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Book Review: When Life and Beliefs Collide- Carolyn Custis James
When Life and Beliefs Collide: How Knowing God Makes a Difference is written by Carolyn Custis James (Zondervan:2001). While the book is now 14 years old, I found aspects of it extremely relevant and encouraging. It had an easy to read style and structure that...
Book Review: “Fear and Faith”
The other night I was watching a new sitcom David found where the protagonist received a diagnosis of cancer. It didn't take long for my tears to start flowing and my anxiety levels to escalate- What if I was to receive a diagnosis? How would my children cope without...
Disputing the Authority of the Bible
Church services were held around our country yesterday, with people all over attending for a variety of reasons. Some may have attended to worship and learn, others may have entered the church out of desperation, still others to 'tick the box'. In each service though,...
Book Review: Taking God at His WORD, Kevin DeYoung
By the same author of Crazy Busy, Taking God at His WORD (DeYoung, 2014, IVP) is a short book about an extremely important topic. Discussing why the Bible is worth knowing, trusting and loving, Kevin DeYoung unpacks important truths surrounding the Bible. I enjoy...
Prayer Is…
PRAYER the Churches banquet, Angels age, Gods breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage, The Christian plummet sounding heav'n and earth; Engine against th' Almightie, sinner's towre, Reversed thunder, Christ-side-piercing...
Book Review: Crazy Busy, Kevin DeYoung
"Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book About a (Really) Big Problem" is a book written by Kevin DeYoung (2013, Crossway). At 118 pages it is an easy and short read for anyone who finds themselves battling with busyness. As a Senior Pastor of a church in Michigan, an...
Book Review: Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full, Gloria Furman
"Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full: Gospel Meditations for Busy Moms"- Gloria Furman, Crossway, 2014, 144pp Ever feel like you would just like a bit of peace and quiet so that you can spend time alone with God yet never seem to get the quietness you so crave?...
Book Review- Women of the Word, Jen Wilkin
Women of the Word (2014, Crossway) is written by Jen Wilkin. Jen Wilkin is a women's Bible study leader at the Village Church in Dallas, Texas (pastored by Matt Chandler). In this 152-paged book, Wilkin sets about urging women to pursue Biblical literacy and aims to...
You Want Me to READ?
I have always been a reader. I love to read and before children use to measure how 'relaxed' I was during a holiday break by how many books I had read. There is something quite satisfying about completing a book. Lately, I've found my reading practices a little more...
My Community, My Church
Ever imagine what it would have been like to be part of the Early Church community? Imagine what it would have been like hearing from the apostles, breaking bread with those who had witnessed feeding of the five thousand, being encouraged by Barnabas the encourager....
January How to: Let’s Kickstart Spiritual Growth!
In my last post, I shared about how I really want to prioritise spiritual growth in the year ahead, after all this is what will last into eternity. Even as I write that I realise it is a big claim- one that could quickly spiral down into a works-based self-righteous...
Book Review: The Measure of Success by McCulley and Shank
The Measure of Success (2014, B&H Publishing Group: Nashville, Tennessee) is a book written by Carolyn McCulley and Nora Shank. No matter your age or profession, any woman would benefit from the wisdom that McCulley and Shank share. The book at 168 pages is a...