I couldn’t put down this book. A Place Called Blessing by John Trent is both heartwarming and inspirational. The story is engaging from beginning to end. The story follows a boy growing up in the foster care system, starting life with two strikes against him. Then an accident occurred that scarred him, until he meets […]
John Maxwell is one of my favorite authors. His writings are practical and inspirational Put Your Dream to the Test is a book appropriate for those want to make the most our of their life; that hopefully means everyone. Maxwell outlines ten questions to define our dream and put a plan to our dream. He […]
I didn’t see the movie Soul Surfer, but my friend lend me the book. Bethany tells her true story of losing her arm in a shark attack while she was surfing, and how she came back to continue to pursue her dream as a professional surfer. Her story is very inspiration to remind us that […]
I didn’t see the movie Soul Surfer, but my friend lend me the book. Bethany tells her true story of losing her arm in a shark attack while she was surfing, and how she came back to continue to pursue her dream as a professional surfer. Her story is very inspiration to remind us that […]
My friend Bonnie lend me this booklet, “An Introduction to the Mainland Chinese Soul”. It is insightful and gives a clear picture of the Chinese way of thinking and how it affects their receptivity to the gospel. The best parts are the stories of individuals that reveal how Chinese handles life and the gospel. The […]
We watched The Lightning Thief on Netflix, it was quite entertaining. Since I had not read the Percy Jackson books, I decided to get them from the library. The Sea Monsters is book 2 of the series. The story line is clever and intriguing, but it’s written at about a 4th grade level, not much […]
Another good read from Max Lucado. Max on Life is a book of Q & A on all sorts of topics in life, as the name of the book is aptly titled. The book is so readable it’s almost like sitting down with Lucado and asking him these questions. Most answers are contained in one […]
I came into this book with high expectations. It’s a book by a New York Times best-selling author, and it’s a Christian fiction. Since I do not read much Christian fiction, I was really looking forward to a good read. The Final Summit by Andy Andrews is not what I expected at all. It’s the […]
Don’t let the cover and the size of this book fool you. The Story of the Bible by Larry Stone is a beautiful over-sized hardback book that sits like a coffetable book but it is not just for looks. Flipping through it you may think it contains dry historical museum types of information. But in […]
Same Life, New Story by Jan Silvious has the subtitle “Change Your Perspective to Change Your Life”. It is indeed a good book for women who are going through difficult circumstances and need encouragement to change. The book is also said to be a Bible study. But it’s not a study guide as I expected. […]
Another book given to me by B for my birthday. She warned me it’s a tear jerker, and it is. I cried at several parts of the book. Same Kind of Different As Me is a true story of the friendship between Ron and Deborah Hall, an affluent white couple, and Denver Moore, a rough, […]
Josephine Tey, the pen name of Elizabeth Mackintosh, is a contemporary of Agatha Christie. I’ve been trying to request her books from the library, but it seems not many of her books are in print. The first time I requested a book by Tey, it arrived in Chinese! That was interesting. A Shilling for Candles […]
My friend B gave me this book for my birthday on Tuesday. I finished reading it today. That tells you how engaging this book is. In fact, I even set aside my mystery novel to read this book. I’ve heard of 90 Minutes in Heaven and have seen it as a New York Bestseller in […]
Voices of the Faithful with Beth Moore is a unique blend of daily devotions, missionary stories, and Bible teaching. The collection of missionaries’ experiences from around the world are organized as daily devotions into monthly topics such as God’s Character, Prayer, Contentment, Spiritual Warfare. Each month begins with an introduction of the theme by Beth […]
This daily devotional book by Charles Stanley should be kept next to your Bible. In fact, it’s a sturdy hardback probably about the same size as my Bible. Each day’s devotion begins with a short passage to read from the Bible. A key verse follows that highlights the main idea for the day. Then comes […]
The King’s Christmas List is a cute children’s book written by Eldon Johnson. It’s a hardback beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Leick. I would consider this a gift book appropriate for children under 10 years old, reading this book with their parents, snuggled under covers with a cup of hot chocolate on a cool Christmasy day. […]
Ever wonder how God can use you in a significant way? Even an average Joe like you? In Outlive Your Life, Max Lucado gives an excellent perspective on living a life of “goodness that outlives the grave, love that outlasts the final breath.†I expected this book to be just another inspirational book on living […]
Knowing that I like to read mysteries, my sign language teacher told me this book is light reading and entertaining. I think it’s a little too light, and I did not find it very entertaining. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman is one in a series of Mrs. Pollifax novels. This is the first one […]
Unsure of what to do with your life? You Can Be Everything God Wants You To Be will inspire you and put you on the right path. The book by Max Lucado is a small, 127 pages on 5″ x 7″ paper. I suppose this would be considered a gift book. But it’s filled with […]
Have you ever wondered how the 66 books of the Bible all fit together? Is there a common thread that runs through from Genesis to Revelation? In his book 66 Love Letters, Dr. Crabb gives a brief summary of each of the 66 books of the Bible along with the general theme of each book, […]