tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40803223267742512382024-02-21T06:16:19.907-07:00Walking in GraceVickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791147205890510998noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080322326774251238.post-4870108243889459502019-05-18T12:46:00.001-06:002019-05-18T12:46:19.725-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px !important; line-height: 1.2 !important; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 85, 85) !important; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">King Solomon was wealthy and wise beyond measure. He could--and did--have anything he wanted, including many women from many lands. But for all his wisdom, did he or the women in his life ever find what they searched for all of their lives?</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In this engrossing novel, you'll find yourself whisked away to ancient Israel, where you'll meet Solomon and four of the women he loved: Naamah the desert princess, Abishag the shepherdess, Siti the daughter of a pharaoh, and Nicaula the queen of Sheba. As you experience the world of Solomon through his eyes and the eyes of these women, you'll ask yourself the ultimate question: Did Solomon's wisdom ultimately benefit him and those he loved . . . or did it betray them?</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="a-size-extra-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px !important; line-height: 1.2 !important; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 85, 85) !important; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">First off I love this author! She has a way of opening up the bible so we can better understand people we read about in scripture. This book did not disappoint. I had a better understanding of King Solomon. I could see and understand his flaws and his desire to please God. Throughout the book, you will question and wonder how he could miss the obvious but realize that we too often twist and justify our disobedience to God. In the end, the author states what is perceived in the Bible and what is historical so not to miss lead the reader.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">There were five of us sisters, growing up together with our four little brothers in the white farmhouse our parents built. This house is situated on the rise of a small hill, beneath the sheltering canopy of eight towering silver maples. Five of these trees line up along the front of the house; three more circle to one side.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">We never sat down and planned for Tuesdays. But after I moved six miles away to my own home, I gradually acquired the habit of going back to the old home place and spending a day each week with my family. On Monday I always had laundry to do, and scores of other jobs to tackle after the weekend. And before we had children, I worked part time in a bakery at the end of the week.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Regina was married the following year; Ida Mae and Emily were both married in the spring of 2005: Ida Mae in March and Emily in April. And Amanda, the youngest of us five girls, also had a spring wedding in 2009.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Except for Tuesdays. On Tuesday the five us sisters still come home. We pack up the children— all eighteen of them during summer vacation—and head to the farm. The large house snugged in by the maples is full again, and more than full.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">We go early. I drive my spirited little mare, Charlotte, and she trots briskly along the six miles of winding country roads. Regina and Ida Mae live much closer. They married brothers, and their homes are directly across the fields from Dad and Mom’s farm. They usually bike, with children’s noses pressed against the bright mesh of the carts they tow behind their bicycles. Or they walk, pushing strollers over the back fields and up the lane. And Emily and Amanda, who also married brothers and live in neighboring houses about five miles away, come together with everyone crammed into one carriage.</span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-d79bf78d-7fff-71f6-1298-42155eb7e877"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The children love Tuesdays. On warm days they play on the slide and the swings in the cool shade of the silver maples, jump on the trampoline, run through their grandpa’s three greenhouses, ride along on the wagon going to the fields where produce by the bushels and bins is hauled to the packing shed. They build hayhouses in the barn and explore the creek. The boys take poles and hooks and bait and spend hours fishing and playing in the small creek that flows beneath the lane and through the thickets beside the pasture fence. They catch dozens of tiny bluegills and northern creek chubbs, most of which they release back into the waterhole, a deep pool that yawns at the mouth of a large culvert, to be caught again next week. They work too, at mowing lawn, raking, lugging flower pots around, or anything else that Grandma needs them to do, but most often Tuesdays on Grandpa’s farm are play days.