Book Reviews
Reviews of books and resources that have been meaningful to me in my Christian walk.
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Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat–Louie Giglio
In his book, Louie Giglio suggests God invites us to sit at his table, (Ps. 23), to know Him and love Him. Unfortunately, we invite an enemy to join us when we don’t know God well and don’t protect our thought lives. Learn ways to keep the enemy at bay and to enjoy life at the Shepherd’s table.
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Sacred Pathways Part Two
Part two of our look at nine ways to connect with God during personal worship/quiet time. Which ones describe you?
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Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God
Recently I found a little book called Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God. I love anything that helps me connect with God. To me Bible study, quiet time, prayer—it’s all about connecting with God. Anxiety disconnects me. I go inside myself and don’t always connect with God, who is more than happy to come when I call and hold my hand and guide me back to calm. So, I thought, nine ways to make this connection. I can use that.
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Prayers for Prodigals–A Review
I’d love to say I have no experience with this, that all of my children are walking with God, but the truth is I have prodigals. And the heart status of people I love can be agonizing. I worry. I push sometimes. Sometimes my fear over their eternal futures paralyzes me. I want to pray, but I run out of words. Mostly I run out of hope. I have prayed for years, and sometimes I am too weary to pray another day. Enter James Banks and his book Prayers for Prodigals: 90 Days of Prayer for Your Child.
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Rhythms of Renewal–A Book Review
As far as practical, down-to-earth plans for living through and beyond anxiety, this book rocks. First, the book is divided into four rhythms, each with eight short, easy, practical chapters. When taken more or less in order, these four rhythms can help calm and heal an anxious soul.
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Waymaker by Ann Voskamp–A Review
At its heart, Ann Voskamp’s newest book Waymaker is a romance. It’s the story of God’s love for us couched in the terms of a story, a true story of a marriage that almost died, an adoption with seemingly insurmountable challenges, and how deep heart pain can derail our best attempts to honor God. I admit I read it too fast the first time, reading the human story first, thirsting to find out How The Story Ended. I’m a Christian romance novelist at my core. My native language is the story of God’s love for us framed in terms of human relationships. Ann spoke to me in my language, and…
