6/22/2023 0 Comments Rooms by James L. Rubart![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rubart uses Christian scripture sparingly and stays away from religious lingo, yet still manages to bring in topics like spiritual warfare. Like its cover says, the story is a blend of “The Screwtape Letters” and “The Shack,” without as much controversial theology. And its rooms, which seem to appear and disappear on their own, offer the chance for healing, reconciliation and love. The house, it turns out, is actually a physical manifestation of Micah’s soul. He has a great girlfriend, a penthouse in Seattle, a hurtful relationship with his father and a heart still aching from the loss of his mother.Ī letter arrives from a late uncle he barely knew and tells him of a house the uncle has built for him along the Oregon coast. In “Rooms,” Micah is a software tycoon with almost more money than he knows what to do with. “I had the choice to jump off the cliff or stay safe.” “I had the same choice Micah has to make in the book,” Rubart said. He poured that experience into Micah Taylor, the main character in his first Christian novel, “Rooms.” ![]() For years he ran a highly profitable marketing firm, all the while feeling there was more to his destiny – knowing that he needed to write more than TV ads. James Rubart knows success can feel empty. ![]()
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