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then autumn echoes through the country, the leaves flame and fall, and we rake them up— millions of leaves. Where we rake one Tuesday is covered again by the next, until at last the towering maples stand disrobed of leaves, their amazing seventy-foot branches a wavering fretwork against a sky that is sullen with winter once more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The years spin faster now than they used to, and we catch and retain only fleeting memories of </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">the months as they come and go. Once upon a time there were nine of us growing up in the house Dad and Mom built to be our home. We have moved on, but what we learned there is with us still, and those things are alive and well and budding in the hearts of the next generation—the eighteen children who play and work and laugh and cry and generally fill our old home with new noise every Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The years go fast, it is true, but what is written down is never forgotten. These are fleeting memories of fleeting moments of a year of Tuesdays, spent gathered with sisters, children, and Mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a book written by an old order Mennonite woman that shares stories of a year worth of Tuesday with her sisters and mother. Every Tuesday these five sisters along with their children head back home to spend time with each other and their mom. They bring along food and craft ideas to share with each other. </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The grandchildren get a chance to play with their cousins and always find fun activities to fill their time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The old order Mennonites live more like the Amish. They have a weekly routine and order of how they do things. The book includes recipes and in the back of the book, the author answers a few questions about old order Mennonites. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think we all wish at times that we lived their lifestyle that seems so simple and predictable. Most important part is the relationship with Jesus who is our everything and that we center our life around Him.</span><br />
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</span>Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791147205890510998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080322326774251238.post-89915572585249870152018-09-02T17:36:00.002-06:002018-09-02T17:36:46.124-06:00Praying God's Promises<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Scriptures tell us that when we pray the will of God, he delights to answer our prayers. But what is God's will in any given situation? How can we know it? And if we don't know it, how can we pray it?</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Linda Evans Shepherd shows readers that God's will is not a mystery--it's clearly laid out in his Word through his many promises. Through stories, practical application, examples of prayers, and guided reflection, Shepherd leads readers toward a more powerful prayer life. Arranged by topic for ease of use, this book shows how to pray God's promises</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- of his presence</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- of love</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- of peace</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- of joy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- of hope</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- for provision</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- for health</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- for breakthroughs</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- for our relationships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- over children and loved ones</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Shepherd includes a chapter on God's powerful answers to prayer that will inspire readers to search the Scriptures, pray God's will, and wait expectantly for his promised answers.</span> <br />
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My Review:<br />
I really enjoyed this book and keep it with my bible for quick prayer needs. This book describes how to pray God's promises. She uses the Word of God and a prayer that agrees with the Word. She also shares peoples experiences of how God honors and answered their prayers.<br />
An example of how she shares praying God Word includes a prayer for protection:<br />
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Gods Word says, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Ps. 46:1 ESV).<br />
I agree: Lord, you protect me. You are my refuge and strength, and you help me in times of trouble.<br />
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The author discusses the power of God's Word and shares the example of praying God's Word for our needs and for others.<br />
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for my review.<br />
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My Review:<br />
I always enjoyed reading books on the Amish so was looking forward to reading these women thoughts on their faith and life. This book covers several areas but mostly is about our relationships with one another and with God.<br />
I liked the stories about hospitality. We don't see much of that these days. We learn that no matter the size or beauty of the home it is the people's kindness that makes others feel comfortable and welcomed. One person shared how one of the houses they attended wasn't even finished but people were drawn to that home.<br />
In the stories, the woman shared their relationship with the Lord and how it is the most important part of their lives. Through the good times and the difficult, He is ever present. How we have heaven to look forward to but until then we must remember to share the gospel with those who don't have the pleasure of knowing our loving Savior.<br />
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<b style="box-sizing: border-box;">As the sun began to rise, Lena Rose leaned against the cool pane of the bus window and gazed out at the familiar landscape of her life. </b><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">I'm leaving my family and everything I know behind</i></b><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">. She sighed, trying to keep her composure.</b><b style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></b>Grieving the death of her Amish parents and the separation from her nine close-knit siblings, Lena Rose Schwartz consoles herself that her new life in Lancaster County won't be forever. Surely someday soon she will return to her beloved Michigan settlement, including her beau. But even as she holds on to hope for a reunion with those she loves most, she discovers that Lancaster holds charms of its own. Will she find the courage to open her heart to other possibilities?</div>
