tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489813744591909712024-03-13T23:48:09.639-07:00ReviewsReviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-82775458738931123182014-12-02T08:35:00.001-08:002014-12-02T08:35:39.415-08:00Review: Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric MetaxasI knew many people that have ready the unabridged version of this book, and I the comments were nothing but positive. I was going to borrow it and read it myself when I came across the unabridged version! The unabridged version is very long. While I don't mind long books, the abridged version was seemed to fit my current reading schedule a lot better. That being said, after reading it, I would like to read the longer version of the book. In fact the only fault of the book is that it could have been a little less ABRIDGED. There are a few choppy spots that you could see were missing, and parts of his life that you wished were in this version of the book.<br />
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As for the writing, Metaxas does not disappoint in being able to draw in the reader with detail and style and even play on your emotions. He has done a great service in making the Bonhoeffer story accessible to the average reader. You will not walk away disappointed that you took the time to look into the life of Bonhoeffer.<br />
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I highly recommend reading this book. If it rings true that, "those who do no learn from history are destined to repeat it;" than this is a must read. What does it take to be the kind of person that will stand in the midst of trouble, persecution, and evil? 4.5<br />
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Being familiar with Sherlock Holmes, I could see that the author went out of his way to get the writing style, characters and dialogue down to a fine art. He also made sure that he was being true to the scripture while painting a picture of Biblical scenes in front of my. I could actually picture the characters (both from Sherlock and Bible) and it did not feel far removed from the original Sherlock Holmes books. The book got me thinking about things in the Bible that I haven't really thought to ponder, which is a good thing, and it also provides scripture references for you to get acquainted with the scriptural text before you read the Sherlock mystery. The concept of this book is unique and I actually have a great appreciation for what the author is trying to accomplish (and with success). </div>
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Errol Stone, the town drunk finds himself short of cash for another night of drinking when a message from clergyman comes into town looking to deliver a message. For a price Errol takes on the challenge. What he didn't know, is that the message of great "kingdom" importance would lead him into precarious situations. He will be the object of scorn for an assassin and led into other adventures which has his life of drunkenness turned upside down as he becomes the hero of the story.<br />
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I liked the book, but I didn't love the book. Maybe it is just me, but I could not picture the characters in my mind, the author was unable to paint their picture in my mind enough to make them interesting of believable. While the story was filled with action and little "filler content", it almost moves along too quickly for me, I didn't have enough time to get myself attached or interested in the characters. The story has some great themes and you could definitely see the Christian underlines in the story, this is often difficult to pull off without coming across as cheesy or preachy. Patrick W. Carr was able to pull of this rare ability to pull off Christian message into a Fantasy/Fiction novel without losing quality in the storytelling.<br />
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The writing was fairly descriptive, but sometimes feeling a little forced to sound to "fantasyesque".<br />
I know a lot of people enjoyed this book, and I could see how it would appeal to a large population of people, but I was not able to connect to the book and could not find myself looking forward to the next chapter. If you were to compare this book to the likes of Stephen Lawhead, I would say it does not bring itself to the same level. But for a first novel by the author, I am impressed and I am intrigued to see if he takes his writing up a notch in the next book or series. Overall I could give the book a clean 3/5 stars.<br />
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Do you like Mystery, thriller, action and conspiracy? These are the words I would use to describe this novel. I was unsure what I would think of this novel when I first read the description. It is a little different style book than what I would normally choose. As soon as you start the novel, Steven James (author) stuns it's readers with a tragedy that ultimately plays a big role in the main character's (Jevin) decisions and personality. I was drawn into the main character who you you tend to cheer on as the book progresses. </div>
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I enjoyed the book overall, it was very well written and the characters were well drawn. My only complaint is that this book is very intelligent, a little too intelligent. You can easily get confused with a lot of the science and meta-physics ect... You don't want to read this book, if you are looking for a simple, brainless, entreating novel. This novel makes you have to think about what you are reading and understand it, as it is important to the story line. You also need to play close attention to the characters as they are introduced, because you can easy wave them off as minor characters only to forget their role earlier in the book at an important part of the story.</div>
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Ahhh, Friday. Time to break from the stress of work and concentrate on growing moustaches. My son decided to join today's Movember picture while wearing a racoon hat. I wonder if I could get my stache as soft and fluffy as that hat? Anyway, I am over halfway through the month and I still haven't had an excuse to by some stache wax for shaping and/or moulding. Would be nice to try some sort of braid as well, unfortunately this month is not long enough for that. I can't believe how many students have stopped me in the hall and said, "nice moustache!". Fortunately I am poor at judging sarcasm, so I will assume that "sick moustache" means that it looks pretty fantastic.<br />
