Mustard Seeds: Thoughts on the Nature of God And Faith
by Lynn Coulter
Published by B&H Publishing Group
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Reviewed by Claire Vath
In the span of several years, author Lynn Coulter lost both her parents, her husband lost his job and she shattered her shoulder. These blows very nearly shattered her faith, but through God, Coulter was steered back on course. In her debut Christian book, Mustard Seeds, Coulter chronicles her walk of faith, pondering mercy, love, patience and grace.
When Coulter was a child in Sunday school, she received a mustard seed necklace. The piece of plastic may have cost mere cents, but Coulter held it in high esteem. Like her faith, Coulter misplaced her mustard seed necklace, and never recovered it. She was more fortunate with her faith.
Mustard Seeds —also an appropriate title for this avid gardener—comprises 15 essays. These morsels of Coulter’s life are melded together with scripture and blended with prayer and “seeds of faith.”
The result is an uplifting, lovely read on the simplicity and healing powers of prayer in times of distress. And, as Coulter points out, things will go wrong. But that too is part of life. Coulter herself weathered natural disasters, watched her husband live in a trailer park, juggling odd jobs to make ends meet, and navigated the concrete jungle of Atlanta’s roads.
Through the book and through God, Coulter navigates her way to the other side using the God signs she sees.
I’ll admit that the Christian genre is not something I’m usually drawn to. Lynn Coulter’s voice woven throughout scripture makes Mustard Seeds a hard book to put down.
Armchair Interviews says: Interesting story of one woman’s faith journey.