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Me, Just Different
by Stephanie Morrill
Want Games? *** Those Were the Days You know what I remember most from high school? All those people that said, “These are the best days of your life!” and me thinking, “Oh, I hope not.” Let’s face it—high school is a collection of achievement, failure, disillusionment, dreaming . . . in other words, conflict. Lots of it. Back in the day, I generally escaped in the pages of a good book—usually ones about people older than I was, primarily Christian romances. Now that I’m a reviewer, I love that it’s come full circle and I’m reading books aimed at the high school crowd. How do I know when one’s truly successful? When it transports me back to Those Days. Read the column * * *
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Reviews Fighting for a Life A Bride of Honor Damien has long since given up the desire for a wife to help him in his
ministry—until he looks out over his congregation one morning and sees a
beautiful young lady. He soon learns that she’s a society debutant, Miss Lindsay
Phillips. A sweet, earnest young woman well out of his league. He’s pleased when
she seeks his advice in becoming closer with the Lord, but he must stop his
imagination from making more of her attention. Still, when he learns of how
unhappy she is in an engagement arranged by her father, Damien prays that
somehow the Lord will use him to help her.
Read the full review Murder at Eagle Summit Paper Roses Life has been cruel to Sarah
Dobbs. The fall from the horse when she was a child left her with a permanent
limp, and then her parents’ deaths left her with a stigma she has to flee
Philadelphia to escape. Bringing her toddling little sister with her, Sarah sets
off for Texas and the man she’d fallen in love with through a series of letters.
Those paper roses told her that Austin Canfield will be a husband who will love
her in spite of her failures, who will welcome little Thea as his daughter.
There’s only one problem: Austin Canfield is dead. Read
the full review
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The Passion of Mary-Margaret Mary-Margaret Fischer was born in disgrace and spent a lot of years haunted by
it. More or less raised in a convent school, she knew all her life that she’d
follow in her mother’s footsteps and enter the religious order. That
determination, her soul-deep longing to dedicate herself to Christ, was always
what stood between her and Jude Keller, the lighthouse keeper’s son. He was a
wild boy, always seeking out trouble . . . and when he left their hometown on
the Eastern Shore and headed for Baltimore, he found it in spades.
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full review Daisy Chain One reason I like Christian fiction is that the books are usually light happy
reads, and everything wraps up with a bow at the end. That may not be indicative
of a sophisticated reader, but it is me. I read for entertainment and generally
speaking, I choose happy books. Daisy Chain is not a happy book.
Read the full review Paige and Clarissa are two women who work in a small town
pharmacy. Both have different goals and pasts they are trying to hide. Paige
wants to erase her past that cost her previous job while trying to help out her
mother who is very sick. Clarissa wants to move away to the big city and open
her own pharmacy but is stuck in the small town. When Clarissa's grandfather
hires Paige, Clarissa deems her to be too good to be true and tries to find out
Paige's secret. Determined to get away from the family business and into the big
city, Clarissa tries to set up Paige and bring her down.
Read the full review A Purpose Under Heaven Technology—a force that defines our age. Alone, it is
nothing. Just a tool, neither good nor bad. But as a tool, it can be used for
great things or evil things depending on the hand that wields it. This is a
truth that Derek V. Smith, CEO and chairman of a firm dealing in decision-making
technology, is well acquainted with. In A Purpose Under Heaven, Smith
sets out to tell a story that will hammer this point home.
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Biblical Fiction Haunting and powerful are two
words that come to mind at the close of reading Roseanna M. White’s debut novel,
A Stray Drop of Blood. Not since Francine Rivers’ Mark of the Lion
trilogy has a book and its characters captured me so completely. From its rich,
historical prose that depicts the era of Christ with startling reality, to a
compelling love story that will both jolt and seize your heart, this is one of
those rare novels that haunts you centuries beyond the last page. Read the full review Book #3 in Francine River’s
Sons of Encouragement series, The Prince is the retelling of the life
of Jonathan, son of Saul, first king of Israel. While most
church-goers are familiar with the story, Francine has taken a look at this
historical character in an eye-opening new light. John, the disciple Jesus loved most, is the only disciple
left. All the others have been killed for their beliefs. Currently in prison
awaiting his sentence, John wants to get his story about his life with the
Messiah out to the rest of the world. When an attempt to boil him in a pot of
oil fails, John is sentenced to exile on Patmos. Before he goes, he dictates his
story to Polycarp in hopes that others will listen to it and believe. Read
the full review The Da Vinci Code
There are a lot of mysteries in this world that most
of us don’t often think of, and Brown does a remarkable job of pulling
them together in a thought-inducing and compelling story. His
short-lived and long-reaching Louvre curator introduces the challenge
that the main characters and the readers follow–don’t let the truth die.
