Book Review: Dead End

Dead End
by Nancy Mehl

Bethany House
Bethany House Publishers
Christian
Pub Date 31 Mar 2020



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After a body is discovered in a field in Iowa, fourteen more bodies are found, the bodies date from twenty years prior to recent.  These remains point to a M.O they have seen before.  Ed Oliphant who has been in prison for over twenty years and is the Father of Special Agent Kaely Quinn's Father.  They try to interview Ed to see if he has trained a copy cat killer, but when that fails they must turn to his daughter Special Agent Kaely Quinn for help solving the case.





Kaely made a promise to herself that she would never set foot in her hometown again nor did she want to set eyes on her Father again.  But in order to solve the case and save more lives she will have to face her past.


When more bodies are discovered Kaely finds herself in a race against time as well as her own personal turmoil. 


Will this very personal case cost Kaely her identity and perhaps even her life?



If you are a fan of clean suspense and mystery I highly recommend Nancy Mehl's intriguing novel Dead End.


I give Dead End five out of five stars! 


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Book Review: Clan

Clan
by Sigmund Brouwer

Penguin Random House Canada
Tundra Books
Children's Fiction | Middle Grade
Pub Date 04 Aug 2020


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Clan is not only a survival story, it is also a story of human and animal friendship as well as a story of redemption.


Clan follows the journey of Atlatl and the Sabre Tooth Tiger cub he rescued from a dire wolf attack.


  Atlatl was injured as a child, and now has a twisted knee, despite that he is determined to prove his worth as a hunter to his Father.
Bringing the cub to the clan leads to devestating consequences though as well as torn loyalties between Atlatl and his Father.


After an epic disaster strikes. Atlatl must rely on his wits ingeunity and bravery to save the remaining members of his Clan.



Perfect for fans of adventure stories such as Hatchet!


I give Clan five out of five stars!


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Book Review: Daughter of Cana

Daughter of Cana
by Angela Hunt

Bethany House

Bethany House Publishers

Christian

Pub Date 31 Mar 2020

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Twins Thomas and Tasmin are hired to oversee a wedding feast in Cana.  They worry when the host runs out of wine.  But a guest tells Tasmin to have the servants fill the pitchers by the gate with water from the cistern. Tasmin obeys but is reluctant at first but when the rain water turns to the finest wine ever tasted in Cana she is amazed.

After Thomas decides to follow Jesus, he and Tasmin argue, the twins have been together since they were in there Mother's womb.  Tasmin is not ready to accept loosing her brother to whom she sees as a magician prophet! 


Tasmin decides to follow the Nazarene groups and do whatever she can to get her brother back, aided by Jude, younger brother to Jesus of Nazareth.



I give Daughter of Cana five out of five stars!


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Book Review: Breathe Again

Breathe Again
Inhaling God's Goodness, Exhaling His Blessings
by Ed Newton
FaithWords
Worthy Books
Christian
Pub Date 07 Apr 2020



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A perfect book for the troubled times we live in.

In Breathe Again we are reminded that we breathe because God gives us breath.  Many of us are searching for much more in our lives.  We are trying to breathe in a deeper understanding of the Eternal.  But we continue to experience frustration and fatal realities. We’re out of breath and exhausted from our routines!  We are reminded too that our purpose is Praise.



We are reminded that the Breath that gives us life is God's breath in us.  It is pointed out too that the very reason that God put breath in our lungs is for us to live a life in worship of Him. 


Ed Newton reminds us too that we need to Unlock our hearts to let Christ in.  We are reminded too that there is a breath that saves and a breath that inspires.


The importance of putting Christ at the center of our lives is also pointed out.


If you are looking for a book that reminds us to grow closer to God with every breath we breathe, I highly recommend Breathe Again.  It is perfect for individual or group study.



I give Breathe Again five out of five stars!




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Book Review: The Brightest of Dreams

The Brightest of Dreams
by Susan Anne Mason

Bethany House
Bethany House Publishers
Christian
Pub Date 04 Feb 2020



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Quinten Aspinall who out of determination to keep a promise to his late Father to keep his Family together he heads to Canada.  Canada was where his younger siblings were sent to as indentured servants while Quinten was away at war.



