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With a stack of church ministry books to read, I decided to take a break and read my favorite genre. A whodunnit mystery is one of my favorite ways to relax.
In this Hamish Macbeth mystery, a lot of people die. Anyone who comes in contact with the murderer dies. And it…
Our family listened to the audio of The Hunger Games on our road trip to Arizona over Christmas holiday. We were so engrossed with the story that we looked forward to getting back into the car whenever we can!
When we came home, we read, on our own, the two sequels, Catching Fire and Mockingjay.…
This book is a touching testimony of a woman who unknowingly married a high ranking member of the Mafia.
Michael Franzese and Camille Garcia met while she was a dancer in a movie he was producing. Raised by a very devoted Christian mother, Cammy’s faith in God was made real to her through the trials…
I just finished reading An Amish Wedding by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, and Kelly Long. It was an easy read and an entertaining fiction, good for a heartwarming distraction, especially on a rainy day.
Three short stories set in an Amish community, the book tells the sweet stories of three couples. Along with the romance and conflict, there were lessons of faith woven throughout.
I was very disappointed with this book. The material in this book could be covered in half the number of pages. Not only was it drawn out, the concepts in the book were not “deep”.
Going Deep by Gordon MacDonald is a story of fictional church implementing a supposedly new and innovative idea of Cultivating…
Read more of “Going Deep – Becoming a Person of Influence by Gordon Mac Donald”
This book has all the elements of a murder mystery that I love – all the pieces fit, believable characters, likeable detective who solves the case, and the ending is satisfying.
There is one thing that bothers me about murder mysteries, in any medium – TV, movies, print, is that the killer always commits a…
Read more of “The Killings at Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham”
This book has given me a whole new way of thinking about world missions. K.P. Yahannan, an Indian (from India) writes about the vision God called him to, and the reasons for that vision.
The mission organization he started, Gospel for Asia has the distinctive of supporting national missionaries rather than sending missionaries overseas. He…
Read more of “Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yahannan”
Fresh off the press, I borrowed AB’s copy of Francis Chan’s new book Erasing Hell.
About a third of the book analyzes specific passages of the Bible to discover whether hell is retributive or corrective (a second chance to go to heaven), and whether it’s eternal or annihilation (completely destroy the soul). Since I don’t need to be convinced that hell does exist and that it’s a place of eternal judgement, I read through those chapters quickly. For those who are not sure, those chapters are very informative.
Read more of “Erasing Hell by Francis Chan & Preston Sprinkle”
My friend LL showed me this book and asked if I’ve read it. I had not even heard of the author (later to find that Platt is a friend of a friend I just met), but I was curious and always up for a good book. The cover says it’s a New York Times Bestseller. I was also intrigued by the subtitle – Taking back your faith from the American Dream. After reading Radical by David Platt, I am indeed challenged to evaluate how much our church really does operate on the same principles of the American Dream.
I like mysteries and whodunnit types of books. Life Everlasting by Robert Whitlow held my interest combining murder, romance, and a bit of humor, all within the context of the Christian faith.
Alexia Lindale is a successful attorney who takes on a case that turns out to be more than she can handle. She finds friendship, which turns out to be more than friendship, with a music minister Ted Morgan who shows her the way to God.
