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This book has taken a little longer to read because it was given to me in a PDF and therefore has been my first e-read. I have to admit I don’t know how I feel about Kindle’s or other forms of electronic books; I enjoy physically turning pages, highlighting and underlining and pulling the book back off the shelf. Anyhow, enough on that! John Piper is first a Christian hedonist, secondarily the preaching pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in MN, a reformed church. He has written numerous books including, Desiring God and This Momentary Marriage , which are available for free download on his website: http://www.desiringgod.org/ . His passion is all things of God, but especially missions and unreached people groups. The premise of this book is that according to 1 Corinthians 6:19+20 , we exist to glorify God. Piper begins with a biographical sketch of his formative years at Wheaton college, during which he describes what he felt was a call to be a minister. He recall...

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I borrowed this for a long road trip during which I usually read a book aloud while my husband drives. It was also good timing because we listened to a portion of Heaven by Randy Alcorn just prior to this read. Overall, Heaven if for Real was a quick read (only took 2 hours) with a heavenly storyline. Colton was just four years old when he was hospitalized for an unknown illness, it turned out that he would require an emergency appendectomy. This book is a recounting of the events that occurred during his surgery and the resultant revelation by Colton to his parents over the next 10 years or so. There has been some discussion about the truth of the little boy's actual journey to heaven or lending it to an active imagination. I can't say either way, but it does make you think about eternity, which is always good. I guess I would say read it carefully with a theological filter, but sure it was a good read.

My husband and I have been following the Duggar's show, 19 Kids and Counting on TLC for the past 3 years and to be honest I wanted to know more. The book, A Love That Multiplies  was their second book and was published earlier this year. We knew that they had a preemie, Josie, in 2009 and I guess this is when I got hooked since I was pregnant at the time and it made me ponder the reality of the situation. During this trial, they (Michelle & Jim Bob) were very honest and transparent about their faith, but really they speak boldly for the Lord in every show/interview. To be honest, I was first a skeptic because of a previous reality show (Jon and Kate + 8) that turned me off, but after reading this book I am a believer. I am a believer because they stand firmly on the Word of God in their business decisions, parenting and everything else. Michelle wrote most of the book and I sure appreciated her openness pertaining to her early parenting struggles. Now, at one point they had ...

Welcome to the new format for my book reviews, thanks for following! Last month I read the popular book- Crazy Love by Francis Chan . wow, Wow, and WOW. The author is intense and "on-fire" for God. Chan is the former pastor of Cornerstone Church in SoCal. He says that his intended audience is "those who want more Jesus," and he encourages readers to surrender ALL of our lives completely to God. He begins the book with a shock and awe approach to God; he shares some amazing facts about the universe that can be found on the book's own website: http://www.crazylovebook.com/ He sees a disconnect between American Christianity and New Testament Christianity. He feels that most  Americans want a safe, balanced life that does not involve suffering. Using 2 Cor 13:5 as his premise, he proceeds to give 18 examples of "Lukewarm People." If you read this book, I recommend sitting down with this list and asking God where you may have become lukewarm in ...

Here is my latest book review. As a follow-up to Downpour , I thought Holiness : The Heart God Purifies  by Nancy Leigh DeMoss was a perfect fit. If you have never read any of her stuff, I would highly recommend her books and her website has many printable handouts and prayer challenges! She is very Biblical and has a passion for revival- her things are often very convicting. She also has two radio programs one called Revive Our Hearts and another Seeking Him. Holiness   is the 3rd book in a trilogy that started with Brokenness followed by Surrender . She shares that her passion for the message of holiness comes from the heart of God based on 1 Peter 1:15+16/Leviticus 11:44. "True holiness," she writes, "is the pathway to fullness of life and joy. To be holy is to be wholly satisfied with Christ." She addressed the necessity of "putting off" old fleshly habits or corruption and "putting on" grace as the key to overcoming sin. Most chapters read l...

Ok, gals, I must admit this book review is several weeks over due. There are two reasons: 1) In addition to reading Downpour , I also read Tim Tebow's (Christian and football player for the Denver Broncos) autobiography, Through My Eyes , last month. It was an encouraging story of a young man (who was, by the way, homeschooled) with a very detailed commentary on his college football career and 1st season with the Broncos. He caught my attention several years ago after seeing Scripture references on his eye black and seeing him and his mom in the pro-life Super Bowl commercial. Seems like a great guy. I would highly recommend this book for the men in your life, if they enjoy football. Okay, that was a freebie and this month is a two-fer (two for one)! Now... for the good stuff! 2) I started reading this month's book with someone else in mind and once I got into it realized that God intended the message for ME! Downpour-God's best w...