Julia Holloway's decision to come to Toronto had been met with disaster.  After her uncle's employee Quinn rescues her from a horrible situation she worries she will never be able to repay him.  When he asks for help finding his sister Julia agrees.  Soon after though she receives devestating news that changes everything.



Quinn is now torn between reuniting with his family and keeping Julia's secret safe.  Will he be able to reunite with his siblings.



I give The Brightest of Dreams five out of five stars!


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Book Review: Our Good Crisis

Our Good Crisis
Overcoming Moral Chaos with the Beatitudes
by Jonathan K. Dodson

InterVarsity Press
IVP
Christian
Pub Date 17 Mar 2020



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We live in an age of great crisis. On the news we hear of one great Calamity after another.  We did with financial crisis, political crisis as well as environmental crisis.  But behind each one of these crisis is a crisis harder to find, a Moral Crisis.


This book reminds us that we must be formed as people of moral goodness.  We must cultivate virtue. But the cultural headwinds are strong: outrage and fragility.






The Beatitudes can be intimidating to Christians, even more so when we get a better understanding of what they mean.  This books offers a fresh and honest insight into the beauty and glory of these words of the kingdom.   No matter the crisis you may face now or in the future, the author prays that this book will help to guide you.



I give Our God Crisis four out of five stars!


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Book Review: Bowery Mission

Bowery Mission
Grit and Grace on Manhattan’s Oldest Street
by Jason Storbakken
Plough Publishing
Plough Publishing House
Christian | History
Pub Date 05 Nov 2019



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Jason Storbakken a recent director of the Bowery Mission and pastor of the Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship.  He writes of his ministry that includes providing meals and other support to the homeless in New York City’s notorious neighborhood.


Bowery Mission is a mixture of history and memoir.  It tells of Bowery Missions service to the homeless and hungry from it's founding in 1879 to present day.  Storbakken uses personal anecdotes drawn from his own experience as Director of Chapel and Compassionate Care with compelling narratives of the Mission’s founding, development, and transformation over time. 



I give Bowery Mission five out of five stars!



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Book Review: Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty
The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body
by Rebekah Taussig

HarperCollins Publishers
HarperOne
Biographies & Memoirs
Pub Date 25 Aug 2020


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Sitting Pretty is a memoir in essays from disability advocate as well as creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty.  Rebecca Taussig processes a lifetime of memories in order to paint a beautiful portrait of a body that moves and looks different than most.


While Growing up as a Paralyzed girl in the 1990's and Early 2000's Taussig  only saw disablity depicted as something Monstrous, such as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, or something Inspirational like Helen Keller, and even something angelic like Forest Gump.




Rebekah writes about what it means to live with a body that doesn't fit with rhythm and reflection.   She covers everything from the complications of charity, to living independently as well as dependently. She deals with everything from dealing with intimacy to how the
pervasiveness of ableism in our everyday media directly translates to everyday life.



Rebecca Taussig reminds us that disability will affect us all at some point either directly or indirectly.  In exploring this reality through lyrical essays, the need for more stories, for my voices being heard is pointed out.




I give Sitting Pretty five out of five stars!



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Book Review: The Flowing Grace of Now

The Flowing Grace of Now
Encountering Wisdom through the Weeks of the Year
by Macrina Wiederkehr

Ave Maria Press
Sorin Books
Christian | Religion & Spirituality
Pub Date 11 Oct 2019


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This book is to be used folhlowing the fifty two weeks of the year.  A teacher for each week.  Every week you are supposed to open the pages of scripture and pray the verses chosen for you.  You will have a teacher chosen for you.  There are times you may be given a teacher that sounds confusing. You may find yourself wondering "How can this be my teacher?". But in a sense the entire scripture you are praying is your teacher.



The teachers used in this book are not necessarily saints, writers or theologians, but they are ordinary people, events, and experiences whose presence already permeates your life.  These include Biblical Characters, day and night, silence, the virtues and finding joy in the good fortune of others.


