Christian Book Reviews » Inspiration http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews Book Reviews With a Purpose Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:24:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 A Beautiful Day: Treasure Every Moment 40 Devotions by Gwen Ford Faulkenberry http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/a-beautiful-day-treasure-every-moment-40-devotions-by-gwen-ford-faulkenberry/ http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/a-beautiful-day-treasure-every-moment-40-devotions-by-gwen-ford-faulkenberry/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 08:00:24 +0000 Lori http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/?p=2646

  • Author: Gwen Ford Faulkenberry
  • Publisher: Summerside Press (2010)
  • Category:Inspiration, Gift Book
    Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

    • On days when the sun is shining and things are going our way, it’s easy celebrate and believe that God has our best in mind. But everyone also experiences struggles, from job loss to illness to broken relationships. On those days, it’s hard to see the beauty of His design.

    But through trust in our loving God, every day can be beautiful regardless of the circumstances because He is with us, giving us grace, strength, and joy for each day. In sections such as “Days of Faith,” “Days of Love,” and “Days of Grace,” Gwen Ford Faulkenberry offers personal, poignant devotions which include corresponding Scriptures and prompts.

    A Beautiful Day is a beautiful book divided up into seven sections: Days of Grace, Days of Faith, Days Love, Days of Mercy, Days Joy, Days of Peach and Crazy Days (which I think we can all relate to!). Each section has six sub-sections, making this book the perfect devotional book to read during the week. Faulkenberry is a self confessed devotional-book magnet but has found many of them are filled with fluff. Beautiful Life is filled with beautiful real stories and comfort without all the fluff.

    This would make a wonderful gift.


    About:
    Gwen Ford Faulkenberry lives and writes in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. She and her husband, Stone, have three young children: Grace, Harper, and Adelaide. Gwen is the author of God’s Heart for You, a gift book published by Penman Paper, and she has written hundreds of products for DaySpring® Cards. A professor of English at her local college, she holds a Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts. Gwen has served as a ghostwriter for major publications.

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    ]]> http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/a-beautiful-day-treasure-every-moment-40-devotions-by-gwen-ford-faulkenberry/feed/ 2 Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up The Way You Thought He Would? By Pete Wilson http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/plan-b-what-do-you-do-when-god-doesnt-show-up-the-way-you-thought-he-would-by-pete-wilson/ http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/plan-b-what-do-you-do-when-god-doesnt-show-up-the-way-you-thought-he-would-by-pete-wilson/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 08:00:51 +0000 Lori http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/?p=2636

  • Author: Pete Wilson
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2010)
  • Category:Christian Living, Inspiration
    Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

    • PlanB Promo from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

    In Plan B pastor and author Pete Wilson uses real life stories of disappointments and hurts along with the biblical stories of men and women like David, Joseph, and Ruth to help readers come to grips with the truth that they will face situations that in themselves they are completely unable to handle but that in them God is simply trying to get them to surrender their plans so that they can receive His. He identifies our common responses to difficulties and offers hope, helping us to

    * Understand what God might be up to
    * See how surrender helps us to receive God’s plan
    * Embrace the community of believers
    * Reconcile a God of love with a life of tragedy and suffering

    Everyone should read Plan B! Pete Wilson has a gift of walking readers who are hurting—who have had their life shattered by events—and showing them that God is indeed there walking with them through this pain. I believe everyone in their life has a time where things do not go as planned. You lost a loved one to early, a spouse walked out, or you are battling a physical aliment. No matter what the situation is Pete Wilson shows us through passages of scripture the many biblical characters who lived their whole life living out Plan B and how God used their Plan B to bring healing and glory to God.

    If you have someone who is going through a difficult time this would be the prefect book to pass along. This will be a book I keep on my shelf to read whenever things don’t go as I had planned.

    Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up the Way You Thought He Would? can be purchased on Amazon.com.

    About:

    Pete Wilson is one of the pastors at Cross Point Church. Cross Point is a seven year old church with three campuses – CP Nashville, CP Dickson, CP North. Their fourth campus CP Bellevue will launch this Spring.

    FTC Disclosure: Special thanks to Thomas Nelson-Book Sneeze for sending me a review copy of Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up The Way You Thought He Would? By Pete Wilson.

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  • Author: Rob & Susan Cottrell
  • Publisher: Summerside Press (2010)
  • Category:Devotional, Inspiration
    Rating: 5 out of 5 stars



    • About:

    In 2005 Rob Cottrell began writing and sending a daily email to hundreds of families dealing with life-threatening illness. The best of these emails are bound together in 60 devotions in Hope Minute. Each devotion is accented with an inspiring prayer by Rob’s wife, Susan Cottrell. With a hardcover binding and satin ribbon marker Hope Minute makes a lovely gift of encouragement.

    I enjoyed reading the short devotionals found in Hope Minute. I loved the quote, “There are times when the one thing you want is the one thing you never get.” This devotional book is a balm to soul going through trying times. Even if you are not going through a sickness, this will still minister to your hear. Each devotional is very short and offers encouragement for that day. Hope is the medicine that cures all.

    Hope Minute by Rob & Susan Cottrell can be purchased here.


    About:

    Rob and Susan Cottrell have been married for almost twenty-five years and have five grown and growing kids. Rob is the founder and president of HopeKids (hopekids.org), an organization providing hope for children with life-threatening medical conditions and their families. Susan is a writer, speaker, retreat leader, and author of The Heart-Connected Life (heartconnectedlife.org).

    FTC Disclosure: Special thanks to Jeane Wynn of Wynn-Wynn Media, LLC for sending me a review copy of Hope Minute by Rob & Susan Cottrell.

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