"Choosing to Be Changed" is Bob Kearns' spiritual journey shared in thirty-six brief essays that read like devotional material. The result is an excellent book to read with a Bible study group, and the author relates his testimony with a confessional honesty that inspires readers to recognize and admit their own mistakes.

Though the book does address difficult topics, a feeling of thankfulness and joy weaves throughout all the stories, creating uplifting buoyancy to the words.

As a youth, Kearns entered Catholic seminary to pursue the priesthood, but when the thought of a lifetime of...