The Flowing Grace of Now is a year long companion that shows you the presence of the teachers that are already at work in your life, teachers that you may not have realized were there.  The teachers that are intent on strengthening and deepening your Faith.


I give The Flowing Grace of Now four out of five stars!



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Book Review: Come Away My Beloved

Come Away My Beloved: 3-Minute Devotions for Women
by Frances J. Roberts

Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Barbour Books
Christian
Pub Date 01 Jan 2020



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If you are looking for a good women's devotional may I recommend Come Away My Beloved, this devotional is broken up in easy to read three minute segments, good for even the busiest women amongst us.



This book reminds us that without holiness no man shall see God.  We are reminded too of our dependence on God and what a blessing that is.  We cannot see what lies in the distance but the good Lord can.


We are encouraged to hold firmly to Jesus' hand as we walk our path through life.  We are reminded too that he carries our burdens for us and comforts us through our grief. 



Frances J Roberts goes on to remind us that our obedience brings joy to the Lord's heart.   We are encouraged too, to be a yielded believing vessel.  As well as being reminded that with Christ by our side we will not be defeated.



The importance of obeying God's words is highlighted in this devotional as well.  We are reminded too that the good Lord brings us comfort in times of trouble and infliction.



I give Come Away My Beloved five out of five stars!


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Book Review: The White Rose Resists

The White Rose Resists
A Novel of the German Students Who Defied Hitler
by Amanda Barratt

Independent Publishers Group
Kregel Publications
Christian
Pub Date 26 May 2020



I am reviewing a copy of The White Rose Resists through Independent Publishers Group
Kregel Publications


Sophie Scholl and Annalise Brandt are brave women who are willing to stand up for what they believe even at the cost of their lives.


At first the idea of a New Germany had Sophie Scholl in a maelstrom of patriotic fervor.  But when she realizes the truth behind Hitler's machinations for the fatherland. Now she and some of the other students in Munich, the cradle of the Nazi goverment came together to form a group to fight for the tru itth: the White Rose.  The group risks  everything in order to print and distribute leaflets that ask for Germans to rise up  up against the evil that has taken hold of their  country, the White Rose treads a knife's edge of discovery by the Gestapo.



Annalise Brandt was attending to the University of Munich to study art she had no intention to get wrapped up in a conspiracy.    Annalise was after all the daughter of an SS officer who had been brought up to believe that the Fuher's leadership was divinely appointed. But as she learned more from her friends, the more she questions the Nazi Propoganda.



Before long Annalise joins the ranks of her friends, student by day, resister by night.  When the stakes increase.  They are all forced to confront the deadly consequences meted out to any who dare to oppose the Reich.




I give The White Rose Resists five out of five stars!



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Book Review: One Little Lie

One Little Lie
by Colleen Coble

Thomas Nelson--FICTION
Thomas Nelson
Mystery & Thrillers | Romance
Pub Date 03 Mar 2020


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It all started with a lie, just one little lie!



After being appointed interim Sheriff in Pelican Harbor Alabama upon her father's retirement Jane Hardy is given no time for adjustment.   After her Father is arrested for theft and then implicated in a murder, Jane Hardy realizes someone is out to destroy what's left of her family.


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Fifteen years ago, Jane and her Father escaped a cult.  Since then Jane has searched relentlessly for her mother who refused to leave ever since. Could someone from that horrible past have found them?


A well known documentarion, Reid Bechtol is working on a new project.  A project that involves documenting Jane and her career. Jane has no interest in the publicity,b the committee who appointed her loves the idea.




Before long Jane finds herself depending on Reid's calm manner as he follows her around filming, and they begin working together to clear her father.  The problem is Reid is holding onto secrets of his own.  The gulf between them may be impossible to bridge especially when Jane's Fathers lies catch up with them.


Are you looking for an intriguing tale of Suspenseful Romance?  If so I recommend One Little Lie, it's one of those books that drag you in, and don't let go.


I give One Little Lie five out of five stars!



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Book Review: Flight Risk

Flight Risk
by Cara C. Putman

Thomas Nelson--FICTION
Thomas Nelson
Christian | Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 07 Apr 2020



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Savannah Daniels has worked hard to build her law practice as well as to surround herself with good friends, and to surround herself with good friends.  She also wants to be a good aunt to her troubled niece, someone that her niece can count on.  Since her ex-husband’s betrayal, she has trouble trusting anyone.



