Christian Book Reviews

Author: Warren Baldwin
Publisher: Xlibris (2009)
Category:Christian Living, Devotional
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The book of Proverbs is what the title implies—a collection or anthology of individual proverbs. Proverbs is an example of “Wisdom Literature” in the OT, the other books being Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon, together with the wisdom psalms. A key term in Proverbs is [...]

Author: Kathy Howard
Publisher: New Hope(2009)
Category:Bible Study, Devotional
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When I first read that the bible study Before His Throne covered the book of Malachi I figured it was going to be a 9 week study on tithing. Boy was I wrong! Before His Throne: Discovering the Wonder of Intimacy With a Holy God changed me.
Through [...]

Author: Jennifer Kennedy Dean
Publisher: New Hope (2009)
Category:Devotional, Christian Living, Bible Study
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Set Apart is a six-week Bible study through the Beatitudes. Jennifer Kennedy Dean walks readers through the study of Sermon on the Mount. We were made for holiness, and this core concept of the Beatitudes is accessed through a praying life—a life lived in [...]

Author: Suzanne Davenport Tietjen
Publisher: Kregel(2009)
Category:Devotional, Inspiration
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The Sheep of His Hand is a walk through the Psalms alongside a little band of sheep. Sheep are individuals, and benefit from individualized care. Shepherds have always dealt with primal concerns—birth, death, love, rejection. Technology has changed much in the last millennium but the mud and the blood [...]

Author: Rolf Garborg
Publisher: Summerside Press (2009)
Category:Christian Living, Devotional, Inspiration
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In The Family Blessing, businessman and father Rolf Garborg invites parents to explore the transforming power of using those words and other biblical passages to bestow blessing on their children. He says: We must make it our ultimate goal to help our children know and love [...]

Author: Holley Gerth
Publisher: Summerside Press (2008)
Category:Christian Living, Devotional, Inspiration
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Rain on Me is a 40 day devotional book for anyone walking through life’s storms. If you are traveling through a painful time or if you know someone who is, this beautifully written book speaks directly to the heart. Holley Gerth offers real life [...]

Author: Edna Ellison
Publisher: New Hope Publishers (2009)
Category:Christian Living, Inspirational, Devotional
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I had the wonderful opportunity to hear Edna Ellison earlier this year in person at the Christian Book Expo in Dallas. When I received her devotional book Deeper Still, I was excited to work my way through the devotions.
Deeper Still is a [...]

Author: Mindy Ferguson
Publisher: Howard Books (2009)
Category:Christian Living, devotional, Inspirational
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Hugs Bible Reflections for Women by Mindy Ferguson is 52 inspirational studies and stories to help the reader draw closer to God. Each of the 52 devotionals include a bible verse, real-life stories from women all over the world, and a section titled Embracing God’s [...]

Author: Vonda Skelton
Publisher: Regal Books (Feb. 2008)
Category:Devotional
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Women’s struggle with self-image is about as old as the original sin in the garden of eden. Vonda Skelton tackles head on the lies and half-truths many women believe. Vonda will lead you through real life stories while discussing such topics as busyness, materialism, motherhood, [...]

Author: Mel Cheatham, MD
Publisher: Wynn-Wynn Media, LLC (January 2009)
Category:Devotional
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This book caught my eye right away after seeing that Franklin Graham wrote the forward for this new devotional book. Dr. Mel Cheatham is a neurosurgeon who one night was watching television with his wife Sylvia and was introduced to the work of Samaritan Purse. [...]