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Dear Twentysomethings…
Imagine Sunday night youth group at a big suburban church. We’re in the gym and its “Parent’s Night.” The high schoolers, some of them reluctantly, have agreed to let their parents join them in the hopes of building a little understanding between generations. We’ve done a few icebreakers and no one has died of embarrassment… The post Dear Twentysomethings… appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Facing The Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti
The Strength-Giver Facing The Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti is the most beautiful Christian tale about love and loss and hope. Cynthia Ruchti writes with care and compassion as the reader immerses themselves in her beautiful words. Facing The Dawn is like a hug from Jesus in a book. The reader will not be able to […]
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The Last Goodbye by Fiona Lucas
Serenely Beautiful The Last Goodbye by Fiona Lucas is the most beautiful contemporary novel about love and loss and life. Fiona Lucas words sunk deep into my heart and soul. I was enchanted by the whole book. It was serenely beautiful. The book is about loss. “I’m not sure how I go on living and […]
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Make Kindness Loud
The power of kindness was not a new thought to Jo and me. This concept is echoed in our Magnolia Manifesto, a series of statements that lead out the work we do as a company, serving as a lighthouse of sorts. No matter the conditions, these words guide us home. A line from that… The post Make Kindness Loud appeared first on FaithGateway.
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While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart
Great Love While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart is a powerful historical novel that will break your heart. The action is mainly set in occupied Paris in 1944 and in Santa Cruz in 1953. The voices alternate within the chapters. This is a novel about the great love for a child. It is a love […]
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Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr
Community Life Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr is a delightful contemporary novel and the second book in the Virgin River series. It can be read as a stand-alone. Once more the community of Virgin River pulls together to welcome a stranger and to help to bring healing and wholeness. The community has a strong sense […]
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Don’t Fight Fire with Fire
Why rage against bad people? “Because they’re bad,” you say. You add yourself to their number by raging against them. Let me give you some advice: Are you being bothered by a bad person? Don’t make there be two of you. By condemning the person, you join them. You increase the number under judgment…. The post Don’t Fight Fire with Fire appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Forsaken
At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”). When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, He’s calling Elijah.”… The post Forsaken appeared first on FaithGateway.
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My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal
Searching My Name Is Leon by Kit de Waal is a marvellous debut novel that mesmerised me from the start. The setting is Birmingham in 1981. I grew up near Birmingham so I know it well. Lots of memories from that time were ignited by the novel. I remember the hype around Charles and Diana’s […]
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The Menu by Steven Manchester
Love As He Has Loved Us The Menu by Steven Manchester is a beautiful allegorical tale about the great love of God for all His children for all eternity. Life is short. Eternity is long. We are all born and we all die, we need to make sure we live well between the dates. The […]