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<u>If We Survive</u> is a story about a group of young people along with their pastor that travelled to small South American country to help rebuild a school that rebels (called the Volcanoes) have destroyed. The country happened to be on the verge of a revolution while the young people were down there. Soon before they were ready to leave, they find themselves running for their lives in danger of being executed from the rebels. They seem to find new perilous circumstances around every corner, battling nature and an army of rebels. </div>
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You will find the book to be a page turner with action from beginning to the end. I enjoyed the character development and growth that you would expect to see in young people going through a traumatic experience. The book felt like it was telling a non-fiction story and that made it all the more interesting to me. All in all, I enjoyed the book and I am exited to share it with a few young people that I know will enjoy it. 4/5 stars.<br />
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Dreams and Visions by Tom Doyle<br />
I was interested when I first saw this book because I have heard many similar stories through various conversations with people. I wanted to hear the first hand accounts, and this book delivers what I was hoping to read. Not only does it provide us with well documented stores of encounter from around the world (and it is divided as such), the author gives us a good explanation of the culture around which this is happening; understanding the context enhances the power of these encounters. <br />
Tom Doyle clearly has taken the time to research and understand the culture behind this particular people group. This has allowed him to thread these stories together seamlessly.<br />
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The premise of the book is that, there are Muslims around the world that are unreachable, so Jesus is taking it into his own hands and reaching out to them in dreams, visions and encounters. <br />
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You will read about extreme Muslims and those you would lease expect, turning to Jesus. You will also encounter Jesus heart for people as you read this book. Jesus' central message in the dreams and visions is simply, "follow me because I'm the true God" and "I love you" over and over again. We then see him providing many ways for them to receive answers to their questions, through other Christians in disguise and Bibles showing up when they need them.<br />
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The only flaw with the book is that it often goes into too much detail that does not always seem necessary. It could have got to the points a lot quicker with slightly less background of the individuals and had more impact. Ideally it could have been a bit more like "Foxe's Book of Martyrs" style, with the main points of the events stated in a short summary. If you don't know much about Muslim people and God's plan for the nations, I would recommend picking it up. 4.5 stars.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-87600731508639563552012-09-27T18:43:00.002-07:002012-09-27T18:48:35.659-07:00Review: 90 Devotions for Kids: Adventures in Odyssey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was really looking forward to a devotional book for my kids, they love Bible stories and it would be nice to have an aid to apply the themes behind the stories. I have to be honest, I was a little disappointed when I received this book in the mail. Not because the content was bad, but simply because my kids seem to be a little to young to benefit from the book. My oldest is 6 years old and I was hoping there would be some pictures to go with the stories. and colour, but this book does not provide either. Also the book refers time to time to the Adventures in Odyssey characters and stories, and my kids have not seen either.<br />
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All my personal disappointment aside (not being able to put it to use right away), I thought the devotionals were great when geared toward older kids. The stories are short enough, engaging, and Bible based. All of the devotions have themes, challenges, memory verses, and activities to keep the kids engaged and walking out what they learn in the devotionals. I know a few kids at the proper age that will benefit from my gift. I just wish the book would give the age appropriateness.<br />
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The River is a story about a young man that has witnessed a life altering tragedy in a river at the age of 5 and his journey to healing that brings him back to the same place he began. I found myself unable to put the book down, it was no work to read through the story and you find yourself enjoying every page.<br />
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This novel has no content in it, that feels like filler, you will find yourself immersed in the story the whole way through. Although, I understand a lot of the parallels the author was trying to convey in the story that have to do with life; I don't think it was necessary for the enjoyment of the book. The book is blatantly allegorical but it doesn't take away from the book. It reads like a story your grandfather might read to you while sitting at his feet.<br />
It is hard to believe that this is Micahel Neale's first novel, but after reading it you can understand why he is a songwriter.<br />
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For people that just want to hear a good story, I would definitely recommend this book to you. I find it a hard book to review because it feels like I would be revealing a perspective on a work of art. I believe parts to the story that any person can find themselves connecting with.<br />
I can't remember when I last gave 5/5 stars on a book. Check it out!<br />
