As seems to be the case here lately, I find myself unable to adequately review a book that both requires and demands a thoughtful review as well as a large readership. In other words: it’s good and you need to read it. Few books have messed me up—in a good way—like Radical: Taking Back Your…
Category Archives: Christian
What God Really Thinks About Women
I saw a copy of What God Really Thinks About Women: Finding Your Significance Through the Women Jesus Encountered at the Book Expo and was curious to find out what it was about. So I was delighted to have it land in my mailbox where I could read it and peruse at length. I should…
White Picket Fences
I’ve been a fan of author Susan Meissner since I read The Shape of Mercy, (review here), so I was excited to have an opportunity to read Meissner’s newest book, White Picket Fences. In Fences, the Janviers are the perfect family with the beautiful home and “white picket fence” lifestyle. Neil is a financial advisor…
Life, In Spite of Me
17-year old Kristen Jane Anderson had had enough. Life just wasn’t what she planned. Losing a family member and a friend, then being raped by someone she knew and trusted had all taken their toll. One cold winter night, Kristen decided to end her life. She lay across railroad tracks near her home and waited…
You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes
You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes: And Other Great Advice from an Unlikely Preacher’s Wife addresses many of the challenges and questions faced by women married to the ministry, pastor’s wives wondering about their role—and the expectations thereof–in their husband’s calling. Written from the trenches by real life pastor’s wife Lisa McKay, You Can Still…
Never Say Never
I enjoy a book series, because it allows me a chance to really get to know the characters beyond the limits of a single book. Especially when the characters are as endearing as the citizens of Daily. Never Say Never is the third book in Lisa Wingate’s series about the small Texas town. I reviewed…
Thicker than Blood
C. J. Darlington’s debut novel Thicker than Blood burst onto the Christian fiction scene, earning the 2008 Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest. After reading it, I completely understand why. This was a book I couldn’t put down. The main character, Christy Williams, has a checkered past that’s kept her from…
I Will Carry You
I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy by Angie Smith is another book that I have no idea how to review. Even offering a synopsis of sorts fails, in my opinion, to do justice to the strength of the book’s story and the emotion it evokes. So, I will resort as…
Real World Parents
The full title of this book ups the understanding of its content and tone. In Real World Parents: Christian Parenting for Families Living in the Real World Mark Matlock, who has spent many years working with youth and their families, presents his ideas for raising Christian kids without going to two extremes: isolation from it…
A Special Mother’s Day Giveaway from Hachette
Would you like to win this set of books graciously provided by Hachette? Just Let Me Lie Down By Kristin van Ogtrop God Never Blinks By Regina Brett The Cradle By Patrick Somerville Heart of My Heart By Kristin Armstrong Roses By Leila Meacham You don’t have to be a mother, you don’t have to…
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