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This book is well written as are all of the author's other books. The book centers on Lena the oldest child of a family of nine children. When the parent our killed in an accident it is hard to find families to take in all the children. Lena is sent to live with her father's cousin. While she's there, she works with the wife as a seamstress to earn money. As she waits for an opportunity to return home to live close to her siblings she finds love and dear friendships.</div>
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When at last she has a place to stay and work back home she will be leaving special people behind. When she returns home she is happy to be with her brother's and sister's again but wonders what God has for her life. </div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">OCD, ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder . . . these are no longer just technical terms and medical diagnoses, they are part of our common vocabulary and culture.</strong></div>
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<b>As Christians, we shouldn't isolate ourselves from this discussion or dismiss these important issues. But we also should be careful not to accept the entire secular psychiatric diagnostic and treatment enterprise without question. What we need is a balanced, biblically (and scientifically) informed approach that neither blindly accepts nor harshly dismisses psychiatric labels, diagnoses, and medicines that are prescribed to help those who are suffering.</b></div>
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<b>As both a Biblical counselor and medical doctor, Michael R. Emlet, MD, gives readers a Christ-centered approach to psychiatry and guides both lay and professional helpers through the thicket of mental health labels and treatments with a biblical lens. In a clear and thoughtful way that puts the person experiencing mental health issues at the forefront, Emlet uses Scripture to show how the Bible engages in the discussion of psychiatric labels and the medications that are often recommended based on those labels. The first book in the "Helping the Helper" series, <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Descriptions and Prescriptions</em> will give readers a biblical, gospel-formed perspective to help them understand and minister to those struggling with mental health issues.</b></div>
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<b>Michael R. Emlet, MDiv, MD, practiced as a family physician for over ten years before becoming a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). He is the author of the book "CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet," the mini-books "Asperger Syndrome;" "Chronic Pain;" "Angry Children: Understanding and Helping Your Child Regain Control;" and "Help for the Caregiver: Facing the Challenges with Understanding and Strength," and many counseling articles.</b></div>
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<b>This book gives an insightful look at mental health and Christian counseling working together to help the individual. It discusses the use of medication which has been looked down on by churches of varying denominations. The great part of the book is the hope it provides for those who may suffer from mental disorder. You are not the disorder that is a small part of who you are in Christ and with Christ you can get better.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While you might not think about it often, if you look closely at any day most everyone can find anger in their actions and attitudes. Something spills or goes missing, we get stuck in traffic or someone cuts us off on the road, or we feel like the people we live and work with are only making our lives more difficult. And while no one wants to get angry, what happens when our irritations and frustrations rise yet again?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anger is so common-yet it also hurts. It not only leaves a mark on us, but it also leaves a marks on others. The wounds we inflict on ourselves and others because of anger-loss of intimacy, trust, security, and enjoyment in our closest relationships-give us compelling reasons to look closely at our anger and think carefully about how to grow in peace and patience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But if you, like many others, have just gotten irritated for the umpteenth time today, you might wonder if change is possible. Can anyone truly find peace? The answer is yes, but you will need a plan. Biblical counselor and psychologist Ed Welch invites readers to take a fifty-day journey that unpacks anger while encouraging and teaching readers to respond with patience to life's difficulties. Readers will also be introduced to Jesus, the key to any plan for change. Known as the Prince of Peace, he is the only one who can empower his people to grow in patience, peace, and wholeness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Edward T. Welch,</strong> M.Div., Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). He earned a Ph.D. in counseling (neuropsychology) from the University of Utah and has a Master of Divinity degree from Biblical Theological Seminary. Ed has been counseling for over thirty years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Review: This is a much-needed book for Christians. A lot of time we think anger is not a problem while not realizing what damage we can cause with our angry word. This is especially concerning our children.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You read a chapter a day so that you can really mediate on God's word on the issue and learn to overcome acting out in anger. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This book would be good for Christian counselors and for Christians in general. Would recommend this book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The study of God's Word can be easy and rewarding if you break down the Bible into easy-to-understand segments. The <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">KJV Know the Word Study Bible</em> offers three easy ways to begin studying Scripture and helps individuals transition from being a casual reader of the Bible to becoming a regular student of the Bible. You can choose to study the Bible book-by-book, verse-by-verse, or topic-by-topic; each path offers powerful insights that will help you develop a daily routine of Bible study.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The book-by-book series of notes leads you through the main points of each book of the Bible. The verse-by-verse notes help you to dig deeper into God's Word. The topic-by-topic articles, which cover 21 theological topics, guide you through a series of insightful notes and give you a thorough biblical understanding of each topic. With the beautiful and timeless text of the KJV translation, the <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">KJV Know the Word Study Bible</em> offers you choices of how to study Scripture and grow in your relationship with Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">-King James Version Bible text</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really like this study bible. I received it in hardback form. It has about everything a person would want or need in a study bible. I like the topics it provides and the concordance. I like the 3 approached it gives to study the Word of God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This would be a great Christmas gift! I would highly recommend this study bible.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hazel DeFord is a woman haunted by her past. While berry picking in a blackberry thicket in 1943, ten-year old Hazel momentarily turns her back on her three-year old sister Maggie and the young girl disappears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This book is a story about 3 generations of the DeFord woman. Their relationships are complicated and have been for years. They gather together at Hazel DeFord's home to make a scrapbook in honor of her 80th birthday. As time goes by a box of old photos are found that may contain the answers to help them understand each other better. </span></div>
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<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Beautiful and winsome, Betsy Zook never questioned her family's rigid expectations, nor those of devoted Hans, but then she never had to. Not until the night when she's taken captive in a surprise Indian raid. During her captivity, Betsy faces brutality and hardship, but also unexpected kindness. She draws strength from native Caleb, who encourages her to find God in all circumstances. She finds herself torn between her pious upbringing and the intense new feelings this compelling man awakens within her. </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Handsome and complex, Hans is greatly anguished by Betsy's captivity and turns to Tessa Bauer for comfort. Eagerly, Tessa responds, overlooking troubling signs of Hans's hunger for revenge. When Betsy is finally restored to the Amish, have things gone too far between Hans and Tessa? </span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Inspired by true events, this deeply layered novel gives a glimpse into the tumultuous days of prerevolutionary Pennsylvania through the eyes of two young, determined, and faith-filled women.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I really enjoyed reading this book.It has some historical value of the Amish who first came over in settled in America. Some worked with the Native Americans and tried to show respect for them and their land. Others didn't care and tried to stir up issues which only caused more problems.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">This story centered around two young ladies who were both in love with the same man. When the one he loves is taken captive by the Indians he is filled with rage. As time goes by the anger changes him. He begins to make plans to marry the other young woman when the other young finds her way back with the help of a Indian friend.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<input class="jpibfi" type="hidden" /><strong>Are you too focused on the “right” ways of worship, work, and family life? Learn about the dangers of quiet legalism in Kendra Fletcher’s new book, <em><a href="http://stores.newgrowthpress.com/lost-and-found-by-kendra-fletcher/" target="_blank">Lost and Found</a></em>.</strong> Kendra, homeschooling mom of eight, had it all “right,” until it all fell apart. In the course of eighteen months, Kendra found her baby in a coma, ran over her five-year-old, and nearly lost her eight-year-old to a septic ruptured appendix. <em>Lost and Found</em> is the story of how God used those events to transform her family’s self-righteous religion into freedom in Christ.<br />
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<em>Lost and Found: Losing Religion, Finding Grace</em> (New Growth Press, February 2017)<br />
<strong>The “right” homeschooling philosophy. The “right” brand of theology. The “right” meal-planning, home-managing, keep-it-all-together parenting. </strong><br />
Kendra Fletcher, homeschooling mom of eight, had it all “right,” until it all fell apart. In the course of eighteen months, Kendra found her baby in a coma, ran over her five-year-old, and nearly lost her eight-year-old to a septic ruptured appendix. <em>Lost and Found</em> is the story of how God used those events to transform her family’s self-righteous religion into freedom in Christ.<br />
Fletcher’s debut book is the gripping true story of how God used suffering to save her family from empty religion. As wave after wave of crisis hit, the Fletchers discovered that getting religion “right” wasn’t a good substitute for a living relationship with a loving God. Through their suffering, they learned about misplaced identities and false hope, and they threw themselves wholly into the arms of Jesus—where they found the grace they needed.<br />
