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Cherish Me by Autumn Macarthur
Delightful Cherish Me by Autumn Macarthur is a delightful Christian contemporary romance. It is the third book in the Chapel Cove series but can be read as a stand-alone. Autumn Macarthur always writes novels that wrap themselves around the reader with their warm and welcoming atmosphere. The community seems to reach out from the pages […]
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A Time To Rejoice by Juliette Duncan
The Same Yesterday, Today, Forever A Time To Rejoice by Juliette Duncan is a powerful Christian novel that really warmed my heart. The book shows that God is the same yesterday, today and forever. The miracle working God of the past is still in the same business today. Life is not always easy but God […]
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Lovely War by Julie Berry
Lovely War is a satisfying romance that will leave readers with much to think about. Lovely War by Julie Berry. Viking, 2019, 451 pages. Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 15-up There’s a war going on and a spirit of grim purpose in the air. But everyone in the swank hotel lobby pauses to watch an impossibly handsome, muscular man and a breathtakingly beautiful woman check in. An old bellhop escorts them to their room, but instead of leaving them to the delights of amour, he drops his disguise and then drops them into the bonds of a golden net. For the bellhop is actually Hephastion, god of…
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Hating the Sin, Loving the Sinner: Is this even possible?
Hating the Sin, Loving the Sinner: Is this even possible? “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has a light with darkness?” – 2 Corinthians 6:14 As part of God’s family, we become more discerning of what is acceptable to God and not. Our new nature makes us despise wrongdoings. Admit it or not, it is so easy for us to be uncomfortable when we know that the unbelievers around us are committing sin. But how are we really to respond to such situations? Let’s look at Jesus’ example. “Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gatherings around to…
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Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Chilling Little Darlings by Melanie Golding is a sinister and chilling contemporary tale with fairy tale elements to it. The characters are well drawn. The reader ‘feels’ the terror and utter desperation of the main character. We are never quite sure – is she deluded? Or is she telling the truth? You decide. The atmospheric […]
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Wish You Joy by Jan Thompson
Come Home Wish You Joy by Jan Thompson is a delightful Christian romance set around the theme of Christmas but is perfect for any time of year. It is the ninth book in the Savannah Sweethearts series but can be read as a stand-alone. We should carry Christmas in our hearts all year round because […]
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The Pilgrim’s Progress: A Short History
Have you seen the newest movie version of The Pilgrim’s Progress? Did you know there are other movie versions? Have you read the original book? What about one of the {many} retellings? Odds are good that, even if you have never seen a movie version, or read a literary version, you are familiar with the idea of The Pilgrim’s Progress. Why? ~image from Wikipedia Simply put, The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most recognizable, most translated, most sold works in the English language. And that’s significant given that Shakespeare also wrote in the English language. In fact, The Pilgrim’s Progress has never been out of print since it was…
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The Rack Pack
The Rack Pack: Kids at Play Saves the Day Before the advent of digital games, kids look forward to playing outdoor games after class. This film takes us into Darrell Rackley’s adventures together with his two brothers and a handful of military kids who formed a troop called The Rack Pack. The story opened showing an elderly Darrell narrating about his great-uncle General Rackley who hired rustlers to hide Yankee gold and heavy pistols in a tunnel during the Civil War. He was riding a horse when the map fell on the road and was picked up by two boys. The tale was that the General fell from the horse and remembered nothing about…
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Coming Home To Wishington Bay by Maxine Morrey
Love Shines Through Coming Home To Wishington Bay by Maxine Morrey is the most delightful contemporary tale about love, loss and new beginnings. Loss can hit hard. “I’d wanted her back so, so much.” The pain of loss radiates outwards. The deeper we love, the harder the loss. Guilt often runs hand in hand with […]
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The Death Beat by Fiona Veitch Smith
The Underworld Of New York The Death Beat by Fiona Veitch Smith is a marvelous cosmopolitan historical novel set in 1921. It is the third book in the Poppy Denby Investigates series but can be read as a stand-alone. Once more the reader is enthralled by the bravery of Poppy Denby as she goes to […]
