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Urchin of the Riding Stars by M. I. McAllister
Book Review:Urchin of the Riding Stars by M. I. McAllisterThe Mistmantle Chronicles, Book OneMiramax Books, 2005 Swashbuckling squirrels and heroic hedgehogs. Wicked villains and an evil plot. “Even the Heart that made Mistmantle had to break with love for us. That is how it gave us the mists. But it does not stay broken. The…
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How Do We Know that Christianity is Really True? by Chris Morphew
Book Review:How Do We Know That Christianity Is Really True? by Chris MorphewThe Big Questions seriesThe Good Book Company, 2021 “If Jesus came back to life, he’s the King of the universe and everyone should follow him—but if Jesus *didn’t* come back to life, it’s all a bunch of garbage and *no one* should follow…
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Jesus Through the Eyes of Women by Rebecca McLaughlin
Book Review:Jesus Through the Eyes of Women by Rebecca McLaughlinThe Gospel Coalition, 2022 Why did so many women in the Bible flock to Jesus? Why was the early church almost two-thirds female during a time when the Greco-Roman empire was disproportionately male? I continue to be so impressed by Rebecca McLaughlin’s writing. She is aware…
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The Forgotten King by Kenneth Padgett & Shay Gregorie
Book Review:The Forgotten King by Kenneth Padgett & Shay GregorieWolfbane Books, 2022 This book from Wolfbane Books is beautiful inside and out. It’s a parable about a people who forgot they had a king, and what the king did to help the people who had forgotten him. The illustrations by Stephen Crotts are timeless.
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God’s Good Design by Claire Smith
Book Review:God’s Good Design by Claire SmithMatthias Media, 2019 When and why are women to keep silent? What does it mean women are saved in childbirth? Or that women are a “weaker vessel”? What does submissiveness truly look like like? Does complementarianism promote male dominance? I grew up in the church, and over time stumbled…
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The Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin
Book Review:The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims by Rebecca McLaughlinThe Gospel Coalition, 2021 “Black lives matter.”“Women’s rights are human rights.”“Transgender women are women.” You don’t have to scroll or drive far to see these banners waved. But, the belief that human lives are valuable, that the oppressed and marginalized deserve justice, and that we…
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Abigail Adams by Natalie Bober
Book Review:Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie BoberSimon Pulse, 1998 “Who of us pass through the world with our paths strewn with flowers, without encountering the thorns.” This is a wonderful biography of a remarkable woman. Abigail was born in Massachusetts in 1744 and eventually married John Adams. Fun fact: she is one…
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Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai
Book Review:Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai HarperCollins, 2013 This is a gem of a book. Inside Out & Back Again is based on the author’s first year living in the United States. Her family fled from Vietnam on a navy ship at the end of the war, and were sponsored by a family…
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The Story of Suffering
A free PDF booklet by Lauren Ducommun. Available for download below. Last year a lot of things caught up with me. I never had a true debrief from our time in ministry. I was still dealing with a lot of hurt, but also a lot of heartache and pain. I had a lot of questions,…
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Author Highlight: Ronald Syme
Ronald Syme was born “down under” and spent his boyhood sailing off the New Zealand coast or hunting wild boars in the North Island bush country. At sixteen he left school and until he was twenty spent his time on a Pacific cargo steamer, trading between Australia, New Zealand, San Francisco, and the South Sea…
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The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr
Book Review:The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison BarrBrazos Press, 2021 I was gifted a copy of Barr’s new book, The Making of Biblical Womanhood, which I’ve seen on Instagram a lot recently. It is a very easy and engaging read. I agree with a LOT of her observations of church culture today towards…
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Swimming at Big Rocks Park in Glen Rose
While most visitors head to Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose to swim in the Paluxy River, there is also a free city park not far from downtown. Big Rocks Park is free, open from 8 AM to 10 PM, and is a fun place to spend a hot summer day. It can get…
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Evangelism in a Skeptical World by Sam Chan
Book Review:Evangelism in a Skeptical World by Sam ChanZondervan Academic, 2018 This has become one of my top books of the year. Chan shares incredible insights for us as products of a post-Christian, post-churches, post-reached world. I’ll briefly share what I loved about it: ✨ Explained how we think as postmodernists, and why certain gospel…
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