I'm in awe of Albom's writing style. He uses simple, easy-to-read words, and manages to convey the nuances of everything from mourning to elation. While I was reading Have a Little Faith, I found myself both emotional and pensive, pondering over the questions that Albom himself struggled with: Why do good things happen to bad people? Is there really a God? Why do people choose to go into the ministry? Can people really, fundamentally change? Heavy stuff, but it doesn't really feel that way as you're reading it. It just feels like an excellent, thought-provoking story.

The plot revolves around two men, a suburban Jewish rabbi in New Jersey, and an inner-city priest in Detroit. The two men couldn't be more dissimilar. "The Reb" came from a family of rabbis and wanted to be a history teacher. The priest grew up as a drug dealer and did a 7-year jail sentence for a crime he didn't commit. But both of them embody their faith and inspire the people around them, both in their congregation and beyond it.

Every year, I'll read dozens of books from the library and happily return them when I'm done. I'll want to own only a handful. Have a Little Faith is one of those books I want sitting on my shelf, so that I can reread it. You should read it to. And then we should get together with some hot beverages and talk about it.