Fletcher, a well-known writer and conference speaker in Christian homeschooling circles, addresses the quiet legalism that so easily infiltrates Christian communities and exposes the dangers of focusing our hopes on the “right” ways of worship, work, and family life. More than a memoir, <em>Lost and Found</em> invites all of us to give up the things that hold us in bondage and find our value, worth, significance, hope, and identity in Christ alone.<br />
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This is the story of a family that had a form of godliness but denying the power of it. On the outside they look like they were doing everything right. They homeschooled their kids, dressed modestly, and associated with only those that fit into their religious circle. But they lacked in relationship of the heart with the Lord.<br />
When they start having major crisis in their family they start questioning God and their relationship with Him. As they continue to question the life they were living and the people in their inner circle they felt hopeless and alone. As they kept searching and questioning where their faith stood they found God's love that is based not on outward appearances but of the relationship of the heart with Jesus.<br />
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<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><em>New York Times </em>and <em>USA Today </em>bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray begins a new series—The Amish of Hart County—with this suspenseful tale of a young Amish woman who is forced to move to a new town to escape a threatening stalker.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);">After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community where she grew up. Now she’s getting a fresh start in Hart County, Kentucky…if only she wasn’t too scared to take it. Hannah has become afraid to trust anyone—even Isaac, the friendly Amish man who lives next door. She wonders if she'll ever return to the trusting, easy-going woman she once was.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);">For Isaac Troyer, the beautiful girl he teasingly called “The Recluse” confuses him like no other. When he learns of her past, he knows he's misjudged her. However, he also understands the importance of being grateful for God’s gifts, and wonders if they will ever have anything in common. But as Hannah and Isaac slowly grow closer, they realize that there’s always more to someone than meets the eye.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><br /></span></span></span>
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Hannah and her family were living a happy life in Ohio were she met a Englisher by the name of Trent. After a couple weeks she knew that they could no longer be friends and she put an end to their relationship. Trent did not take the news well and began stalking her.<br />
Her family moves away but Hannah isn't the only with a secret. While the family struggles through having to move away from their home they find it easy to put The blame on Hannah. The family soon learns that to overcome their secrets they must trust the Lord and the new friends he has placed in their lives.</div>
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It took Lauren and her husband ten years to achieve their dream—reaching primitive tribes in remote regions of Nepal. But while Sam treks into the Himalayas for weeks at a time, finding passion and purpose in his work among the needy, Lauren and Ryan stay behind, their daily reality more taxing than inspiring. For them, what started as a calling begins to feel like the family’s undoing. </div>
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At the peak of her isolation and disillusion, a friend from Lauren’s past enters her life again. But as her communication with Aidan intensifies, so does the tension of coping with the present while reengaging with the past. It’s thirteen-year-old Ryan who most keenly bears the brunt of her distraction.</div>
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This is a story of a missionary family. It goes back to how the parents met and how they got to where they are now. This book shows us what can happen to families in missions or other ministries that foundation is not solid on the Word of God. The expectations put on the family by the husband or other's members of ministry can destroy a family. If the family is not kept Christ centered the family members can be hurt and even destroyed.</div>
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In this story the father had his mind so set to his own rules with little thought to his wife and son. It was also noticed that he was not lead by the Lord in some obvious ways. This lead to a distant wife and son who took no pleasure in the life that was thrust upon them by Sam (husband, father). The one you end up feeling the most sorry for is the son who starts to be neglected also by the mother due to the distraction of a man of her past.</div>
