Home to Paradise is a charming story of love in the Amish Community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A cautionary advisory, Barbara Cameron’s characters often use words native to their culture, but foreign to those outside of it. The glossary on page 266, which sadly remained undiscovered until the story’s end, is quite helpful if used Read More
My initial excitement over reading Brian Barcelona’s “The Jesus Club” dimmed quickly as I began to explore the contents. Selling out completely for the gospel, giving up the pursuit of a career or education is admirable & requires a great deal of faith. Still, I struggled to believe the contents of this journey in its Read More
Ron Marasco’s The Dog Who Was There takes the reader on a journey back to Jerusalem during the time of Christ. What makes the novel extraordinary is its telling from the perspective of a dog named Barley. Barley’s observations of events during the time span of the story bring the reader unique insight into life during Read More
Stanley D. Gales, “Finding Forgiveness” reads like an in depth textbook on the subject. For readers interesting in studying the complicated subject of forgiveness this book provides valuable insight, with the scriptures to back up the author’s writing. However, for readers interested in a more simplistic look at the subject, the book contains a lot Read More
A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson Tada, then just 17 years old, a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair, without use of her hands. Her amazing story alone is sufficient reason to read her newest devotional, “A Spectacle of Glory.” The author’s “thank you page” offers a brief insight into the hard work and Read More
A delicate subject prior to the famous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, the topic of abortion remains a hotly debated topic some forty years later in 2017. Those on the pro-life side hold firm to the belief that life begins at conception while those on the pro-choice side say the woman has a right to Read More
Introduction of influential historical Christian leaders is an area that seems to be lacking in the parochial education of our children. In Sunday School, they learn of Moses, Noah, and Daniel, but what of those who come after, those who shaped the modern church? Where are their stories told? Simonetta Carr’s Martin Luther, just one Read More
