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I felt my heart being torn for Rhoda Byler as the community questioned her gift. It is not just the Amish who look on "gifts" of intuition or knowing as strange and attribute it to witchcraft as they did with Rhoda. She does have the support... [Read on]
Visioneering by Andy Stanley Andy Stanley has done a tremendous job of breaking down the events in the life of Nehemiah in explaining visions. Stanley defines a vision as not accepting something as it is but looking at it in terms of what... [Read on]
When sharing our faith with little ones, often there are certain concepts that can be difficult to explain. Lisa Tawn Bergren does such a wonderful job sharing Christian themes in her books. In the adorable story,God Gave Us Easter, Papa Bear... [Read on]
The story of the three surviving fishermen, Jesús, Salvador, and Lucio, does not parallel Joe Kissack's much. The telling of their stories, narrated in alternating bits and pieces, is at times frustrating and other times slow. Although both... [Read on]
Dandelions on the Wind by Mona Hodgson takes place right after the Civil War a time of unrest and uncertainty for a nation that has seen a lot of tatters and pieces torn a part, somewhat like a quilt. Maren Jensen is a beautiful young woman who... [Read on]
This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Cindy Woodsmall is one of my favorite writers of Amish Fiction. She can wind a story together, and make you feel as if you are there. This is one of those books, you get so engrossed in... [Read on]
Man of contemplation? Man of action? Reading Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, I discovered that I am both. I expected to learn more about my introvert side, and discovered that I was more... [Read on]
I was interested in reading this book because I had read Christopher West's Theology of the Body and participated in a course at my church. Just as Mr. West simplified the information from Pope John Paul's Theology of the Body so that most... [Read on]
This week I had the privilege of reading and reviewing "Unstoppable" by Nick Vujicic. As you may have noticed, Nick was born without any arms or legs. He does have one tiny foot that allows him to write, type and do a few other things on his own,... [Read on]
"Simply Jesus" provides an intellectual journey for the reader; one that sparks curiosity and fresh perspective on who we believe Jesus actually is. This book seeks to remind the reader of what it feels like to simply be "near" to Jesus. Raw... [Read on]