Through an infinitely complex series of symbols and codes, iconographer
Rober Landon and cryptographer Sophie Neveu follow the clues left by the
curator, the latter’s grandfather, through unfathomable secrets that
arise in the search for none other than the Holy Grail. With each step
of the way, the searchers come against information that challenges the
general public’s preconceived notions about everything from the
foundation of the Catholic church to the interpretation of artistic
masterpieces. Without a doubt, this book is an eye-opening experience
and a scintillating read. Read the full
review
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Mainstream Fiction
Romantic Suspense Miss Match Allie Fortune knows that trouble has found her again when Jack O’Connor calls
and wants to meet her so badly he’s willing to go to her parents’ for dinner to
see her. It’s been a while since they’ve worked together, but the moment she
sees his face, she knows he didn’t contact her for a friendly get-together. And
indeed it seems his past has come calling. He’s gotten a letter from his
long-lost love, and answering it will mean giving up everything he’s worked for
to travel to Berlin, one of the most dangerous places in the world, to save her.
What’s Allie to do but go along for the ride and make sure he doesn’t do
something really stupid? Read the
full review Dani Richards thinks she was getting a night off from
journalism when she takes her aunt to the theater—but that’s before she
discovers a dead body in the next box. And before her old flame Caleb arrives,
now an investigator for the local police. She gets to cover the case by
default—but the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that the killer won’t
rest until she backs off. And that’s something she just can’t do.
Read the full review Clint Rollins never expected that a gunshot wound could
save his life—until a trip to the hospital for treatment reveals a cancer
already well progressed. An agent in the FBI’s Crimes Against Children Unit,
Clint is used to standing strong and tall against evil and adversity. So
how is he supposed to handle being weak from chemo? Is it going to keep him from
tracking down the serial kidnapper on the loose?
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Historical Fiction
City of the Dead I was ecstatic to get my copy of City of the Dead. Can I tell you, you
are in for a ride! T.H. Higley has done it again! She takes the reader to the
desert of Egypt, where secrets, romance and murder all collide.
Read the full review Fireflies in December This story
is told through the eyes of a young girl, Jessilyn Lassiter. It takes place
during the summer of her 13th birthday in the year 1932. Her family
takes in the daughter of a black family that has died in a fire. The community
reacts by ignoring the family, harassing them and even placing a burning cross
in their yard.
The Apothecary’s Daughter Madeleine Clavell’s Huguenot
family has always been protected by King Louis XIV—as much because of their
history with him as the edict proclaiming religious safety. But without warning,
soldiers descend on their comfortable world, threatening to steal her children
away to be educated in Catholic schools and destroy all she holds dear.
Desperate, Madeleine dons the courtier attire she hasn’t worn in a decade and
prepares to meet her first love—the king of France.
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Thriller
Daniel's Den
The chase is on! Daniel is out for his morning
run and notices a van parked on the street he has never seen before. When he
comes back down the next street moments later and sees the van again he knows
his life is about to change. “Daniel’s Den” is a fast paced thriller similar to
any John Grisham book. The author, Brandt Dodson, keeps the story moving
quickly and has the reader guessing as to what might happen next.
Read the full review Kiss Kaitlan has finally turned her
life around—she’s drug free, got a good job, and has been dating a great guy.
Now this: pregnant. Already she welcomes the little life inside her, but what
will Craig say? Coming home from work sick the day after she learns of the news,
her mind’s only on her baby . . . until she enters her apartment and sees sign
of a struggle, Craig’s personalized pen—and a dead body on her bed. Suddenly the
pregnancy takes a back seat. Is her boyfriend the serial killer that’s been
haunting the town?
Read the full review I'm a wimp, so I usually steer clear
of thriller books. However I definitely loved this one, even though I may
not sleep so well tonight. There are no graphic sex scenes. There is no
profanity. There's just a beautifully written, edgy, scary thriller. How
refreshing!
