• Book Reviews

    Sons of Encouragement

    If you’re like me, sometimes the Bible feels flat. You’re chugging through Leviticus, learning about sacrificial rules and skin diseases, when suddenly Aaron’s sons are burned up! Wait, what? And the only commentary the Bible gives is, “And Aaron remained silent.” My literary imagination starts spinning! That’s why I loved…

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    Edge of Eternity: Book Review

    Reading Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn was a sigh of relief in a world gone mad. A modern day Pilgrim’s Progress, Randy takes us on a fantasy-world journey through a man’s upside down life and pumps us with hope of what is to come. I had many favorite moments…

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    The Giver and the Power of Choice

    Choice: It’s a power-loaded word. My heart is heavy. It’s pounding. I’m grieving. And it started with a book. “It’s not their fault. They don’t know what they’re doing.” “But we do. So it’s our fault. And we need to do something.” –The Giver My daughter recently read The Giver…

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    In His Steps, WWJD – A Book Review

    Over a hundred years ago, before Christian Bookstores made bank on the phrase WWJD in the 90’s, Charles Sheldon wrote a book called “In His Steps,” where a pastor asks his church to pledge to do only what Jesus would do for a year. Apparently this book is a best-seller,…

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    Blue Like Jazz – A Book Review

    A decade after the book rose to popularity, I finally got around to reading Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz. What I liked best was the honest candor he expressed through his experiences. He didn’t speak from a platitude. He talked about his life as though we were having a chat…