{"product_id":"2940149425884","title":"UNLIKELY WARRIOR","description":"As a child I was anything but brave. I was a fearful child, not confident at all; a follower, not a leader. I was small for my age, a fair-skinned tow-head; the third of four children born into a family of modest means.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins the journey of C. Michael Dingman from conflict-avoiding child and teen to multiple-medal decorated combat medic to devoted minister. Unlikely Warrior is an achingly honest testimony of a decent boy becoming a good man, trusting his God and doing his best to do the right thing while covered in mud and blood and ducking volleys of enemy fire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI had to make a choice between peace and honor, and I had chosen honor. A perfect sentence and a perfect statement of theme. Dingman includes, realistically, moments of levity amidst the horror of war; this is entirely appropriate, as unremitting terror simply cannot be borne. The most effective journeys of the heart encompass the whole spectrum of human emotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDingman’s language is fresh, his sense of story exquisite and his powerful faith palpable and moving. Unlikely Warrior bears all the marks of an enduring work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI left home just a boy…pretending to be a soldier. Now I was coming home a man who had come face to face with the realities of war and survived. I had been forced to choose between my decision not to carry a weapon and my responsibility as a medic to care for and protect those who might not be able to protect themselves. I had faced my fears and overcome them relying on my faith in Christ and His promise to be with me always.","brand":"Xulon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075532669168,"sku":"2940149425884","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149425884_p0.jpg?v=1763717778","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149425884","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}