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Book Review: An Ordinary Life, An Extraordinary God

An Ordinary Life, An Extraordinary God:  Is Anybody Really Listening?, by Paul C. Hale [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] From time to time I get the chance to … Continue reading

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Dancing With The Scars

There are downsides of being the sort of person whom everyone is paying attention to in a sermon message like we had yesterday.  One of the perks of being a writer who tends to leave a fair amount of his … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: Europe

The Family Tree Historical Maps Book:  Europe:  A Country-By-Country Atlas Of European History, 1700s-1900’s, by Allison Dolan and the editors of Family Tree Magazine Like its companion volume [1], this atlas is mostly useful if you have some idea of … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-By-State Atlas Of U.S. History, 1790-1900

The Family Tree Historical Maps Book:  State-By-State Atlas Of U.S. History, 1790-1900, by Allison Dolan and the editors of Family Tree Magazine In reading a book like this, which amounts to a US atlas of a slightly specialized sort, one … Continue reading

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Book Review: 2 Chairs

2 Chairs:  The Secret That Changes Everything, by Bob Beaudine [Note:  This book was provided by BuzzPlant in exchange for an honest review.] As someone who reads many books that offer platitudes of positive thinking [1], this book offers something … Continue reading

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Book Review: A Caregiver? Me?

A Caregiver? Me?  by Lynda Bush [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] This is a short book, written by someone who likely has not written many books, but it … Continue reading

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Book Review: With All Due Respect

With All Due Respect:  40 Days To A More Fulfilling Relationship With Your Teens & Tweens, by Nina Ruesner & Debbie Hitchcock [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] … Continue reading

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There’s A Tangled Thread Inside My Head With Nothing On Either End

Once upon a time, I had to carpool regularly with my brother.  Although I have long considered my brother and I to be particularly different people, we have a few areas of striking similarity, and one of those is our … Continue reading

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Book Review: Beyond The Shades Of Gray

Beyond The Shades Of Gray, by Dean Bailey [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] In 2004, as a student at the Ambassador Bible Center, I felt moved to write … Continue reading

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Book Review: Uninvited

Uninvited:  Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, And Lonely, by Lysa TerKeurst [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] I am of deeply mixed opinions when … Continue reading

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