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Serpent of Moses by Don Hoesel is a adventure novel about Jack Hawthorne who recovered part of Moses' staff (The Nehushtan), but he ends up getting captured in the process. His friends are looking for him and he is looking for a way out, but can he get out with the artifact or will he lose it to the others that want it?<br />
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I have not come across enough Christian author's that can write a "Indiana Jonesesque" novel that is worthy of the genre. When I saw this book available, I did not know it was the second in a series, so I went out and bought the first (Elisha's Bones). I loved the first book. It was everything you could ask for in an adventure novel and the fact that they were pursuing a biblical artifact made it all the more appealing to me.<br />
The second book took much longer for me to get through, partly because I had less time to read it and partly because it was not as good as the first in the series. The writing in both books is great, the characters are as well. The reason why I found the second book to be much more exiting is because of the pursuit of the relic itself. The first book you are going through Jack Hawthorne's adventures exited to see how he is going to retrieve Elisha's Bones. In the second book, you are given a scene where he has found it immediately and the rest of the book becomes a pursuit of Jack himself. I found it took away from the mystery and anticipation in the book, the last chapter got interesting but it took me a long time to get there.<br />
If Don Hoesel continued in writing more Jack Hawthorne novels, I would be curious to see where he goes with it. Hopefully he can reclaim the adventure and mystery of the first novel.<br />
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I would give the first book 4.5 out of 5 and the second a little less than 3.5 out of 5.<br />
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This is a story about 2 men with a history together. One man was American, one was from China. They went to school when they were younger and life circumstances took them to different paths. The American with a broken marriage and a lot of money/success, the China man quite the opposite, in fact having to live underground for his faith. The American's job takes him on a journey to that which he finds he could take advantage of his old friendship with his pal in China.<br />
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It took me a LONG time to get through this one, I was reading other books during this time that had me more interested. While it had aspects of interesting story line piqued my intererest once and a while, it was never able to fully grab my attention. I could see an appeal to a certain audience, I am a huge fan of the "Heavenly Man" book. But in knowing this book is a work of inspired fiction, I just could not bring myself to be interested. Perhaps this is because I <i>have r</i>ead "The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun".<br />
Other than my personal opinion of the book, it was well written and Randy Alcorn knows how to put together a story.<br />
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I received this book free for my review from Tyndale House Publishers.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hiking through is true a story of Paul V. Stutzman’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>journey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hiking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail (AT). Paul was a successful Restaurant manager that found himself in difficult times with the loss of his wife to cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the loss of his wife it seemed like a good time to fulfill his lifelong dream of hiking the AT, also taking a hike with the feeling that God wanted to meet him along the journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As much as I love hiking, I have never done anything more than 10 km’s let alone 3500 km’s. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not read any other books on a similar type journey, so I have nothing to compare it to. That being said, I enjoyed the journey that Paul takes you on. This book has opened my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eyes to a whole other culture and community of hikers out there that I never knew existed. As you read through you can feel yourself being drawn into this culture and understanding why they do what they do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul does a wonderful job describing the scenes and personalities that he meets along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u>Hiking Through</u> has it all: humour, adventure, excitement and grief; all weaved brilliantly into a true story. Paul does a wonderful job giving you a glimpse into his inner struggles, feelings and thoughts on his journey and life in general along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He does a wonderful job comparing his hike to his past life and the paradox that it creates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This book is not simply about hiking. This book is about relationships, hardships, victories, determination and finding God through it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul finds himself meeting different people on the journey, he goes through many difficulties, he climbs mountains and walks valleys; there are times he wants to give up and times where he needs help to make it through. The whole journey that Paul takes could represent everyone’s journey in life with its ups and downs and relationships, that’s what makes it appealing to readers that are not necessarily hikers. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Crazy dangerous is a novel about a 16 year old pastor</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">s kid named Sam. As a typical teenager struggling with identity, Sam is faced with many difficult situations that seem to get him into more trouble and even more difficult situations. He then encounters a girl his age named Jennifer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jennifer has </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“</span><span style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">demonic</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">”</span><span style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> hallucinations in which Sam finds himself getting directly involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are these the hallucinations of a schizophrenic? Or are they a foreshadowing of events that lead to tragedy. The writing is fabulous, it</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span><span style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">s an easy read. The book has twists, turns and filled with mystery that will have you not wanting to put the book down.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I recieved this book free from Thomas Nelson's booksneeze.com program for my honest review</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-64008972210791253812012-03-07T18:26:00.002-08:002012-03-07T18:26:57.583-08:00DVD Review<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>DVD Review: Three Hearts</strong><br />
