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Heaven Is For Real Book Signing
May 16, 2012 in: Book Reviews
My city had a brand new event for the National Day of Prayer this year. The mayor hosted a breakfast and presentation by Todd Burpo, author of the book Heaven Is For Real. I read the book last summer and like millions of others, was deeply touched by the Burpo family’s story. When their son Colton [...]
continue readingBook Review: The Messenger
May 7, 2012 in: Book Reviews
In The Messenger, Siri Mitchell explores the Revolutionary War and brings to life an exciting element of history. As a Quaker, Hannah Sunderland feels caught between sides. Her father insists the family remain completely neutral, even as British soldiers occupy the city and take over the family’s home. Hannah’s twin brother Robert signs up with [...]
continue readingBook Review: For Time and Eternity, Forsaking All Others
May 5, 2012 in: Book Reviews
This two-book series is some of the most powerful fiction I have read in a long time, perhaps ever. I picked up the first book For Time and Eternity when it was offered free on Kindle. It tells the story of Camilla Deardon Fox, living in Iowa when the Mormon wagon trains moved through on [...]
continue readingMusic Review: The Martins New Day
January 21, 2012 in: Book Reviews
I just found out The Martins are coming to St. Joseph on Feb. 17. I am thrilled to see them in concert and if you listen to this CD, you will be, too. In the first line of the first song, Joyce Martin sings, “If we could clear the stage, if we could kill the [...]
continue readingBook Review: The Merchant’s Daughter
December 21, 2011 in: Book Reviews
I am delighted to tell you this book by my friend is being offered for $1.99 on the Kindle. If you believe in fairy tales, or just enjoy the magic of romance, you’ll love Melanie Dickerson’s newest book The Merchant’s Daughter. This Christian fiction is loosely based on the classic tale of Beauty and the [...]
continue readingBook Review: Christmas With Tucker
December 12, 2011 in: Book Reviews
Christmas With Tucker was a gift from my friend last year – because my dog’s name is Tucker. A box of Kleenex later, I made it through this touching story that still warms my heart. Christmas With Tucker is a pre-quel to Greg Kincaid’s very popular A Dog Named Christmas ($9.99). It’s 1962 in eastern [...]
continue readingA few hundred gifts of thanks
November 23, 2011 in: Book Reviewsseparator=, &Devotions
This year I’m giving thanks, a little bit at a time. I have been engrossed reading The Hunger Games Trilogy thrilled to find it really is as good as promised. The main character is a teenage girl who sneaks under a barbed fence to hunt to feed her family. I’m in the middle of Book [...]
continue readingBook Review: A Most Unsuitable Match
September 14, 2011 in: Book Reviews
Stephanie Grace Whitson is my new favorite author. Not that she is new, but I’ve just discovered her. She lives in Lincoln, Neb., and her stories ring true to the Midwest. I chose to read A Most Unsuitable Match because this historical novel is set on the Missouri River. St. Joe even got a shout [...]
continue readingBook Reviews: Books With Warnings
August 29, 2011 in: Book Reviews
In the last few months, I read two books that warned I might find the contents offensive. As Christian books, the caution was probably warranted. Pagan Christianity authors Frank Viola and George Barna promised that their book would provoke me to seriously reexamine my Christianity. That seemed like a tall order for a simple book, [...]
continue readingBook Reviews: Road Theme Books
June 20, 2011 in: Book Reviews
Maybe it’s a summer thing, I’ve read two books with road themes, at least in the title. Memories of Dirt Road Town was written by Stephen Bly, who passed away this summer. Develyn Worrell, a fifth grade teacher in Indiana, is ready to escape. It is the start of summer vacation and she sets out [...]
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