Luke's Passage

by Max Davis

Luke is the pride of Magnolia Springs, Louisiana. The perfect kid. He attends Church—doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t cuss. He’s the star of the high school baseball team, destined for the big leagues, but everything changes with a simple challenge.

Genres: Christian Fiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Haunting

[Pamela Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A coming of age novel about a teenage boy, Luke Hatcher, who is primed to be a pro-baseball player and who is discovering that his first love is Haley, the girl down the street that he grew up with. When she dies accidentally, the guilt he feels because of his part in her death has him believing that he doesn’t deserve to be happy again. Even though he was raised in church, his faith in God has vanished. Overwhelmed by loss and grief, he leaves home and joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam. Behind enemy lines, God touches him through friendship and the faithfulness of his fellow soldier, Sammy.

Luke grapples with all the things we wonder about: Where is God when bad things happen? Why is forgiveness so hard? Will we ever be whole again? Author Max Davis does a great job of bringing us into this young man’s crisis and leaving room for us to ask our own hard questions about the depth of God’s love and forgiveness. This book can be read by everyone, but especially those who have been to war.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an emotionally charged book! The authors characters come alive on paper and make putting the book down challenging. From the very beginning Luke, Haley and the others captured me and made me feel like I had known them all my life. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of reading Max Davis' masterpiece! Highly recommend this book!

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd have to say 3.5 stars ... it was too predictable and there were too many editing errors to give it 4.
A good, easy read; very elementary in delivery, even though the subjects were intense (accidental death, suicide and war).

[Cws]

YA Dav

[Brenda]

Loved this novel. When you have a prodigal it's a reminder of God's faithfulness. Did this mother's heart good.

[Mona Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absorbing story that grips your heart. Highly recommended.