to Be a Tyrannical Husband: Meditate on Christ as the Groom

Ephesians 5:22 teaches “Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”  Yet we also know that husbands should not be tyrannical.  How can husbands lead and not be a tyrant?  I thought this quote from John Piper was worth meditating upon:

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