Read the full review
Sci-Fi/Fantasy This is the fourth and
concluding book in Karen Hancock’s fantasy series, Legend of the Guardian King.
Since I haven’t had the privilege to read the previous volumes, I wasn’t sure
how well I could follow the events and characters as I read. While I wasn’t
always clear about relationships, connections, and events alluded to, I am happy
to report that enough information was provided that I could figure out the path
and follow the story nicely. Not only could I follow it, but I didn’t want to
leave it. Read the full review The Restorer is Sharon
Hinck’s first foray into straight fantasy and it is a wonderful read. First off,
you need to know that I am NOT a fantasy reader. I couldn’t read JRR Tolkein’s
Lord of the Rings or Hobbit until after I saw The Fellowship of
the Ring. I simply couldn’t picture the worlds he created. Finally, my love
for my husband and my sincere enjoyment of the movie pushed me to pick up those
books. I enjoyed them, but I doubt I will read them again until my kids are old
enough to enjoy them. Read the full review Flashpoint Imagine a book that combines the super-cool
action of The Matrix with a portion of Left Behind, and then mix
in a few tablespoons of Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, a pinch of
Robocop, and the powers of your favorite superheroes. This only begins to
give you an idea of what to expect in Frank Creed’s Christian Speculative
Fiction, Flashpoint: Book One of the Underground.
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Western Unbridled Dreams Irmagard Friedrich was living the life her mother wanted. She
seemed destined to live the life of a proper lady with finishing school in her
future. That all changes when Buffalo Bill comes to
town and Irma leaves home to fulfill her life long dream of becoming
a rider in his show. With a new name and a new life ahead of her, Liberty Belle
travels across the country and becomes the center of
attention of two possible suitors. It's more than she could have ever dreamed
of. Who wouldn't want to star alongside Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley as trick
rider in the Wild West show?
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review MEMORIES OF A DIRT ROAD TOWN Develyn Worrell is a fifth grade Indiana school teacher,
divorced and later widowed, with one twenty-year-old daughter, Delaney. Delaney
isn’t talking to her mother because she is blaming her father’s fatal heart
attack on Develyn. Read the full
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Wish I’d Known You
Tears Ago
Wish I'd Known You Tears Ago
is such an appropriate title for this story. The author could easily
continue this series, but if he doesn't, it was a satisfying conclusion
to the previous two books. But because there was a loose end with Mrs.
Tagley's money, I'm thinking there may be a book four in the works. If
so, I plan to read it!
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YA/Juvenile
Annie is eighteen and has it all—a gorgeous boyfriend, a promising future, and
dreams aplenty. But all that changes one night when an attack leaves her scarred
and scared. Will anything be the same now? Why doesn’t Tony, her boyfriend of
four years, stick by her? And why is she having these sudden feelings for his
older brother, Dan? Read the full review The Big Picture
Fresh and honest are the two words that came to mind as I read Jenny B. Jones
latest installment of the Katie Parker series (The Big Picture, A Katie
Parker Production Act Three). Katie lives in In Between, Texas with her darling
foster parents and endearingly crazy foster granny. When her mother is released
from prison, she wants to start a new life with her daughter in a new town, and
Katie is forced to walk away from a town she loves and a family who dotes on
her. She also leaves behind a fabulous church, friends, and a boyfriend who
suddenly can’t take his eyes off his ex. Even though life with her mom in the
trailer park goes downhill very quickly, Katie falls in with a nice group of
kids from a quaint church, including the pastor’s son, who’s dreamy enough to
make her and the reader forget about that guy back in In Between. Read the full review It's All About Us Are you looking for a realistic view of teen life in a
fictional setting? Do you have a teen girl who enjoys Christian fiction? Then
Shelley's series about three friends is the perfect
choice. Read the full review
Women's Fiction Sunset Beach Sunset
“The power of a family’s love and the healing
miracle of redemption.” This quote, found on the cover of the book, perfectly
describes the wonderful series about the Baxter family. Sunset, is the
last book in this Karen Kingsbury’s must read series. She has written this book
in such a way that you think the Baxter’s are a real family and she has written
their stories just for you. Read the full review THE FORBIDDEN Nellie Mae Fisher and her love, Caleb
Yoder, are separated by a church split. Caleb’s father is not allowing Caleb to
see Nellie Mae anymore since her father has left the Old Order Amish Church and
started attending a New Order one. Nellie Mae assures Caleb she intends to stay
Old Order, but she can’t deny the pull she has toward the New Order church her
parents attend. Read the full review The feisty foursome of Desperate
Pastor's Wives are back! This time the
gals are battling new adventures in their lives of serving God and their church.
