Before reading Choosing To SEE, I had expected this book to be about grief. But it is actually a story of a life lived in pursuit of Christ and all the ups and downs that such a life entails. As someone who has struggled with depression most of my life, I greatly appreciated Mary Beth’s honesty, and even humor, about her own battle with depression.
The adoption stories of Mary Beth and Steven’s three little girls from China were priceless! Especially the crazy adventure to adopt Stevey Joy before China shut down due to the SARS epidemic! I was amazed at Mary Beth’s ability to write in such candid detail of Maria’s last day this side of Heaven, and of the overwhelming grief in the days and weeks that followed. It will surely break your heart. But the Chapman family is not a family without hope…and this book will not leave you hopeless either.
Choosing to SEE has made the Chapman family even more dear to me than before. The only part of this book that let me down just a little was the last few chapters. They were made up of blogs primarily, most of which I’d already read. Even still, I recommended Choosing To SEE to my sister (who loved it) and I would recommend it to you as well.
This Bible is siutable for kids ages 5 and 6 and even 7 or 8. Kids will enjoy them once they open it up. It’s not too kiddy, yet not too grown up. I believe it’s a Bible they can grow with and keep for years to come. Some of the features I like are the Life in Times, the hands on activities, interesting facts and tidbits, and the books of the Bible introductions. Wish my Bible had some of these sections I really think these little extras will help them have a better understanding of the Bible…I have looked around for quite a while to find just the right Bible for my kids and these were the best that I have found for their age group.
Experience the joy that comes with personal revival! Did you know that revival means a complete transformation of your heart that impacts your home, church, and the world? In Seeking Him, Nancy Leigh DeMoss shows you the way toward freedom and the genuine holiness that comes from humility, repentance, and forgiveness. Each week of this 12-week interactive study has five days of individual study to be done at home, followed by group questions and testimonies. There’s also a “Making It Personal” section for you to delve into more questions and exercises.
Once again God has used Karen Kingsbury to express so many truths, thank you. The story was cast in a rut of the Hollywood setting with sexual sins and always relevant for the women who read them. There are so many times in life when we make choices that come back to haunt us later in life. And it is only when we turn to God for forgiveness and redemption that we can go forward without the past dragging us down.
Get your hopes up. Raise your expectations. Your best days are in front of you. In challenging times, it may be hard to see better days ahead. You may feel as though your struggles will never end. Yet, this is exactly the moment to put your faith into action and expect God’s blessings. It’s your time to declare your faith, to look for God’s favor, and find fulfillment in His plans for you!
Best-selling author Osteen believes that God has given you everything you need to change your life—and shows you how to use that power to strive beyond your limits. Drawing from Joel’s experiences and those of people around the world, It’s Your Time offers messages of faith, hope, and strength to help you rise above any circumstance so that you can fulfill God’s best plan for your life.
Many marketing books have been written for general public interest but few has written on a very special group of people, that is God’s people. This book titled Faith-Based Marketing, The Guide to Reaching 140 Million Christian Customers by author Bob Hitchens, Greg Stielstra intend to do that.
If you’ve never explored the faith-based “market” before this book will leave you either scrambling to reposition your product or service to partner with the faith-based community or have your wheels turning to come up with a new product or service to launch into this massive, easy to reach, highly defined group of consumers. I had never really thought about the effectiveness of Christian radio stations.
I have friends that listen to these stations and the book correctly points out that they are the most loyal listening audience. They tend to listen to the same station all the time and that makes target marketing more effective. There are many more good tips on every type of marketing and how it may work toward the faith based community.
I found the author tends to repeat their message about radio station marketing media strongly on 3 different pages. Overall, as I read this book I found myself saying, “Wow”, “You’re kidding” and “I never knew”. Everything from understand the Christian consumer to creating a marketing plan to a comprehensive resources section is included, making this the Bible of marketing to the Christian community. Suitable for newbies to marketing.
I got a lot of sleep last night, and boy do I feel … well, smarter!
Doctors have said for years that sleep is good for your health, and that kids need at least eight hours a night to function properly. But now a new study shows that sleep can actually make you smarter.
Scientist took volunteers of equal intelligence and tested them based on the amount of sleep they’d had. Some were allowed to sleep eight hours while others were kept awake longer. The well-rested group did three times better on problem-solving tests than the others.
