Monthly Archives: January 2017

Please Please Me: Part One

Yesterday at Sabbath services our pastor stated that he was starting a series on pleasing God, and since pleasing and pleasure is a subject that I do not speak about here nearly often enough, I figured it would be good … Continue reading

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Book Review: Taken Into Time “By The Spirit Of God”

Taken Into Time “By The Spirit Of God,” by Joseph Gartenmayer [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In looking at this extremely short book, it is evident that … Continue reading

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Book Review: Dream Vessel

Dream Vessel:  Navigating A Sea Of Prophecy, Dreams, And Visions, by Gail Andrea Naughton [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This sort of book comes with all kinds … Continue reading

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You Don’t See Me

When I lived in Thailand, occasionally I would go to one of the older malls in Chaing Mai to eat Western food and get a haircut and unsuccessfully look for a bookstore [1].  While there I would sit and write … Continue reading

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Book Review: Liked

Liked:  Whose Approval Are You Living For?, by Kari Kampakis [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] I would like to state at the outset for all who … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Age Of Anxiety

The Age of Anxiety, edited by Clarence A. Glasrud I don’t think it would be any surprise for those who read a lot of my reviews that I am a particularly anxious person [1].  One would think that a book … Continue reading

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Taking A Bite Out Of The Apple

Perhaps I am simply more cranky and crochety these days than I used to be, but earlier today one of my international pen friends asked me about my thoughts on Apple and my reply was not particularly kind.  My general … Continue reading

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Book Review: Amen! Hallelujah! Insights Into The Book Of Revelation

Amen!  Hallelujah!  Insights Into The Book Of Revelation, by Dave Wells [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] When someone seeks to provide insights into the Book of Revelation, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Revelation: God’s Word For The Biblically Inept

Revelation:  God’s Word For The Biblically-Inept, by Daymond Duck When a book promotes itself as being a Bible commentary encouraging neophytes in the Bible to learn from such “experts” as Hal Lindsey, Vernon McGee, and John Hagee, among many others, … Continue reading

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From The Rooftops I Remember There Was Snow, White Snow

I did not grow up with many memories of snow.  For the first three years of my life I lived in an area where snow is common in Western Pennsylvania, but mercifully I have almost no memories of that deeply … Continue reading

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