The idea of the wimpy Sunday school Christ is one that has always irritated me to no end, and a complaint I often have is that this culture doesn’t seem to understand the strength of a Savior who chooses to lay down His life for us. Given these facts I found the book Jesus Was […]
Book Review: Praying Upside Down by Kelly O’Dell Stanley
I am so late getting this review out! But somehow I couldn’t rush through this book. Praying Upside Down, by Kelly O’Dell Stanley is one of the best books on prayer I have ever read. No joke. Right from the start this book had my attention, probably because Kelly spoke in words very familiar to […]
Book Review: Undone by Michele Cushatt
What happens to you when the very foundations of your life shakes? In a sense, that is the question that is all through this book, Undone, a Memoir by Michele Cushatt. In an intimate glimpse into another persons journey she takes you along with her as she travels through experiences that would rock the world […]
Book Review: The Power of Simple Prayer by Joyce Meyer
I love Joyce Meyer. I love her no-nonsense approach to faith. There are days that turning on her messages are just the kick I need to get myself in gear and to stop making excuses for myself. Joyce, as a teacher, and as a writer, is very down to earth and very real. The Power […]
Book Review: Your Beautiful Heart By Lauren Scruggs with Lisa Velthouse
Beauty in your heart is of far more value, and is far more real, than any kind of beauty on the outside. This is the premise out of which Your Beautiful Heart begins. In this book you journey through 31 chapters of examining what a beautiful heart is made of, and helping you examine your […]
Book Review: Lean On Me by Anne Marie Miller
I’m a bit late getting this review in. I’ve been rather sick and it has set me back on my blogging in general. Hopefully you’ll start to see more from me again! 🙂 Lean On Me is a book about the importance of community and relationship. More specifically though it is a book about one […]
Book Review: From Tablet to Table, by Leonard Sweet
This is a book that will make you evaluate your life, and your faith, in light of something that our fast food society has hugely neglected: The Dining Table. In a day and age where connection and community has been replaced by social media in a largely isolated existence Leonard Sweet calls us back to a […]
Review: Every Bitter Thing is Sweet by Sara Hagerty
When I saw this book in the list of books available to review I was ecstatic! I’d heard about it and was very eager to be able to read and review it. It actually came in a bit before the last book I reviewed, but as the last book was a Christmas book I decided […]
Book Review: Where Treetops Glisten
As the holiday season lumbers through, with all its tinsel and lights and to-do lists as long as your arm, it’s good to be able to curl up with a holiday story or two. Where Treetops Glisten by Tricia Geyer, Cara Putman, and Sarah Sundin, is a heartwarming trio of holiday stories set during World […]
Grateful for the Advent Season: Five Books to Help You Plan Your Advent Tradition
We all have favorite traditions during the holidays. Mine would have to be Advent. The ways people celebrate Advent are incredibly varied, and many may not even know what Advent really is beyond the idea of an “Advent Calendar.” To me, however, Advent is the very heart of Christmas. Advent, a season of remembering Christ […]