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</strong></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.586.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.586.cover.jpg" /></a>Three hearts is a documentary, chronicling three Mongolian youth (aged 3, 16,18) with heart defects and their journey to America to get surgery. The organization is called Children's Heart Project from Samaritan's Purse, an organization spear headed by Franklin Graham's daughter, Cissie Graham Lynch. I had know idea what this DVD was about when I put it into my DVD player, but it did not take long before I was engrossed in this documentary that was emotional, joyful, hopeful and spiritual. Here you have three children that are on the road to a certain early grave with little hope. No surgical hospitals, little money, little resources and an absence of the knowledge that there is a loving Father God. All of this changes when they are chosen to be part of The Children's Heart Project. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The documentary takes you from family life in Mongolia to the American hosts in Texas. You will find your self jealous for the compassion you see in the people involved. The best part was seeing the children the families changed by the love and hope that they find in Christ.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>This DVD was provided free from the booksneeze.com reviewers program for my honest review.</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-78423392399212344282012-02-28T10:17:00.002-08:002012-02-28T10:56:33.088-08:00Book Review: Chasing Mona Lisa by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3qA3YxWtNoQ/T00ZsuNu15I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/ZBfWvo_QfcM/s1600/720469_1_ftc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3qA3YxWtNoQ/T00ZsuNu15I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/ZBfWvo_QfcM/s320/720469_1_ftc.jpg" uda="true" width="204px" /></a></div>Chasing Mona Lisa is a war time tale of adventure, action and conspiracy. The Nazis are invading Paris and pillaging their history and culture and shipping out of Paris. With Paris on the brink of Liberation who will preserve what is left? Are the precious artworks in Paris safe now that Paris is liberated, is it really liberated and free from the Third Reich? Swiss OSS agents Eric Hofstadler and Gabi Mueller are on the chase to recover one of the worlds most famous and valued paintings; The Mona Lisa.<br />
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I am a big fan of Historical Fiction. This book gives us a very realistic picture into World War II in Paris, you can read from the descriptions that there has been a lot of research put into creating this novel. The author(s) do/does a great job putting you into the story and imagining what it was like at the time. What is lacking in the novel is the character development. To be fair, when I received the novel, I was not aware that the man characters (Eric and Gabi) were in a previous novel by the same authors. There very well may have been a lot of character development in the first novel; as a stand alone novel I found it very difficult to connect to the characters. This book is full of action, but it was difficult to get me on the edge of my seat because I have no attachment to the characters.<br />
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The downfall of this novel may also be it's strength, it iswell researched. Sometimes it was a little too much information, and I found out more about the war than I did about the plot of the story. With a bit better balance in research and integration of plot and character development, it would have made for a better read.<br />
A fan of war time novels, I could see really enjoying this book. I also don't see much of a connection to the novel being labelled as a Christian Novel. I don't strictly read Christian Novels, but I don't know why this book would be in this category, save for the modest language and content. <br />
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This is not a bad book, it is not a must read either. I wish I would have read the first novel by these authors first, to see if there was any more character development.<br />
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Available at your favourite bookseller a division of Baker Publishing Group</b><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-68456412238430548162012-01-03T08:52:00.000-08:002012-01-03T08:56:32.660-08:00Book Review: The Emancipation of Robert Sadler by Robert Sadler with Marie Chapian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bethanyhouse.com/Console/Common/Image.asp?image=/Media/PubComProductCatalog/9780764209406.jpg&width=223&height=0&quality=90" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.bethanyhouse.com/Console/Common/Image.asp?image=/Media/PubComProductCatalog/9780764209406.jpg&width=223&height=0&quality=90" width="206" /></a></div> I've read other stories about slavery in the US south. Many of those stories were inspiring, shocking and stories that leave you dumb founded by the capability of evil in the human heart. <u><i>The Emancipation of Robert Sadler</i></u> is all of this and more. What I found in this book that is lacking in many of the others is the stories of the way God was moving and did miracles in the midst of slavery. How God enabled Robert to overcome in the midst of evil and become a messenger and a powerful man of God that will lead at least hundreds to the Kingdom.<br />