Felicia has to adapt from being a career woman to a stay at home mom. Jennifer
continues her quest to become a mother with surprising results. Lisa is battling
with a rebellious teenage daughter. And Mimi is struggling with a colicky baby
and an attraction to her
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Mom Lit Whitney is now happily married to her doctor husband, Chase
Andrews, and they are still enjoying the honeymoon status. The cats have
adjusted to having an extra person in the house, and life is going on as normal.
Read the full review
@ Home for the Holidays
For this email loop of stay-at-home moms, the weeks before Christmas are
anything but jolly. Trying to balance housework, home crises and the
husband without losing your mind needs therapeutic help. Better reach
for your laptop—and your on-line friends.
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Balancing Act
Heidi Elliott loves being a mom. Six-month-old Nora is an angel
of a baby, and though, sure, life is a little topsy-turvy now
that a third member has been added to the family, she and hubby
Jake are taking it in stride. Everything’s all set for her
return to the job, too—daycare lined up, lesson plans ready for
her high school Spanish class, clothes almost fit... normal
stuff for a woman getting ready to go off maternity leave.
Read the full review
Chick Lit Sincerely, Mayla Sincerely, Mayla was a great follow
up to Just As I Am. At the beginning of the story the author expresses
her hesitance in writing book two hoping that it will be able to stand up to
book one that everyone enjoyed so much. Well, Virginia, no fears....it did!
Mayla is back and is jobless. After the boss's niece moves in on Mayla job,
Mayla begins to question herself. She has regrets about not going to college
after high school and is stuck in a rut. However, after an interview in wet,
snow soaked clothes (from trying to rescue a pet rabbit off the road), Mayla
decides to head to Florida to visit the aunt and grandmother that she has not
seen in years. Read the full review Just As I Am Readers fall in love with Mayla in Just As I Am.
Purple haired, four piercings in each ear, and two on her face, friends with
gays...Mayla is not a character you are easily introduced to in Christian
Fiction. However, at the beginning of the book Mayla is baptized and continues
to live her life for Christ throughout the story. She is a good example of what
a beginning Christian should be.
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Dancy Ame
Harriet Josephine Bisset—Harri—is a
tattooed rebel, the preacher’s kid, the ultimate prodigal son come home again
from the dark side past of cigarettes, sex and alcohol. But now she’s is back at
her old church – First Grace. Totally clean and forgiven by her church and God,
she cannot seem to forgive herself. She lives at the senior citizen mobile home
park because it’s safe. There is a new preacher at First Grace since her parents
are on the mission field, and Harri has been at odds with him since he took
over, fighting mainly for the rights of the seniors and demanding things stay
status quo with no changes, especially contemporary music! But changes must be
made if First Grace is to survive.
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Inspirational Romance Finding Stefanie Reading Susan
May Warren’s Finding Stefanie left me wondering, “Why haven’t I read a Susan May
Warren book before? And how quickly can I get my hands on the rest?”
Read the full review The Bride Wore Coveralls Romeo and Juliet head south and take up . . . mud bog
racing? In Debra Ullrick’s The Bride Wore Coveralls, two sworn
enemies meet up at Swamper Speedway and prepare to go tire to tire.
Camara Cole has to prove to the world that being a girl doesn’t make her
any less a racer, any less a driver, any less anything. And Chase
Lamar is out to prove to Camara that he’s a changed man. He may have
sabotaged her in the past just to win a race, but now he’s starting to
see what an amazing woman the feisty little Chevy mechanic is.
Read the full review White Christmas Pie What could be more romantic than a yuletide wedding?
Will Henderson and Karen Yoder are engaged to be married and planning a
December wedding. However, something is standing in the way of their
happiness. Call it cold feet or whatever you want. Will has cold feet
and is afraid that he will be the same kind of husband and father that
his father was. This is not a good thing since Will's father, Frank
Henderson left him with an Amish couple to raise. Frank Henderson left
his son without saying goodbye.
