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Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott, 10th Anniversary Edition

By: Beth Nimmo, Darrell Scott, Steve Rabey

Thomas Nelson / 2009 / Paperback

4.5 out of 5 stars (14 Reviews)

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 224
Vendor: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: 2009

Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.19 X 0.25 (inches)
ISBN: 1400313473
ISBN-13: 9781400313471
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"I am not going to apologize for speaking the name of Jesus . . . If I have to sacrifice everything . . . I will." –Rachel Scott

The Columbine tragedy in April 1999 pierced the heart of our country. We later learned that the teenage killers specifically targeted Rachel Scott and mocked her Christian faith on their chilling, homemade videotapes. Rachel Scott died for her faith. Now her parents talk about Rachel's life and how they have found meaning in their daughter's martyrdom in the aftermath of the school shooting. Rachel's Tears comes from a heartfelt need to celebrate this young girl's life, to work through the grief and the questions of a nation, and to comfort those who have been touched by violence in our schools today. Using excerpts and drawings from Rachel's own journals, her parents offer a spiritual perspective on the Columbine tragedy and provide a vision of hope for preventing youth violence across the nation.

Author Bio

Beth Nimmo is the mother of Rachel Scott, the first victim killed at Columbine High School. Beth is the co-author of Rachel's Tears and author of The Journals of Rachel Scott.

Darrell Scott has become a crusader since his daughter's death in the Columbine High School tragedy. He is the co-founder of The Columbine Redemption and is the co-author of the bestselling book Rachel's Tears and Chain Reaction.

Steve Rabey is an award-winning author and speaker. He has written nearly twenty books and over 2,000 articles about religion and popular culture in the New York Times, Christian Retailing, and Publishers Weekly, among many others.

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Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott, 10th Anniversary Edition 4.6 5 14 14

I have read all 3 of the books and find them to be very inspiring and inspirational to say the least but God given..what a wonderful and amazing young woman. When my heart aches for peace and encouragement i look forward to finding strength in the pages of this tremendous young lady. September 11, 2010

this is an amazing book. very inspiring. it was amazing how rachel knew before that she was going to die. and the picture she drew of her eyes crying 13 tears that turned into drops of blood onto a rose was prophetic. 13 people died at the Columbine shooting. wow. very good book. i enjoyed reading the excerpts in this book from rachel's journals. also recommend the book "she said yes" about cassie burnall and the columbine tragedy that took her life as well. July 26, 2010

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book. The first chapter told the story of how the events of April 20th 1999 enfolded from the parents' point of view, which was compelling to read and actually moved me to tears. But after that, a lot of the chapters simply recounted aspects of Rachel Scott's spiritual life. Although I was inspired by how strong her relationship with God was as well as her creativity in her drawings and poems, I felt that this got a little repetitive and I'm not quite sure how they spun this out for several chapters. Maybe others who aren't used to spiritual gifts and intense relationships with God would have found these chapters more interesting, but I began to skim-read when I realised that I was reading the same thing written with different words. I have a feeling that this book was written to convince the general public that Rachel Scott was not an angel, but simply a normal teenage girl. However, I was convinced as soon as the book told me that - I didn't need to read a hundred pages proving this! What did interest me, however, was the parents' explanations of the events of April 20th 1999, their opinions on why school shootings happen, and their comments on their daughter's murderers. I'm not saying that I wasn't inspired by Rachel Scott's life - just that I didn't need to read seven chapters about her relationship with God in order to be inspired. This is definitely a book for Christians, and I would recommend it to those who aren't used to having an intense relationship with God, or are "lukewarm" Christians. I think it would appeal more to this audience than people like me, who come from churches that hold Healing Outpouring meetings and have a Movement in Worship team. I also think that this book would appeal more to Christians. Although non-Christians might find the comments about the actual shooting interesting, I don't think many of them would care for the notes on Rachel Scott's spiritual life. January 28, 2010

Rachel's Tears is the story of Rachel Scott, a seventeen-year-old victim of the Columbine school shooting in April 1999. Rachel's Tears was first written around a year after the shooting and this copy is a special edition marking the ten-year anniversary of the tragedy. Rachel, along with Cassie Bernall (She Said Yes) were two students that it seems were shot because of their faith in Jesus Christ while some other students were shot because they were athletes or a minority group.I read the first edition of the book probably within the first year or so after it's release. I remember being very impressed by the faith of Rachel, evidenced by her journal entries. I also bought the video "Untold Stories of Columbine" and both would have been on my "highly recommended" list. With this anniversary edition, it was interesting to read an update on her family ten years down the road.This time around, I still really enjoyed reading Rachel's journal entries but I didn't so much appreciate a lot of the commentary that went along with the book. Personally, I would rather just read Rachel's thoughts in her own words rather than additional outside commentary on them. But maybe that's just me!There were a few things I found mildly disturbing within the additional commentary but, all in all, it is well worth a read--particularly for young people. In light of my own journey, I found Rachel's refreshing honest journalling especially enjoyable and there is no doubt that her life touched many others. May 14, 2009