Gray Matter
Dr David Levy is an award winning neurosurgeon who prays for his patients. In this book lets us see into his world–a world filled with the technical challenges, unique cases, high points and low points that only a brain surgeon could experience. I really appreciate...
Chase the Lion
Mark Batterson is hands down one of the best Christian non-fiction writers to come around in a long time. You have to read one of his books, if you haven't already, to see for yourself what I mean. All his books are good, but when I read "Chase the Lion," I turned to...
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book Review
Leadership For the Long Haul Many books on leadership skim the surface or seek to inspire with great quotes. Others give practical tips on good management technique. A few go deep and start a whole new discussion on the subject of leadership. This is what “7 Habits of...
On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments
A Forthright and Refreshing Look At Leadership Once in a blue moon I read a book that leaves me thinking I wish I had written it. On The Edge is such a book. The problem is that no one but the author could have written it. She is, after all the one who climbed the...
Eternity In Their Hearts Book Review
Eternity In Their Hearts is a Must Read Classic In his groundbreaking classic, Eternity In Their Hearts, Don Richardson— missionary, anthropologist and author of the bestselling Peace Child—demonstrates through compelling stories from many different cultures how the...
Laurie Beth Jones – Author Review
I can’t say enough about Laurie Beth Jones. Her writing connects with my interior spiritual circuits more than just about anyone I have ever read. The first book of hers I ever read, “Jesus In Blue Jeans: A Practical Guide to Everyday Spirituality” swept me off my...
Max Lucado ~ You’ll Get Through This
Max Lucado Masterpiece What do you get when you cross Max Lucado with the Biblical story of Joseph? You get a Christ centered, metaphor laced, inspiring, challenging and easy to read expose’ of triumph in the midst of suffering. I don’t live in San Antonio and don’t...
In the Secret Service
"In the Secret Service" by Jerry Parr is excellent biography. I couldn’t put the book down. As a secret service agent from 1962-1985, Jerry Parr led an adrenaline filled life and met a lot of interesting people. (He was the man who pushed President Reagan into the car...
Four Easter Treasures Classics From America’s Pastor
Max Lucado is America's pastor. (He was named "America's Pastor" by Christianity Today magazine and in 2005 was named by Reader's Digest as "The Best Preacher in America.") This man has a way with words. And when it comes to highlighting the life and death of Christ,...
Video Review: Taking My Life Back by Rebekah Gregory
On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took...
Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson
Aimee Semple McPherson: Legend in Her Own Time I love a good story, and all my life I have been connecting with heroes who inspire and motivate me. People who battle through the contradictions of life and swim upstream to make a mark on the world hold a special place...
The Women of Easter
The Women of Easter Liz Curtis Higgs I’ve read through Liz Curtis Higgs’s book, The Women of Christmas, twice because it’s one of my favorite studies of the Christmas events. Now, she’s written The Women of Easter a look at the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus...
Love, Henri Book Review
Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen Over the summer, I read a book by Henri Nouwen for the first time, Turn My Mourning Into Dancing. I highlighted so much of it, almost every page was a rainbow of quotes and ideas I wanted to remember. So, I...
Girl Talk
Girl Talk: 52 Weekly Devotions by Lois Walfrid Johnson Written for tween and early teen girls, Girl Talk offers weekly devotions about the situations middle school girls face like embarrassing moments, mean girls, and transitioning into a young woman. Each entry...
31 Verses to Write On Your Heart
31 Verses to Write on Your Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs Liz Curtis Higgs has been one of my favorite authors and Bible study teachers for years, especially with her Bad Girls of the Bible series and The Girl’s Still Got It. Her newest book is classic Liz. In 31...
Unreasonable Hope Book Review
In Unreasonable Hope, Chad Veach shares his own family’s personal story of choosing hope and continually looking forward to God’s goodness despite tough circumstances. When he and his wife learned that their precious first-born daughter had lissencephaly (or “smooth...