True Strength

True Strength

Posted by Michael Brown in BLOG, Book Reviews, Featured, Internal Battles, Physical Battles, Spiritual Growth | Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Sometimes you think you choose a book. And sometimes you realize the book chose you.
One such book is Kevin Sorbo’s True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal–and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life. As you guys know by now I like reading biographies and autobiographies. They allow me to see the world through different eyes.
I preordered this book on a whim, not really expecting much.  Maybe some cool Hollywood stories about Hercules and Andromeda (which there are many). I figured it would be a fun little break from school reading.
It was so much more.
This is a book about life, death, hopes, and dreams – dreams that are realized and others that are shattered. This book is a fast read but it is not an easy read. You will laugh, you will tear up, and your stomach will be knotted at times.
This book will stretch you.
Through a linear story with flash backs – we learn that Kevin had an aneurysm and three, yes three, mini-strokes during the hiatus of Hercules. His strokes appear to have been caused after he visits a chiropractor. While there, Sorbo hears a voice telling him not to let the doctor crack his neck. He hears this voice twice. He doesn’t listen.
Kevin goes from being a “demi-god” who needed no help, on the fast track to all his goals, to the shadow of the man he once was (as he saw it). We live through it with him and his wife Sam, his friends, family, and co-workers. We live through the deepest valley with Sorbo, yet even there we see a glimmer of hope; a hope that God is still with Kevin, even through this personal hell.
This is a story of inspiration and hope through the most trying of situations. It should be read by everyone so that they can understand, even if just a little bit, how it feels to live through a stroke or other life altering medical issue, and come out on the other side spiritually renewed. The main lesson in this story is that even when the unthinkable happens, it doesn’t not mean your life is over.
I highly recommend this book – it will be well worth your time.

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