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New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp
2.0
This devotional includes readings for every day of the year. Each one begins with one of Paul Tripp's tweets, and then he unpacks the meaning of that idea and shares a Bible reference at the end. This devotional has been popular for years, and I'm reviewing a new edition from 2024. I have no idea what is different about this new edition. It's not clear from the book itself or the description online what has changed, if anything.
Overall, I'm not impressed. The content is fine, but it tends to be very repetitive and overly wordy, filling up the page with a simple concept that didn't need so many analogies or examples. I also think that the author is overly dismissive of people's hard times and struggles, quickly turning everything into a teaching moment about contentment and being sold out for God's kingdom instead of your own, without making space for legitimate grief and struggle over real losses.
The formatting is very difficult to read. The first paragraph of each page is completely left-justified, and the rest of the paragraphs are barely offset from the side of the page. The paragraphs all run together visually, without spaces between them, and the lack of breathing room makes this read like one giant block of text. The font is also very small. This is not a good fit for anyone with low vision or dyslexia, unless they get a digital version where they can change the font size or style.
The formatting makes this much less appealing, and even though I'm a proficient reader who reads hundreds of books every year, I still found my eyes skipping on different lines, and it was hard to focus and keep my place. If the author and/or publisher wanted to keep every devotional to a single page, then the readings should have been more succinct, rather than shrunk down and squeezed in.
I received a free copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review.
Overall, I'm not impressed. The content is fine, but it tends to be very repetitive and overly wordy, filling up the page with a simple concept that didn't need so many analogies or examples. I also think that the author is overly dismissive of people's hard times and struggles, quickly turning everything into a teaching moment about contentment and being sold out for God's kingdom instead of your own, without making space for legitimate grief and struggle over real losses.
The formatting is very difficult to read. The first paragraph of each page is completely left-justified, and the rest of the paragraphs are barely offset from the side of the page. The paragraphs all run together visually, without spaces between them, and the lack of breathing room makes this read like one giant block of text. The font is also very small. This is not a good fit for anyone with low vision or dyslexia, unless they get a digital version where they can change the font size or style.
The formatting makes this much less appealing, and even though I'm a proficient reader who reads hundreds of books every year, I still found my eyes skipping on different lines, and it was hard to focus and keep my place. If the author and/or publisher wanted to keep every devotional to a single page, then the readings should have been more succinct, rather than shrunk down and squeezed in.
I received a free copy from the publisher through Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review.