Doctors discovered that it’s the deepest part of sleep that helps the brain most. They call it the “slow wave” and it usually occurs during the first four hours of the night. It’s during this phase that the brain is actually working out problems that baffle us during the day, and reviving brain cells for the next morning.
So, if you want to be as smart as I feel right now, make sure you get plenty of sleep.
Five guarded and confused foster children. Two loving, but weary, foster parents. One former socialite. Put them all under one dilapidated roof and you get eight unique individuals in a house. Or maybe, just maybe, it becomes the family they’ve all been longing for.
The Lost and Found Family is a touching story of hardship, change, and the faith that God can make things better, no matter how difficult the situation appears in our eyes. Member pay only $21.86 only, saves $5.00 off retail price
Hope Westcott has a lifetime of bad choices under her dainty little belt. The most recent one—an affair with a married man—lands her on an auction block to be sold into slavery. Captain Nathaniel Mason is running from God’s call to the ministry. He is determinedly building a shipping business, ensuring himself a lifetime of security, which he mistakenly believes wealth can buy. His weakness is a secret love for the vain and frivolous Hope Westcott. When he sees her on the auction block, his love demands he sacrifice his ship and its cargo to save her.
Nathaniel has every intention of returning his lovely new possession to her home in Chares Towne, but God uses stormy seas, shipwreck, illness, and pirates to waylay the headstrong couple until they see things His way. The Blue Enchantress is a captivating tale of love, forgiveness, acceptance, personal and spiritual growth, and learning to yield to the Master’s will. M.L. Tyndall breathes such life into her characters that the reader is reluctant to bid them farewell on the last page. This second installment in the Charles Town Belles series is chock full of laughter and tears, sin and redemption, love and its seedier counterpart. The Blue Enchantress is a pirate’s chest of literary treasure … more than worth the voyage!
Review by David Leon
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When you face personal challenges, you turn to the Holy Bible for spiritual guidance. But when you need guidance for running your business well and successfully, where can you turn?
You might be surprised to learn that the Bible doesn’t just provide guidance on living your life, but also on running a successful business. In How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, famed leadership guru Dave Anderson reveals powerful biblical wisdom for transforming the people, culture, and results of your business. He culls timeless leadership principles from the Good Book to help you build a rock-solid foundation for long-term business success.
Even if you read the Bible regularly, it’s easy to miss the powerful leadership and business lessons peppered throughout it. But the Bible is packed with commonsense business wisdom on such topics as hiring and training good people, managing money, creating a leadership vision, balancing the demands of work and family, and achieving your most ambitious business goals. These wise and timeless principles will lead your business to the top of the mountain—if you’re only willing to open your heart and lead with courage.
In How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, you’ll discover:
- Four mandates to maximize your time
- How to overcome the #1 cause of management failure
- Five steps to building rock-solid integrity
- The “High Five” principles for elevating your people skills
- How to manage your money by THE BOOK
- Four steps to create life-work balance
- Four steps to build a team by THE BOOK
This book tackles all the vital issues of business from a biblical standpoint, providing Christian insights and strategies that you can put to work in your business immediately. This nondenominational guide is God’s playbook for the successful day-to-day operation of your business. Here, you’ll learn to overcome your ego and lead with courage, strength, fairness, and faith—and that’s good business.
Review by David Leon
This book is a must read for anyone currently in leadership or who aspires to be a leader, CEO, banker, start up company boss. Dave does an amazing job of using biblical truths to drive home how a leader who desires to follow Christ should conduct themselves. If you are a person of faith, this book will resonate with you and provide practical examples of how to live your beliefs every day. If you are not a person of faith, How to Run Your Business by The Book is still worth your attention. Dave Anderson’s books are known for providing top-quality information with immediate take-away value. This book is no different. It is spiritual but not preachy. It is substantive and yet easy to read.
After reading this book, I use this book as a reference in meetings and in one on one’s. It is truly amazing and I thank you, Dave, for your hard work in this endeavor.
This book is a must for any library, church and reference book worthy to be stand beside the Holy Bible.
I really think these little extras will help them have a better understanding of the Bible…I have looked around for quite a while to find just the right Bible for my kids and these were the best that I have found for their age group.
William Branham