Jett Glover’s father committed suicide over a false newspaper report.  His reputation was ruined by that report.  Now Jett is a champion of truth.  Jett is writing the story of his  career in journalism—an international sex-trafficking exposé that will bring down a celebrity baseball player and the men closest to him, including Savannah’s ex-husband.


After Jett's story breaks tragedy follows.  After a commercial airline crashes and a client of Savannahs is implicated in the crash. Men connected to the scandal, including her ex, begin to die amid mysterious circumstances, and Savannah’s niece becomes an unwitting target.

Against their better instincts Jett and Savannah join  the ranks in order to separate the facts from fiction. But Savannah is not sure she can trust the reporter who threw her life into chaos. And can Jett face the possibility that he’s made the biggest mistake of his life?



I give Flight Risk five out of five stars!


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Book Review: The Land Beneath Us

The Land Beneath Us
by Sarah Sundin


Revell
Christian
Pub Date 04 Feb 2020


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Sarah Sundin has a way of transporting you back in time, making you feel as if you can have a conversation with her Characters, she writes in such a vivid and beautiful way.



The year is 1943 Private Clay Paxton is training
hard with the US Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee.  He is determined to do his best  in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers betrayal.  Clay has only one thing to live for that is to fulfill  the recurring dream of his death.



Leah Jones is working as a librarian at Camp Forrest she is determined to rise above her Orphanage upbringing and belong to the community, even as she uses her spare time to search for her real family--the baby sisters she was separated from so long ago.



After Clay saves Leah's life from a brutal attack, Clay saves her reputation with a marriage of convince.  After he ships out to train in England for D-day, they become  bound together by over the distance. But can a love strong enough to overcome death grow between them before Clay's recurring dream comes true?


If you are looking for a World War Two era book, that draws you in and doesn't let you go, I highly recommend The Land Beneath Us.


I give The Land Beneath Us five out of five stars.



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Book Review: Ready to Rise

Ready to Rise
Own Your Voice, Gather Your Community, Step into Your Influence
by Jo Saxton

WaterBrook & Multnomah
WaterBrook
Christian | Religion & Spirituality
Pub Date 14 Apr 2020


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In this book Jo Saxton reminds the readers if there is every a time for us to find out voices and fulfill our potential the time is now.  She goes on to encourage the readers to think of their family trees, think of their storie bys and experiences and think of how the limits as well as opportunities shaped the lives of the women in their family tree.


The readers are reminded too that we need the voices and influence of healthy and empowered women who are taking their places to make an impact on the world for the common good.



Saxton goes on to remind us how Jesus used women, how their lives impacted the early Church.  The woman of Jesus time did not have the ability to look up to Christian women from the past, because they were the first.


The readers are reminded too that we do not have to carry life's burdens alone.  It is pointed out that our voices are more than mere words, our words are our God given identity and purpose in action.


We are reminded too that Your voice has real potential— for encouragement, for strengthening people in life’s trenches, and for tangible influence for good in the world.


If you are a woman looking for an empowering book to read during this time of Self Isolation, I recommend Ready to Rise!


Five out of five stars!


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Book Review: You Were Never Broken

You Were Never Broken
Poems to Save Your Life
by Jeff Foster

Sounds True
Poetry | Self-Help
Pub Date 28 Jul 2020


I am reviewing a copy of You Were Never Broken through Sounds True and Netgalley:


In this book Author Jeff Foster points out that meditation is touching life where life touches you.


We are reminded too of the importance of slowing down as well as the importance of listening to the silence. 


The author reminds us too of taking the time to slow down, to allow ourselves to feel both the joys, and the sorrows, and of the importance of having the courage of standing alone.


If you are looking for a good book, of Mediative Poetry, one that will remind you of the importance of taking a moment just to breathe, I highly recommend You Were Never Broken.


I give You Were Never Broken five out of five stars!