Read the full review All I Have to Give Anna and Michael have everything they want in life except for
one thing: a child. Now approaching her forties, and after trying almost every
option, it looks as if that door is closing for good.
Just when Anna is ready to accept her fate, she fears that she has the same
symptoms of an illness that claimed her mother. Worried that this is the last
Christmas she will ever spend with her husband, she tries to do everything in
her power to give him the best possible Christmas. She sacrifices what she
cherishes the most to make him happy.
Read the full review A Sister’s Hope Martha
Hostettler’s family is being attacked, and she is determined to find out who is
the culprit. More and more evidence seems to stack up against her admirer Luke
Friesen. How will he be able redeem himself to her, not to mention her father? Read the full review The Renovation I selected this book for review
initially because of the intriguing title. I very much admire old houses and the
process of rebuilding and restoring them. My dad was a carpenter, and I will
always remember helping him hold boards to cut, the smell of freshly cut wood,
frequent trips to the lumber yard and going with him to help others with their
building projects. Read the full review
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Mystery Murder at Eagle Summit Fantastic. With every book Virginia Smith writes, she gets better and better.
I read this book in 2 sittings so be advised.
Read the full review Fudge-Laced Felonies Ethan Banning is a murderer—of rosebushes, that is. Summer
Meadows once had a prize blue rose until Ethan, Mr. Hunky-and-Unreachable, got
close to it. When she and Ethan dig into the scene of the planticide, they find
more than a rose victim—the plant's roots are entangled with a velvet bag full
of diamonds. Read the full
review Bills must be paid. That’s the only reason
Gabby St. Claire takes the mold remediation job, when her specialty is
crime-scene cleaning. And it is g-r-o-s-s. But in the interest of paying her
rent, she shimmies into the nasty crawlspace under the decades-empty house. And
comes face to blue-suede-shoes with the King. Who is, without a doubt, dead.
Now, how can her police-detective boyfriend possibly expect her to keep
away from a case like this?
Read the full review Suspicious Minds Bills must be paid. That’s the only reason
Gabby St. Claire takes the mold remediation job, when her specialty is
crime-scene cleaning. And it is g-r-o-s-s. But in the interest of paying her
rent, she shimmies into the nasty crawlspace under the decades-empty house. And
comes face to blue-suede-shoes with the King. Who is, without a doubt, dead.
Now, how can her police-detective boyfriend possibly expect her to keep
away from a case like this?
Read the full review
Historical Romance Paper Roses Life has been cruel to Sarah
Dobbs. The fall from the horse when she was a child left her with a permanent
limp, and then her parents’ deaths left her with a stigma she has to flee
Philadelphia to escape. Bringing her toddling little sister with her, Sarah sets
off for Texas and the man she’d fallen in love with through a series of letters.
Those paper roses told her that Austin Canfield will be a husband who will love
her in spite of her failures, who will welcome little Thea as his daughter.
There’s only one problem: Austin Canfield is dead. Read
the full review A Bride of Honor Damien has long since given up the desire for a wife to help him in his
ministry—until he looks out over his congregation one morning and sees a
beautiful young lady. He soon learns that she’s a society debutant, Miss Lindsay
Phillips. A sweet, earnest young woman well out of his league. He’s pleased when
she seeks his advice in becoming closer with the Lord, but he must stop his
imagination from making more of her attention. Still, when he learns of how
unhappy she is in an engagement arranged by her father, Damien prays that
somehow the Lord will use him to help her.
Read the full review A Passion Denied Elizabeth O’Connor has been in love with John Brady since she was fourteen years
old. Now that she’s thoroughly grown up, a modern woman, she’s determined to
open his eyes to what a perfect wife she’d make him. She bobs her hair, paints
her lips, and . . . loses her temper when he refuses to see that the
newly-dubbed Lizzie is no longer his little Beth. What does it take to win a
man’s affection, anyway? In the romances she so loves, he would just sweep her
away into happily ever after. So what in the world is his problem?
Read the full review The Red Siren Faith Westcott is determined to protect her younger sisters from a life of
misery. Their father intends to marry them off to the first available suitors,
but having seen how terribly that turned out for their oldest sister, Faith will
not allow it to befall them, as well. The only answer is independent wealth. And
the only way for a woman to gain independent wealth in the early 1700s, even in
the new colony of Carolina, is to steal it. So Faith does the only thing she can
think to do—she becomes a pirate. Read
the full review It’s All About Hymn: Essays
on Reclaiming Sacred and Traditional Music for Worship This book focuses on the
view that the hymns we sing in church should be about bringing honor to the Lord
and not bringing attention to ourselves.
