Reviews
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finding our way again by brian mclaren (thomas nelson)
My Aunty Pauline and my Uncle Solomon are two very different people who have very little in common. They are so different, I can’t imagine them hanging out if Pauline weren’t married to Solomon’s brother. But there is one thing they have shared in common for as long as I can remember–their practice of fasting. Read more
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beneath the night tree, by nicole baart (tyndale)
First, the good things about the book: 1) God is part of the story. In fact, He is center to the story. I like Christian fiction that is about lives that reflect the characters’ relationship (or lack or relationship) with God. The ones that throw in a prayer here and there are too fake even Read more
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31 days of power by ruth meyers (multnomah)
Thirty one chapters. Each one is a prayer that is interspersed with Bible texts relevant to some aspect of the power needed to survive the spiritual warfare on earth. Overall, the subject matter is great, and I can see how it can be very helpful to many. But I didn’t find it personally beneficial or uplifting. Read more
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the mailbox by marybeth whalen (david c cook)
I read religious fiction only when I have to or when there’s nothing else to read (or do). So naturally, I review them with extreme prejudice. But, honesty must prevail: The Mailbox is a pretty good read, especially for being Whalen’s first book. The story spans 2o years of a woman’s life, beginning at the age Read more
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live like you mean it by t j addington (navpress)
The cover very clearly tells you the book contains “the 10 crucial questions that will help you clarify your purpose, live intentionally and make the most of the rest of your life.” The foreword also underscores the merits of learning and understanding through questions–“It is in wrestling with questions, and not giving the answers, that Read more
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soul print by mark batterson (multnomah)
One of three things happens to every book I read: It gets sold on half.com, shelved with other good books on the left side of my fireplace for later referencing or gifting, or shelved with my favorite books on the right side for infinite re-reading with marker and pen in hand. Mark Batterson, you have now Read more
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sabbath by dan b. allender (thomas nelson)
Endorsing this book, to me, is a no brainer. But then, I’m a third-generation Sabbath keeper, and can’t imagining surviving life without the joy and rest of the Sabbath Day. I love the way Allender unfolds the true meaning of the Sabbath while expelling the myths and traditional restrictions that have burdened the Day sullied Read more
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Chasing Elephants, by Brent Crowe (NavPress)
It took me a very long time to get through this book. Not because of any complexity in language or subject, but because some portions of it made me uncomfortable. And that’s a compliment to the book. I felt like I was back in Situational Ethics, my freshman year in college. I was forced to Read more
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turn-the-other-cheek, Tyndale style
Right now I feel like God’s step child. And here’s the why behind it. About a month ago, I wrote this review of Tyndale’s new devotional Bible, In His Image. Outrightly blunt, I pretty much told all my readers not to buy the devotional Bible. Worse yet, I strongly implied that they should instead purchase Read more
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Mornings and Evenings with Spurgeon (New Leaf)
This is an edited version of Spurgeon’s devotions from the 1800’s. A classic loved by scholars and laymen, it’s one of those devotions that can be used over and over again. And how you use it depends on how much personal devotion time you have carved out of the day for yourself. To get the Read more
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