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I finished this book feeling my lack and my ignorance of the ever speaking voice of God. Robert's obedience to heed the word of the Lord by always having an ear open to hear God's voice and to act upon it, left me in prayer for the same manifest in my life. I was pleasantly surprised to see a large section on which Robert visited my city (Winnipeg, Canada) and a reservation that my foster brother is from. Who knows how Robert's visit that many years ago had an effect on where my brother's walk with the Lord today.<br />
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The book itself is a very easy read, I finished it in a matter of 3 days. It will leaving hanging on every word. It takes you through his life as a slave, his freedom, and his ministry. I recommend this book to everyone, simply because slavery did not end with the US south. There is today the largest slavery movement happening on your front doorstep; it's called human trafficking and the sex slave trade. Be rest assured that there are similar stories going on even now with what you will find in <u>The Emancipation of Robert Sadler.</u> It will leave you inspired and hopefully open up your eyes to the Lord's ability to use anyone he chooses. <br />
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You will find this book sitting on my shelf beside another inspiring story with many similarities; <a href="http://johanunwound.blogspot.com/2010/08/book-reviewsame-kind-of-different-as-me.html">"The Same Kind of Different As Me"</a>.<br />
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Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group</b><b style="font-family: Arial;">". </b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-80988586872783316012011-12-19T15:41:00.000-08:002011-12-19T15:41:41.920-08:00Review: My Favorite Bible<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/Console/Common/Image.asp?image=/Media/PubComProductCatalog/9780800719562.jpg&width=223&height=0&quality=90" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/Console/Common/Image.asp?image=/Media/PubComProductCatalog/9780800719562.jpg&width=223&height=0&quality=90" /></a></div> "<u>My Favorite Bible</u> by Rondi DeBoer and Christine Tangvald - Illustrated by Ariel Pang"<br />
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I have 3 kids at home so I am always looking for ways to get my kids exited about the Bible and Bible stories. Our household owns many children's bibles, some I like, some not so much. When I saw this one I figured I'd give it a shot.<br />
First of all this Bible was put out by the same people that produce <u>God's Word Translation.</u> Keeping that in mind, this Bible is consistent with the type of language you would find in that translation; simple and easy to understand. It is written as a story narrative which makes it easy to read to the kids before bedtime. These narratives are also conveniently broken up into chunks that provide discussion questions and activities at the end of each section to help your children learn from what they just read. There is also a key verse at the end of each section for memorization or simply just to tie it into actual scriptural language. That being said, as much as I enjoy the narrative Bible for kids, I what to make sure the actual scriptural text is emphasized as I read through the word with my children; to KNOW the word well and not just the stories therein. This is my biggest criticism in this Bible.<br />
The illustrations are a little too "fluffy" than I would like, but overall, well done and visually appealing. There are a few other children's Bibles that I can think of that have better illustrations.<br />
This children's bible will not collect dust on our shelf, the discussion questions and the way it is broken up into chunks makes this Bible stand out where many others don't, though it still has it's weaknesses, it will find it's way into story time once and a while at night with my kids or at least make a great gift to someone who is a new parent.<br />
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Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-86236615725841942332011-11-15T14:18:00.000-08:002011-11-15T14:24:24.741-08:00Review Audio Book: The Skin Map by Stephen Lawhead The Skin Map is a adventure/fantasy/treasure hunt on a quest to discover the parts of the Skin Map. A map that gives orientation to travelling alternate realities/worlds travelled by ley lines. Kit (the main character) meets his great grandfather who is well accustomed to travelling the ley lines and he ends up in the middle of his great grandfathers adventures.<br />
<a href="http://booksneeze.com/art/_240_360_Book.536.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://booksneeze.com/art/_240_360_Book.536.cover.jpg" width="200" /></a> First of all I should mention that I don't usually use audio books. I made the exception for this one. I read the Skin Map when it first came out; it was my first Stephen Lawhead book. After reading it I went on to buy many other series from Lawhead, this book made me a Stephen Lawhead fan. When I saw that the audio version of the book was available, I could not resist, simply because it is the first book in the Bright Empire Series. I tend to want to read the first books in the series over again right before the next book comes out, the audio version of this book allows me to do that more efficiently as I travel during the week and I could get through them a lot quicker in order to read the next book.<br />
That being said, the quality of this audio book is phenomenal. The narrator has great expressions and enough change of voice to differentiate the characters in the dialogue. If you have not read the novel, the audio version is a great alternative. The storyline is intriguing and will take you on a journey that keeps you wanting more.<br />
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I received this audio book for free from Thomas Nelson's booksneeze.com program for my honest review.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-35738144179752423762011-10-25T20:06:00.000-07:002011-10-25T20:06:13.555-07:00<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cde6f5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;"></span><br />