Read the full review A Requiem for Love Ever since Milton’s Paradise Lost was first published
in 1667, it has been an enduring classic, which has been acclaimed by thousands
as a brilliant piece of literature. Not many years ago, Calvin Miller wrote a
book titled A Requiem for Love, based on Milton’s classic.
Read the full review To each of His
children God has given a task to accomplish in the days that remain before He
returns or calls them home. Some call it a purpose, others a calling. McManus
calls it a dream. And the dream that God assigns you may be seem significant in
the world’s eyes, bringing visibility and notoriety, or it may seem
insignificant in the world’s eyes and escape everyone’s notice, except God’s.
The important first step is to determine in your own heart to pursue the dream
that God gives you and not demand that God join your personal dream. At the end
of the day, success will be measured by your faithfulness to God’s leading.
Read the full review “Cancer.” Even the word strikes fear in the human heart.
No other disease affects the human spirit so deeply. Unlike other diseases
where the body wears out or is attacked, cancer is the
human body turning upon itself. Oncology patients often wrestle with their
mortality, the pain of broken dreams, and a need to understand the causes of
human suffering. All of these questions naturally lead to a spirituality quest.
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History
/ Academic / Instructional Learn New Testament Greek John Dobson, author of Learn
Biblical Hebrew, continues his successful method of teaching foreign
languages as he tackles the New Testament language: Greek. He applies the same
methods and approaches that he used to convey the concepts of the Hebrew
language to teach Greek.
Read the full review Many books have boasted about its abilities to teach
languages. However, from my experience, many books have not delivered. But this
book, Learn Biblical Hebrew, has not only delivered but it also exceeded
my expectations. Read the full review
Hoerth and McRay have put together a helpful
resource for people who want to know what kind, quantity, and quality of
archaeological evidence exists for Bible times. Beginning with Mesopotamia
and continuing with Egypt, Palestine, Persia, Turkey, Greece, and Italy,
Hoerth and McRay systematically walk us through the archaeological finds
pertaining to each of these regions and show us the significance to the Biblical
narrative. Read the full review Pagan Christianity? Exploring
the Roots of Our Church Practices, may very well be the most important book
written on the Christian church in the last two millennia. Frank Viola and
George Barna team up to give their readers a critical examination of the last
1700 years of church history. Does the institutional church have any biblical
and historical right to exist? “Are the practices of the institutional church
(the clergy/laity system, salaried pastors, sacred buildings, the order of
worship, etc.) God-approved developments to the church that the New Testament
envisions? Or are they an unhealthy departure from it?”
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True Stories More Pages from the Red Suit Diaries I think we all have our own thoughts on the
mall Santas. Mine was one of a guy who happened to look like Santa so he ended
up with the job for a season. I have no idea if we’ve ever seen the same Santa
twice. It’s always been a moment to cherish and then it’s over. We’ve never
created a relationship with the mall Santas we’ve shared our lists with. Read the full review Many in North America think of
Harry Potter or India when they consider the words “curses” and “occult”. After
all, it seems like something that can only happen in movies or in places really
far away. However,
Unbroken Curses reveals the contrary to be true. In civilized and
educated North America, curses and witchcraft a A Heart for Africa is the story of
Rafiki, told through the eyes of the Jensens' daughter, Annie (Jensen) Thorp.
This short book (62 pages) features firsthand accounts of orphans whose lives
have been changed, as well as the voices of house mothers and financial
sponsors. As an inspirational book, it also features many pictures of Africans
and the work Rafiki is doing. Read the full review While most of us
are aware of the dangers of anorexia for young girls in our society, less
attention has been given to the ravaging effects this eating disorder can have
on young men. The reason for this is simple: the vast majority of anorexia
sufferers are girls. About 10% of anorexia cases involve boys (http://www.anred.com/stats.html).
Skinny Boy is the first book published of its kind. It is an inside look
at anorexia in boys from a first person perspective. With courage and
vulnerability, Dr. Grahl has shared his own struggle and (thankfully) victory
over anorexia. Read the full review |