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<span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85 , 85 , 85);"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">This is really a simple book of prayers on a variety of topics. It is not a book that goes deep into the subject of the prayer topic but it is a starting point. I thinks this book would be great for a new believer that is learning the concept of praying and how to apply the word of God to the prayer need.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">Years after her friend Gloria's family was expelled from the Old Order church, Leona unexpectedly hears from Gloria and endeavors to convince her to rejoin the Amish church, but Leona's fiancee has his reservations about her mission.</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">A Compelling Story of Friendship from the Top Author in Amish Fiction </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">Leona Speicher got the "sister" she'd always dreamed of the day Gloria Gingerich and her family moved to Lancaster County Amish farmland. The Arkansas newcomers seem to be everything a devout Plain family should be, and Leona can't help comparing Gloria's engaging young parents to her own. </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">Leona's cousin shows a romantic interest in Gloria around the same time as Gloria's older brother expresses his fondness for Leona--it seems likely the two young women will marry into each other's families, remaining close friends for life. Thus, Leona is shocked when the Gingeriches suddenly pack up and disappear after being expelled from the church for reasons no one will discuss. Despite Leona's pleas, Gloria goes with them, leaving more than one broken heart behind. </span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">When Gloria unexpectedly contacts Leona after a silence of several years, Leona makes up her mind to persuade her friend to return to Lancaster County and the Amish ways. Leona's fiancee, the deacon's son, is alarmed when Leona decides to go after Gloria. Will Leona's dearest wish lead to her own undoing?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">My Review:</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">Beverly Lewis has always been my favorite author for Amish fiction. This book centers on 2 Amish girls that come from very different families. As their friendship grow they become more like sister. Just what Leona always dream for was a sister(Gloria) to fill her lonely days. But out of the blue Gloria's family leaves the Amish community. Leona waits for a letter from her best friend that never comes. Finally years later a letter comes asking for help.</span><span style="color: #555555; font-size: 16px;">The main point of the story is to consider the cost of living a christian life.</span><br />
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This book is a second in a series but don't worry you still can enjoy this book on its own. The book centers on Rebecca and her siblings. Rebecca has always had the dream to be a teacher but not sure she is really cut out to be one. He new man arrives to the area from Florida to help raise his orphan niece. He is trying to be a farmer like his dad but really his heart is in working construction. A romance develops between the two. We also see marriages grow through out the story.<br />
The main point of the story is to be who God called you to be and walk in it.<br />
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The mother of four young children and wife of a storekeeper, Jantzi writes about her daily routines and heartfelt faith with equal measures of wit and warmth. Sewing, cleaning, cooking, gardening, and helping to manage the store take up most hours in her day, but Jantzi finds time to pen columns for the Connection, a magazine beloved by Amish and Mennonite readers across the United States and Canada. Never sugarcoating the frustrations of motherhood, Jantzi tells it like it is, broken washing machine and bickering children and all. But through her busy days, Jantzi finds strength in simple pleasures of family, fellowship with her Amish community, and quiet time with God.</div>
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For those who love to read Amish fiction, you will enjoy reading about the everyday life of a real Amish family. The Author shares how her family manages home and work. She shares how her community handle caring for their own, weddings and holding church services. This is an enjoyable read. Also enjoy the family recipes the author graciously shares with the readers.</div>
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I love Beverly Lewis' books and this book did not disappoint. This story centers around Lucy. Lucy has a past that she can't get over. She has suffered loss that she can't grieve. So Lucy fills her life doing volunteer work. But no matter how much she does for others she still feels far from God and His Goodness.</div>
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As the story unfolds you realize she still hasn't forgiving her self or a member of her family. Can Lucy find what she is missing in her life? How does the Englisher man her father brings home fit into her life. I highly recommend this book. Enjoy!</div>
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<strong><em>Amish widow Mattie vows never to love again . . . until a suspicious outsider with a shadowy past comes crashing into her fragile world.</em></strong></div>
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Mattie Diener can barely keep it together. A young Amish widow and mother of two young children, she faces the lingering heartbreak of lost love, her son’s mysterious illness, and a torrent of accusations that threaten to undo her.</div>
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Bo Lambright is a fast-rising social services investigator whose high-society mother won’t rest until she finds his Mrs. Right. Despite Bo’s worldly success, the raw ache of a shadowy past and a series of unsettling dreams have left him reeling.</div>
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When Mattie and Bo cross paths, all signs point to disaster. Yet as they face a crucible of trials and tragedies together, longings begin to stir that seem destined only to end in more heartbreak. Is a miracle possible—not only of healing but of forbidden love? What secrets lie in Bo’s dreams? And will Mattie find the courage to face her uncertain future . . . or will she simply run away?</div>
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This book was an interesting read. The story is centered around a young widowed Amish mom of 2 small children. She is still dealing with the loss of her husband and having difficulties dealing with daily life alone raising her children. Her son becomes ill and the doctor she uses is on vacation. The doctor filling in accuses the mom of child abuse. Things only get worse as Bo the social worker enters the story.</div>
