The Golden Thread

"Choose to worship-even when you just don't feel like it. That's the whole point."

Darlene Zchech was always my mom's favorite worship singer. Before I even knew what worship was, there was Shout to the Lord. So I was very excited to read this book.

Darlene doesn't say anything revolutionary in this book. All of her main points come straight from the Bible. But that's what made it so good. Reading it felt like listening to a sermon.

The only bad thing is that I had a digital version and it was not formatting properly which made reading a little difficult.

Honest and in-depth advice for reaching your full potential. This advice is presented in easy to follow language that can be broken up and applied in pieces at a time.

"The Golden Thread" is a lovely book. The title is perfect, the writing flawless, and the content encouraging.

I'm not certain that comparing books is helpful, but I'll give it a try. If you read Ann Voskamp's "One Thousand Gifts" and enjoyed it, then you'll definitely need to buy this book. Darlene Zschech is so, so much better. Her writing is smooth yet powerful, kind of like her singing.

This woman knows Scripture. As she paints scenes for the reader, she adds just the write Scripture to bring the story full circle. Darlene tells us of her life, draws her into the innermost feelings, and then tags just the right combination of Bible verses to the ending.

Again, if you thought "One Thousands Gifts" was good, you'll love this book. It is heartfelt, touching, and warm.

This book gives us honest advice for reaching our full potential. It is presented in easy to follow language that can be applied in pieces to different aspects of our lives. It’s a great inspirational read. I highly recommend it.

Darlene’s writings are refreshing and inspiring. This book is a gift to the body of Christ and I can’t recommend it highly enough. She has paved the way for so many other female worshippers, and her insight and revelation is so beautifully shared in this book.

November 18, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
I should start by saying that I came to this book already a fan of Darlene Zscech’s music and her work in the book Extravagant Worship. I came to this book with high expectations, which might be unfair...and left me with mixed feelings for what is still a very good book.

Zscech has an amazing heart for worship, which overwhelms the first part of the book. She assumes we know lots of her personal history—which I didn’t, even though I am a fan—and that left me a little like an outsider at the beginning of the book. The first part of the book felt like a collection of wonderfully uplifting Internet memes that were great uplifting thoughts, but not really a connected story. Fortunately I moved past that, and the book became a much better story from there,

She touches on several relevant situations we may all face in life, and floods us with a wash of Scripture that applies and should encourage back to an attitude of worship the midst of it. Like all artistically-minded people she draws on paraphrases a lot, but she also draws on translations and I don’t think the paraphrases she quotes are out of line.

Yes, she does paint her life as unrealistically positive, but she does give us solid Scripture to use to help us be positive in the midst of our struggles. No, we can’t expect it to be easy to be positive in all situations, but the Scripture she references is very helpful as we try to keep a Christlike attitude in all situations.

The Golden Thread was a good book. Very scripturally sound. Loved the way the author wove her story into scripture. The way she dealt with her life changes was also very good. Thanks for sharing this book

This book is a partial autobiography of Christian worship leader and song writer Darlene Zschech, but it is so much more. The "Golden Thread" she keeps referring to is the work of God's spirit in our lives. His love, mercy, grace, etc. The author makes her points by giving us examples from her life, including her & her husband's move to pastor a church and her fight with cancer. While I have read books that are mechanically better written (it's not that bad, just seems not professionally organized) the subject is presented in a compelling manner and is well worth reading. I highly recommend it.

Darlene Zschech does a wonderful job of reminding us to worship God and give thanks even when we don't want to or feel like it. She brings the Bible to life and uplifts and encourages you by showing her and her husbands own vulnerabilities during difficult seasons in their lives. Such a wonderful book.