Since Holley Gerth writes for DaySpring cards (and co-founded (in)courage) it seems cliché to say that her book, You’re Already Amazing, is like receiving an unexpected greeting card saturated with wisdom and thoughtfulness only a dear friend could write. But that’s exactly what reading You’re Already Amazing is like! Gerth engaged me with her girlfriendContinue reading “Book Review:: You’re Already Amazing by Holley Gerth”
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FIRST Wild Card Tour + Review: Beauty Will Save the World by Brian Zahnd
Amy’s Take: Beauty Will Save the World is about how the intrinsic message of the Gospel is beautiful. Author Brian Zahnd says that the Jews in Jesus’ time expected a benevolent ruler who would overthrow Roman oppression, but instead they got a God-man who died on a tree (and rose again). To the Jewish people,Continue reading “FIRST Wild Card Tour + Review: Beauty Will Save the World by Brian Zahnd”
Review: The Names of God Bible
I never read J.B. Phillips classic book, Your God Is Too Small, but I’ve always liked the title. Using the illustration of “putting God in a box,” Phillips says that we as humans try to limit an infinite God with our finite minds. One of the ways we “limit” God is by failing to understandContinue reading “Review: The Names of God Bible”
Blog Tour + Review: The Edge of Grace by Christa Allan
Join Christa Allan, author of the contemporary fiction novel, The Edge of Grace (Abingdon Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – 30 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About the book… When Caryn Becker answers the telephone on most Saturday morning, it’s generally not a preludeContinue reading “Blog Tour + Review: The Edge of Grace by Christa Allan”
Friday Faves: Dealing with Bummed-Outness Edition
Since I’m going to a Women of Faith conference (full story) this weekend, you’d think I’d be in a great mood. I mean, what a great opportunity to commune with the people of God, right? Absolutely! And I feel the need for it now more than ever. Looking for a church in the area isContinue reading “Friday Faves: Dealing with Bummed-Outness Edition”
Blog Tour + Review: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Join Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of the women’s fiction book, The Language of Flowers (Ballantine Books, August 23, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in September on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About the book… The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, aster forContinue reading “Blog Tour + Review: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh”
FIRST Wild Card Tour + Review: Passion to Action by Jay and Beth Loecken
Amy’s Thoughts: Due to pressing personal circumstances, I didn’t finish Passion to Action yet. However, what I read has intrigued me. I can’t imagine a family giving up the “American dream” for a Kingdom dream. However, that’s exactly what the Jay and Beth Loecken did. At first, I thought it was a little cruel toContinue reading “FIRST Wild Card Tour + Review: Passion to Action by Jay and Beth Loecken”
FIRST Wild Card Tour: Hell is Real (But I Hate to Admit It) by Brian Jones
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reasonContinue reading “FIRST Wild Card Tour: Hell is Real (But I Hate to Admit It) by Brian Jones”
The Help: The Book vs.The Movie (Spoilers? Probably.)
The Book I spent 20 minutes sobbing clinging to my paperback copy of The Help, as if the New York Times bestseller could understand my outpouring of emotion. Kathryn Stockett’s The Help is that kind of book—the kind of book I want to start re-reading, even though I just finished it, the kind of bookContinue reading “The Help: The Book vs.The Movie (Spoilers? Probably.)”
Blog Tour & Review: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
Join Melanie Benjamin, author of the historical novel, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb (Delacorte Press, July 26, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in August on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About the Book… In her national bestseller Alice I Have Been, Melanie Benjamin imagined the life of theContinue reading “Blog Tour & Review: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin”
She is Beloved 