Because I have a strange fascination with politics, I can usually decide who to vote for long before election day. So, I vote early. And, it appears that many fellow Americans are doing so ... Read More about Vote Early. Vote Often.
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Water is Life
We're new to Texas, and we're enjoying learning about our adopted home. One lesson came a few Sundays ago at church. The nearby Baptist church we are attending is tiny and most of the attendees are ... Read More about Water is Life
Beyond Opinion – Living the Faith We Defend
Christians are told to “always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you” (I Peter 3:15). I think too often we come to think that it requires ... Read More about Beyond Opinion – Living the Faith We Defend
Permission to Speak Freely
“What is one thing you feel you can't say in the church?” author Anne Jackson asked on her blog. Hundreds of people had something to say. That simple question became the foundation for the book ... Read More about Permission to Speak Freely
The Butterfly Effect
I was reluctant to accept for another Andy Andrews book for review because I've not found his previous work compelling. The title, The Butterfly Effect (How Your Life Matters), intrigued me. The ... Read More about The Butterfly Effect
Misadventures in Travel: A Missionary’s Experience in Brazil
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 ... Read More about Misadventures in Travel: A Missionary’s Experience in Brazil
No Greater Love
Apartheid isn't heard often any more. I believe we have an entire generation who doesn't know this sad part of world history—when South Africa officially sanctioned racial discrimination. It wasn't ... Read More about No Greater Love
A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears
Classified as a history book, A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears by William J. Bennett is not a complete chronicle of United States history during the last two decades of the twentieth century. ... Read More about A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears
Why We Write About Loss
Liz Allison and Cecil Murphey, authors of Words of Comfort for Times of Loss, tell us why they write about loss. On the morning of July 12, 1992, my husband, Davey, left home like any other ... Read More about Why We Write About Loss
Thin Places: A Memoir
When I agree to review a book, my goal is to actually read the entire book—whether I like it or not. After I read the first couple of chapters of Mary DeMuth's new book Thin Places: A MemoirI mentally ... Read More about Thin Places: A Memoir