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  The following excerpt comes from Rainstorm of Tomorrow by Renyuan Dong. Core Question: Is the world of nature knowable?   The tree represents an existence of obscurity, mystery, metaphor, and silence. While its canopy can stretch up to several thousand square meters, its roots can cover a n area of up to ten million. Such shocking, asymmetrical data prompted a nascent passion within me to carefully reimagine tree roots. Where to find a tree floating tranquilly in a lake, with its wanton crown stretching above shimmering, fluid moonlight; and beneath the water’s surface, as neither a reflection nor an attachment, grows another “tree,” its composition of interweaving, soil-delving roots discarded for an indiscriminate splay into the water? What a spectacular dual-tree picture it would cast upon the lake! Yet, this image is by no means symmetric, since the submerged tree is much more flourishing than its peer above the water – the part we normally see and recognize as a “tree.” Su

  "Thought-provoking. ... An insightful read." This book review, posted on Amazon, came from Trish Thorpe. Read all Amazon reviews of Rainstorm of Tomorrow HERE .

  A 5-star review popped up from a reader named Steve Timmons on Amazon recently: Wonderful book that challenged my thoughts and notions which I took for granted. Renyon poses mind experiments and propositions that had me looking more from the outside in than inside out. At times I just read with a big grin. Highly recommended. Philosophy is NOT dead. To find the book and review on Amazon, click HERE . For more posts on Renyuan and his book, click HERE .

  Review of GodSway from J Bennett Easterling (author of award-winning books, Of God, Rattlesnakes, and Okra , God Speaks into Darkness , and  Jesus Is still Passy By ): GODSWAY , My Anecdotes with God , by Diana Skidmore Keathley This is a vivid and inspiring journey into the spiritual life of a charming lady. Diane’s memoir is filled with heart-warming stories of kindness, sacrifices, and an ever-growing faith in the goodness of God. It is a story you will long remember, as she takes baby steps in faith because he keeps dong strange and wonderful things in her life, proving beyond all doubt that he loves us personally and passionately. You will thrill as she tells of so many “co-incidences” happening to her—prayers answered even when she dared to pray in great detail for specific provisions. She began to realize that God is involved in every detail of our lives, willing and able to bless and guide us, providing for our every need. What surprised her even more were the many ways God