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Book Review: Nutmeg Streets Egyptian Secrets

Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets
(A Botanic Hill Detectives Mystery, #1)
by Sherrill Joseph

Acorn Publishing LLC
Middle Grade | Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date 01 Feb 2020


I am reviewing a copy of Nutmeg Streets Egyptian Secrets from Acorn Publishing and Netgalley:


If you have a middle grader who loves Mysteries or Thrillers the. Nutmeg Streets Egyptian Secrets is just the book for them.



Dr.Winston Thornsley a world famous Egyptologist died in disgrace a couple of months prior.  Ida Thornsley his Widow does not believe her husband would have ever stole that burial urn that he discovered the previous summer.  But the local as well as Federal law enforcement officers are stumped.



Out of desperation for andmswers no one seems to be able to find Mrs Thornsley calks in her thirteen years old neighbors, the Botanic Hills detectives, twins Lanny and Lexi Wyatt, Moki Kalani, and Rani Kumar. The exciting mission they are called on is to find the urn, and the person that really stole it so Dr Thornsley can be exonerated, the real criminal brought to justice, and Dr Thornsley's good name given back to him.



The savy teens will face a roomful of venomous snakes, an Egyptian ponds that's poisonous, and a dragon pit man are just some of the challenges awaiting these tech savvy teenagers.  Just as the detectives begin to unravel the sinister plot, the mystery takes a dangerous turn. The answers are at their fingertips but first they must convince their parents to let them solve the case.


I give Nutmeg Streets, Egyptian Secrets five out of five stars!


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Book Review: What Unbreakable Looks Like

What Unbreakable Looks Like
A Novel
by Kate McLaughlin

St. Martin's Press
Wednesday Books
Teens & YA
Pub Date 23 Jun 2020


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Due to the sensitive subject matters and rough language in this book I would not recommend this book to anyone younger than fifteen, with the exception of those who have been the victims of sex trafficking or who have had loved ones in that situation.  Child Sex Trafficking is a very hard subject for most adults let alone youngsters to grasp.




Lexi was trafficked, and they changed her name to Poppy.  She was kept in the hotel room with other trafficked girls, after the girls are rescued she's not sure how to be Lex again.



After moving in her aunt and uncle she knows that for the first time in a long time she's safe.  The problem is she doesn't trust the feeling, Doesn't trust her new home, her new friends or her new life.  Instead she believes that she is not good enough to have these good things.


After Lexi is sexually assaulted by her so called boyfriend and his friends.  Lexi is forced to deal with what happened to her, and come to the realization that though it was sadly something she became used to in that hotel room, does not mean it is okay.  Soon she is thrust into the limelight and comes to realize she has the power to help others.  First though she'll have  to confront the monsters of her past with the help of her family, friends, and a new love.


I give What Unbreakable Looks Like four out of five stars!


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Book Review: Hollow

Hollow
by Rhonda Parrish
Tyche Books
Horror | Teens & YA
Pub Date 24 Mar 2020


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Sixteen year old Morgan's family is shattered when a car accident kills her brother, leaves her Mother paralyzed in more than one way, her Father is always at work and get seven year old sister Amy is trying too hard to salvage everything she could. 




Not only does Morgan  have to deal with the Hell she is going through at home, but Highschool is it's own kind of torture.  She has an ex boyfriend who seems to take great pleasure in spreading rumors that only serve to rip her reputation to shreds and make her feel like a loser.





After finding an old camera in an creepy abandoned hospital, things go from bad to worse.  It seems that Everytime Morgan takes a picture of her classmates, or anyone else, the camera steals the goodness of the one.




When Morgan's Sister Amy uses the camera to take a Selfie, Morgan is determined to do what ever she can to reverse the effects so she can get the good part of her sister back.



If you have a young adult reader who likes horror fiction, that isn't to gruesome I would recommend Hollow.


I give Hollow four out of five stars!


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Book Review: Veiled in Smoke

Veiled in Smoke
by Jocelyn Green

Bethany House
Bethany House Publishers
Christian
Pub Date 04 Feb 2020


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This book takes us to 1870's Chicago where Meg and Sylvia Townsend manage the family bookshop and care for their Father Stephen a former Prisoner of War of the Civil War, who is still suffering from in mind and spirit from his time as a POW.  But when the great fire sweeps through Chicago they will face a greater loss than just their store.





