God’s Crime Scene for Kids by J. Warner Wallace and Susie Wallace is an intriguing investigation into the mystery of God. Kids will enjoy the journey Jason and his friends at the Junior Detective’s Academy take as they try to unravel the mystery Jason’s grandfather left behind. The group’s leader, Detective Jefferies, gently provides the Read More
Set in 1914 England, Roseanna White’s A Name Unknown is an intriguing tale of secrets, national pride, family ties, loyalty, love letters and royal connections all woven into one story. Orphaned at a young age, Rosemary Gresham aligns herself with other street urchins who eventually bond into a family unit of “brothers and sisters”. Together Read More
If I had to sum up Jonathon Daugherty’s Secrets in only one word, I’d choose, “courageous”. Daugherty offers an unapologetic view into his own personal struggle with sexual addictions. Rarely does one encounter an author willing to peel back the external layers to candidly reveal a true self. This book is a definite must read Read More
Authors Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould gambled writing a book within a book. My Daughter’s Legacy is actually two stories running parallel, one set in present day Virginia, the other 1864 Virginia. The risk doesn’t pay off; the two stories don’t mesh together well. The book starts out in the present day jarring the Read More
How many different Amish stories can be written? Although Shelley Shepard Gray’s, His Guilt delves into a different aspect of the Amish community, it still feels stale. This book is surprising; however, as it addresses a darker side of the Amish community, not often written about; families who are Amish in name, if not in Read More
Grounded Hearts set in Ballyhaven, County Clare, Ireland 1941 is an interesting story of a fallen Canadian pilot and the Irish midwife who nurses him back to health. Nan carries guilt not only over her husband’s suicide, a sin according to her Catholic upbringing, but also because she allowed the entire community including her priest; Read More
This book was a struggle for me. I have friends and family who are same-sex attracted, and although I may have different beliefs on the subject, I have no desire to alienate them. My job is neither to judge nor condemn, mine is to love unconditionally. Conviction is the job of the Holy Spirit. That Read More