<h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0.4em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heaven is for Real for Kids<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 0.65em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.4em; vertical-align: baseline;">A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://booksneeze.com/art/_240_360_Book.463.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://booksneeze.com/art/_240_360_Book.463.cover.jpg" width="198" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Heaven is for Real for Kids is based on the best selling book <a href="http://johanunwound.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-review-heaven-is-for-real.html">"Heaven is for Real" (Click to see my review)</a> . When I read the original book, it passed through many hands and has snowballed into a book that many have read and been encouraged by. It was hard to explain the concepts to our children because they are visual, my son was around Colton's age of his heavenly experience when I talked to him about the book. Colton and his family have done the admirers of the original story a great service by introducing us to a kid friendly version of the story. It shares Colton's story very briefly but has some pictures to go along with it. My kids from 1-5 are fascinated by the book and it gives us a great medium to talk to them about the things of heaven and the end time events leading up to it. It also gives the adults reading, a reminder of the wonders that are before us in the age to come. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you have children and/or have read the original Heaven is for Real book, this is a must have to go along with it. If you have not read the original, you should. Thank you, Todd, Sonja and Colton for this gift.</span></div></div><div class="p6" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>This book was provided free from Thomas Nelson's <a href="http://booksneeze.com/" style="color: #ff9b00; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s2">booksneeze.com</span></a> program for my unbiased review.</i></span></span></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148981374459190971.post-5943193640342832242011-10-12T05:11:00.001-07:002011-10-12T05:11:55.067-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #c9c967; color: #bbbbbb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br />
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="s1"><u><b>BOOK REVIEW: Love and Respect Devotional </b></u></span></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">My wife and I have both read the Love and Respect Book and have both watched the Love and Respect videos. It has been an asset to our home and marriage, opening our eyes and the eyes of thousands to the deep desires of male and female in a relationship. When the Love and Respect Devotional came out it only made sense to get it and apply the Love and Respect concept to our daily lives. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">This Devotional has 52 sessions making it easy for a weekly devotional with you and your spouse. Each devotional provides us with a reminder of the concepts taken from the Love and Respect message found in the books. Each chapter provides a key scripture to meditate on as well as well as a prayer that gives you language to bring your meditation before God and allow it to change the way you think. In each chapter you will also find an "Action", it is basically a challenge to put into practice the Love and Respect concepts in a practical way. My wife and I look it over together and decide it if is something that we are remotely interested in doing, and many of them are not applicable to us; but it may be for others.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">The most helpful piece I have found in the devotional is that there are discussion questions in the back, nothing ground breaking but it simply gets you and your spouse talking about your marriage. It gives you a medium to meet and discuss how to apply the Love and Respect message to your marriage.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">The only thing I would like to point out is that this is not a Devotional that should be used as a personal devotional (or at least exclusively). This is a tool that seems designed to bring you and your spouse closer as the primary goal and if you are looking for a devotional to get you into the word I would recommend using something else. Did I mention the book looks and feels very cool?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I recommend this book to any couple that have been introduced to the Love and Respect message and would like to apply it to everyday lives.</span></div></div><div class="p5" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="s1"></span></span></b></div><div class="p6" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br />
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<div class="p2" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="s1">The Bone House is the second book in the <i>Bright Empires</i> series of novels which is continues the story from The Skin Map. The Skin map was the first book I read by Stephen Lawhead and after reading it I went out and read several of his other novels because I loved the writing so much. So needless to say I was anxiously waiting a whole year for the release in the second Bright Empires book; The Bone House. </span></span></div><div class="p3" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="s1"></span></span></div><div class="p2" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="s1">Unlike the first book this book has a lot less action and adventure, that is not to say that I enjoyed it less. It was a great book to follow up the first one with a lot more background on the characters and a lot more in depth plot to set up the remaining novels that are yet to be released. As the Skin Map concentrates mainly around the books main character, Kit. The Bone gives us a better glimpse into Kit's girlfriend, Wilhelmina. We find out how she learned to jump and travel the ley lines and we find are treated to a dynamic character. We are also given a bit of a History lesson behind the Burlegh and Flinders-Petrie which is starting to tie a lot of loose ends together. We are treated to a cliff hangeresque ending that makes waiting another year for the next novel, all the harder. </span></span><br />
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