Category: Book Reviews
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The Gospel of Happiness, a review
In The Gospel of Happiness, Christopher Kaczor writes, “I hoped to write a book that would be helpful for Christians by providing a glimpse into an exciting new development called positive psychology which can significantly enrich their lives and provide surprising new justifications for practices recommended by Jesus himself.” In 1998, Martin Seligman, president-elect of…
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Queen of Sheba-wisdom seeker
This is the first book that I’ve read by Liz Curtis Higgs, and I was delighted. It’s Good to Be Queen weaves interesting research, biblical truth, creative imagination, practical application, and today’s insight into a beautiful tapestry that could adorn the most elegant woman. Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of…
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Are you abiding in Jesus?
“I [Jesus] am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit … Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,…
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Is your “Yes” sacred? A review of Your Sacred Yes
How many categories of “Yes” do you have? Susie Larson, in Your Sacred Yes: Trading Life-Draining Obligations for Freedom, Passion & Joy, groups 12 reasons for saying “yes” into three categories: the “sloppy yes,” the “shackled yes,” and the “sacred yes.” Larson has filled each chapter with nuggets of practical truth and application, beginning with…
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Divine Applause … A Review
Jeff Anderson shares personal stories to illustrate his relationship with an “invisible God” in Divine Applause. Anderson’s focus is upon getting God’s attention and catching “buzzer shot” moments with God, those special moments when we recognize that God was at work in our lives and the lives of others. Instead of using the Bible as…
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hand in Hand, God’s sovereignty and man’s free will
“Surely our lives are greatly enriched when we recognize the mysterious beauty of the interplay between God’s ways and ours.” Randy Alcorn If God is sovereign and has predestined our lives, then how does man practice free will, or meaningful choice? In hand in Hand, Randy Alcorn takes the reader up the mountaintop to experience…
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The Holy Land Key … A review
In The Holy Land Key: Unlocking end-times prophecy through the lives of God’s people in Israel, Ray Bentley brings to life end times prophecy like no other pastor I’ve encountered. He shows us his friends and colleagues in Israel who are living it out. “For Jews living in Israel today, prophecy is their…
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Pray the Scriptures when life hurts … A Review
I first heard of “praying the Scriptures” from a man who was comforting a woman in pain with very little hope. He showed her how to pray through Psalm 23. I then practiced praying the Psalms. I had not thought of praying the rest of the Bible, until I read Kevin Johnson’s book, Pray the…