I wanted to read this book - I wanted to love this book - from the moment I read the description on the Booksneeze web site: In lyrical prose, Navajo shares the personal anecdotes, fables, and deep spiritual insights offered by the old pastor and his wife. By turns funny, heartbreaking, and thought provoking, Mondays… Continue reading On the bookshelf: Mondays with My Old Pastor by José Luis Navajo
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Struck by the wonder of a faithful God
Grammy was not happy when she sat down next to me at church. "I lost my hearing aid," she said. I knew what this meant. Even with the hearing aid, she barely could hear the pastor. Today, she would hear nothing and, yet, she came because it was that important for her to be with… Continue reading Struck by the wonder of a faithful God
On the bookshelf: Enough by Will Davis, Jr.
Keeping up with the Joneses can be exhausting ... and even the Joneses may not be as happy and content with their possessions and lifestyle as it seems. So, what does it mean to live on enough in a culture that's conditioned to constantly strive for more? That's the question Will Davis Jr. strives to… Continue reading On the bookshelf: Enough by Will Davis, Jr.
On the bookshelf: Miraculous Movements by Jerry Trousdale
I wanted to love this book. After all, the book description promised stories of changes taking place in Muslim communities where imams, sheikhs and entire mosques are turning to Christ. In that, Miraculous Movements: How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims are Falling in Love with Jesus, met with moderate success. Of course, there weren't hundreds… Continue reading On the bookshelf: Miraculous Movements by Jerry Trousdale
On the bookshelf: Choose Joy by Kay Warren
Joy doesn't come naturally to most people. If left to our own devices, we whine, complain and deem it necessary to share our misery with others. Joy, then, is a choice. This is the theme Kay Warren explores in Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough. Weaving Biblical examples with personal stories, Kay reminds us that… Continue reading On the bookshelf: Choose Joy by Kay Warren
On the Bookshelf: Hiking Through by Paul Stutzman
An admission. The very first thing I did when I received Hiking Through: One man's journey to peace and freedom on the Appalachian Trail was flip to approximately the center of the book to see if Stutzman mentioned any local trail landmarks or towns. Of course, he did. There in black and white was the… Continue reading On the Bookshelf: Hiking Through by Paul Stutzman
On the bookshelf: Love Does by Bob Goff
True confession? Two aspects of my personality have always been at war with each other. One, which gets expressed now and then on the blog, is the free-spirited, neo-hippie girl who would love to ditch the 8-4 and write all day. The other - the one that wins the battle most days - is the… Continue reading On the bookshelf: Love Does by Bob Goff
On the bookshelf: The Grace Effect: How the Power of One Life Can Reverse the Corruption of Unbelief
When a book about grace begins by describing a dinner with Christopher Hitchens, you know you're in for a treat. Larry Alex Taunton's The Grace Effect absolutely does not disappoint. Taunton presents the idea that society needs "Christianity's gentling, inspiring, and culturally transforming power." Using the story of the adoption of his daughter from a… Continue reading On the bookshelf: The Grace Effect: How the Power of One Life Can Reverse the Corruption of Unbelief
On the Bookshelf: Primal by Mark Batterson
Can Christianity be stripped of centuries of traditions to reveal its primal elements — those very characteristics that drew thousands on the day of Pentecost? In his book, Primal: The Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity, Mark Batterson contends that it can, but he doesn't go to the church of Acts 2. He steps… Continue reading On the Bookshelf: Primal by Mark Batterson
On the bookshelf: You’re Already Amazing by Holley Gerth
If you've spent any time in the "Christian Living" section of the local bookstore, you've seen dozens of books bearing the message that you are special as a daughter of God. If you're like me, they've left you yearning for a little more than an injection of self-esteem with some Biblical references tossed in. Enter… Continue reading On the bookshelf: You’re Already Amazing by Holley Gerth