After the sisters are separated from their Father and make a harrowing escape from the fire and flames that went after everything in it's path with the help of Chicago Tribune reporter Nate Pierce.  After the smoke cleared away, they reunite with Stephen only to later find out that their family friend was murdered the night of the fire.  What is even more shocking is that their Father is accused of the crime and is committed to the Cook County Insane Asylum where he is treating appallingly before even being given a fair trial



Despite being injured, homeless, and unemployed Meg must try to gather the pieces of hers and her sisters life, as well as do everything she could as well as prove her father's innocence before the asylum truly drives him mad.


I give Unveiled Smoke five out of five stars!


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Book Review: How May I Offend You Today

How May I Offend You Today?
Rants and Revelations from a Not-So-Proper Southern Lady
by Susannah B. Lewis
Nelson Books
Thomas Nelson
Christian | Humor
Pub Date 25 Aug 2020



I am reviewing a copy of How May I Offend You Today through Nelson Books and Netgalley:


 Susannah B Lewis has millions of fans who flock to her take no prisoners rants about the pet peeves she had in every day life.



In Everyday Living Susannah B Lewis turns her humor which is one of her trademarks to the everyday events that grate on her nerves from people who wear inappropriate and offensive t shirts to very public displays of affection in Lowe's plumbing aisle.  Lowe's--while keeping a wry eye on herself



This book weaves together anecdotes from her distinctly Southern life with frequent references to the Bible.  In this book Lewis reminds us too that it is important that we stand firm in our views. 


How May I Offend You Today is filled with witty but down to earth banter.  This book is uplifting and inspirational and therefore I find that it is worthy of five out of five stars.



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Book Review: Unburdened

Unburdened
Stop Living for Jesus So Jesus Can Live through You
by Vance Pitman
Baker Books
Christian
Pub Date 21 Jan 2020


I am reviewing a copy of Unburdened through Baker Books and Netgalley:


Does following Jesus feel impossible to you?  Does trying to hard to be a good Christian leave you overwhelmed and exhausted?  In this book Vance Pitman reminds us that it is important to find how living with Jesus is not complicated, that in fact we need to let Jesus live through us. 




This book reminds us too that we are aiming at the wrong target when we get so wrapped up in the busy work of Christian living that we neglect to see the simplicity of letting Jesus live for us, that in fact we make something that is so simple, far more complex than it needs to be.




In Unburdened we are reminded that we can get so lost in the busy work of Christian living that we loose the personal time we need. 



We are reminded too that attending Church is not something we have to do but should in fact be something we want to do, because as a Christian the church is part of our community and going to the house of God is a privilege we have to get closer to God and to grow in that relationship, and we have the privilege of fellowshipping with our fellow believers.





We are reminded too that following Jesus is about following our fellow believers but also to go out into the world in order to share God.  We need to have that kind of relationship to the world.




If you are looking for a powerful book that will encourage you to grow closer in Christ then I highly recommend Unburdened.



I give this book five out of five stars....



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Book Review: A Different Kind of Love Story

A Different Kind of Love Story
How God's Love for You Helps You Love Yourself
by Landra Young Hughes
Baker Books
Christian
Pub Date 04 Feb 2020



I am reviewing a copy of A Different Kind of Love Story through Baker Books and Netgalley:




A Different Kind of Love Story is about a love story we all play a role in, the love story we all have a part in whether or not we realize it.  It is critical that we stay in tune with this love story, no other love or the lack of love has the potential to make you stronger or break you than the love we have for Jesus and the love we have for ourselves.



In this book Landra Young Hughes has a radical and different approach, a radically simple message that is to give up, that is to give up on the need to control how we are seen by others.  In this book we are reminded to let God's words not the words of ourselves or others define you.



This deeply personal and moving book helps you to grow in the knowledge that who we are is not defined by how we see ourselves or how others see us, but it matters how we are seen by God.




I give A Different Kind of Love Story five out of five stars.



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