Category Archives: Book Reviews

Frank E. Peretti thrilled me again. “Piercing the Darkness” the sequel to “This Present Darkness” had my fingers flipping the pages as I watched how Sally Roe dealt with the Spiritual Battle of her life. Frank reminds us in his fiction how we all live a physical and spiritual life. Satan and God are theContinue reading “Piercing the Darkness”

When one thinks about a missionary we think about the person or people sent by a religious organization to a foreign country to evangelize, feed, educate, and heal the needy. This requires sacrifice as they leave homes and families to do this work. “How to Be a Missionary: in Your Hometown” by Joel Nagel teachesContinue reading “Hometown Missionary”

Sharon Norris Elliott enables her readers to snatch a peek at the attributes of God each day in “366 Glimpses of God: Getting to Know The God Who Knows You“. These daily devotions are encouraging, heart rendering, convicting, and revealing. I enjoyed it so much that I passed the book on to a member inContinue reading “366 Glimpses of God”

Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jennie Allen was highly insightful. I am grateful a dear friend from church established a book club so that several ladies could explore the information in this book. For me it was a source of encouragement and of conviction. Jennie’s words helped me toContinue reading “Find Your People”

Alice Fryling uses “Aging Faithfully” as a tool to help the aging (we are all aging) and what that could/should look like as we walk with God in our senior years. Fears, health, economics, and more are addressed. As a sixty-six-year-old it was a source of encouragement as I hold God’s hands on this journeyContinue reading “Aging Faithfully”

I opened this 218-page graphic novel yesterday by Alicia Keys and finished it today! I couldn’t put it down! It was so good! It hit so many points about growing up, feeling inadequate, being used, abused, and so much more! All young people and adults should read this book! According to Alicia in an interviewContinue reading “Girl On FIRE”

Finally! After three months of reading I finished “Sleeping Beauties”. Stephen does this to me most of the time, by writing, thick books. This one is 700 pages. Despite the length each is a page turner. This time he coauthored this book with his son Owen. The three months was not due to the lengthContinue reading “Sleeping Beauties”

“It Is Never Too Late: My Lessons for Living” by Warren R. Dalton, Jr. is a short forty-six page read. However, it is filled with vital life tips. This book was written when he was ninety. He died in 2018 when he was 101-years-old. Part One is life lessons from Childhood to Ninety. Part TwoContinue reading “It is Never Too Late”