We finish our current worship series, Connected, on Sunday, December 29. As our companion book, we used a daily devotional, Daring to Connect, written by Pastor Dawn Darwin Weaks.
We kick off 2025 with a new book by Dr. Leonid Alt, a board-certified psychiatrist and writer. Dr. Alt’s professional background helps him write holistic books about the connection between mental health and spirituality. His interest includes exploring the connection between psychiatry and the paranormal.
Our companion book for our new series is The Price of a Second. The story’s main character is a psychiatrist named Alex. He meticulously structures each day to ensure that no surprises await him. Spontaneity and changes to his plans make Alex feel uneasy and out of control.
However, Alex decides to risk the unknown and connect with his deceased father despite warnings that, on rare occasions, consciousness can be moved to unexpected places. One day, Lisa, a patient with self-harming tendencies who is having auditory and visionary hallucinations, comes in. Alex is intrigued by her case and by her as a person. When Lisa goes missing, Alex is thrown into a world of doubt. It seems that all the planning in the world doesn’t always work out.
Alex decides to investigate her disappearance, but what he wasn’t prepared for, was a journey into his own actions and decisions. Powerful ideology shifts are coming his way, and Alex is about to learn the true price of a second.
At 78 pages, this book is a quick read and difficult to put down once you start. Nevertheless, we’ll reference the book when it fits using the following schedule:
| January 5 | Chapters 1-2 |
| January 12 | Chapters 3-5 |
| January 19 | Chapters 6-7 |
| January 26 | Chapters 8-10 |
We’ll have a few books available for purchase, copies are available through Amazon for $9.99 for the paperback edition and $3.99 for the Kindle version. Since this book is self-published, its distribution is limited.
Our Book Club does not meet as a group. However, our weekly messages reference that week’s chapters. You can anticipate spoiler alerts unless you keep up with the pace. You can purchase your own copy or visit your local library.
You can contact our office with questions, by phone or simply type your question or enter a prayer request on our website’s homepage — FlintAsburyChurch.org.
Pastor Tommy
Dr. Leonid Alt. The Price of a Second.© Leonid Alt, 2021.