"We are fighting a spiritual war in this flesh. It is not a war against our fellow man but against the powers and principalities of Satan."
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Trees of Life: The Genetic Code of
God's Children and Selected Poems by Richard Morgan Trafford Publishing
book review by P. Hooper
According to the author, Christians are bombarded with dangerous and untrue teachings on an almost constant basis; the stated purpose of Morgan's book is to help Christians understand who they are as children of God, so that they can follow God out of love rather than fear.
Morgan, himself, though now a self-proclaimed Christian, went through a dark period during which he says, "I began to lead a life without God, centered around myself and alcohol. Eventually, my spiritual state deteriorated into thoughts of suicide." Once he hits rock bottom, Morgan encounters a woman at work who helps him come back to God. After years of study and prayer, Morgan decides that writing is his gift to God so he sets about compiling his thoughts and poetry into this book to help others who may be struggling on their faith journey.
Well-written, the book is set up into chapters that read remarkably like individual sermons one might hear at a church service, but with a decidedly poetic flair. Morgan is a master at metaphor, sprinkling them liberally throughout the book, like the comparison of sin to global warming or a highway of destruction. Interspersed throughout are poems he has written on religious topics. Morgan covers such topics as pride, fear, and the pursuit of riches and how these attributes can separate people from the spiritual riches that God offers His children. Although the book teaches how to be a good Christian, it never comes off as preachy or judgmental; instead it inspires readers to live a better life.