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August 2, 2010 by
Carrie
It Starts at Home: A Practical Guide to Nurturing Lifelong Faith is exactly what it suggests it is – practical encouragement for living out your Christian faith within the four walls of your home. My husband, Jonathan, beat me to reading this book and so we both ended up giving this one a read. This…
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When you are drawn to the story, as I am, you can be touched by any sort of story — a “reality” show (because, really, we all know that a lot of that “reality” is created in the editing room, right?), a TV series, a movie. But music tells a story as well. In fact,…
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July 23, 2010 by
Lisa
One would think that, for Christians, answering the question “What Is the Gospel?” would be fairly straightforward, if not obvious. As author Greg Gilbert notes, “the gospel of Jesus Christ stands at the very center of Christianity, and we Christians claim to be about the gospel above all else. It’s what we intend to found…
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Written on
July 14, 2010 by
Melissa
Life is tough for Savannah “Savvy” Smith. The 15-year old and her family have moved from Seattle to London. Savvy’s left behind her friends, family, and an opportunity to work on the school newspaper. With no friends at Wexburg Academy, she’s a fish out of water. And is that really English the kids are speaking?…
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Written on
July 13, 2010 by
Lisa
I’ll be honest with you: I began reading Rescuing Ambition with something of a chip on my shoulder. I was afraid it would read like many other books masking self-centered self-fulfillment in terms of finding one’s purpose. Also, too often those types of books focus on vocational pursuits, leaving stay at home moms like myself…
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July 3, 2010 by
Carrie
I was intrigued by the title of P&R Publishing‘s latest, well, pamphlet, in their Basics of the Faith series. What Is Vocation? deals with the important topic of how we in America (specifically) view the concept of work. I knew this title was on its way to my doorstep but I didn’t look at the…
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Written on
June 28, 2010 by
Carrie
I think this is different than any other piece of Christian fiction that I’ve ever read. Not that I read this genre excessively, mind you. But it is different. Shades of Morning, by Marlo Schalesky is about a lady named Marnie who is running away from a past. As the book unfolds, we learn more…
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Written on
June 24, 2010 by
Lauren
About eight years ago, I read Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson. At the time, my son was only a few months old, and I remember wanting to soak in every word to help me as I began my parenting journey (I also remember being thankful that we wouldn’t be facing many of the challenges…
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