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17 Roadblocks on the Highway of Life
And How to Move Around Them

Foreword

Dr. Brian Harbour’s book, 17 Roadblocks on the Highway of Life and How to Move Around Them, is on target in addressing some of the obstacles each of us face in life. These obstacles are real, but they do not have the capacity to be permanent roadblocks in our journey on the highway of life.

Brian’s book offers sensitivity to the things each of us has to face. While no person would probably face all of the roadblocks, each of us will face some of them.

The great thing about this book is that Brian not only lists the roadblocks. He also goes to Scripture to share what the Bible says about each specific situation. He then walks through the meaning of these Scriptures for the particular roadblocks.

Brian Harbour goes a step further in listing specific strategies we can use to move around these roadblocks. I have read many books in which people are able to list the problem and tell how the Bible addresses the problem, but seldom do we have access to the mind of a writer who really gives an application of the Scripture and specific strategies of how to deal with certain situations.

This book will not only be a tremendous asset to me and to readers, but it is also something I can share with people I encounter who are facing some of these roadblocks. It is written in a style that is simple enough for everybody to understand, but the concepts are so deeply profound that they deal with the source of our problem. The writing style of Brian Harbour is winsome, understandable, encouraging, and convicting.

This book can also be used as a discipleship tool as it speaks directly to people who are on the journey of faith. Finally, it is a great evangelistic tool as it can be shared with unchurched people who are facing these roadblocks.

John Ed Mathison
Senior Minister
Frazer United Methodist Church
Montgomery, Alabama