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Through the love of God and this willing man listening to God, this story has a dramatic ended. I would recommend this book for those who love Amish fiction.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">i was pleasantly surprised by this book. i loved the story of Deborah! The author opens our eyes of how it might of been living the life of this Prophetess of the old Testament. While there is not a lot written about Deborah in the bible this book revealed a woman we could understand and know.</span></span><br />
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<br />Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791147205890510998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080322326774251238.post-73457320340782901092016-03-23T16:31:00.002-06:002016-03-23T16:31:50.749-06:00SYNCED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458617929861_5008" style="background-color: white; font-family: "century gothic" , "itc avant garde" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">Jennifer Kennedy Dean</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "century gothic" , "itc avant garde" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> is executive director of the Praying Life Foundation and a respected author and speaker. The author of numerous books, studies, and magazine articles specializing in prayer and spiritual formation, her book </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', 'ITC Avant Garde', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Heart's Cry</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "century gothic" , "itc avant garde" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> has been named National Day of Prayer's signature book, while her book </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', 'ITC Avant Garde', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Live a Praying Life®</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "century gothic" , "itc avant garde" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> has been called a flagship work on prayer. Widely recognized as an unusually gifted communicator, Jennifer speaks all over the country calling God's people to discover the difference between a prayer life and a praying life. Jennifer is the author of such books as </span><em id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458617929861_5015" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', 'ITC Avant Garde', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Altar'd, Clothed with Power, Conversations with the Most High, Life Unhindered!, Power in the Blood of Christ, Power in the Name of Jesus, Secrets Jesus Shared, Set Apart, The Power of Small,</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "century gothic" , "itc avant garde" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> and much more. A highly demanded speaker, her engagements include respected organizations such as the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove and Focus on the Family. She is a board member for Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, a member of America's National Prayer Committee, a member of National Professional Women Association, and national prayer director and board member for Christian Women in Media.</span></div>
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<em>Synced</em> encourages you to emulate the way Jesus lived His life. With real-life stories of people walking closely with Jesus, finding themselves in the right place at the right time, readers are challenged to examine what staying in step with the Spirit looks like. National best-selling author and known prayer expert, Jennifer Kennedy Dean, uses the familiar passage of the Lord's Prayer as anchor points to present the way Jesus lived His life in step with the Father through prayer.<br />
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Every moment is pregnant with purpose. Every moment is drenched in power. Prayer is no longer the means by which you attempt to get God to perform for you and becomes, instead, the means by which you connect with His heart and mind. A praying life is a life of peace and soul-rest. A praying life is lived in sync with the heart of Jesus.</div>
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The author of this book wrote to encourage us to walk with Jesus being connected to the Father in our everyday life. Through out the book she reminds us, <span class="versenum" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">5 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">“I am the vine; you are the branches. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-26705G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-26705G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"> apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 (NIV).</span></div>
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She speaks of prayer as a way of life not just an occasional action. Living a life of forgiveness and living day by day are among other topics taught in this book.</div>
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<br />Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791147205890510998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080322326774251238.post-65698483477027959542016-02-10T16:23:00.002-07:002016-02-10T16:23:21.871-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="author notFaded" data-width=""><span class="contribution"><span class="a-color-secondary">Hannah Yoder loves her quiet life on the banks of the Conestoga Creek.
In 1842, this corner of Lancaster County is settled and peaceful--yet
problems lurk beneath the placid facade. Hannah's father worries about
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years ago. She strives to be the one person who can bind the threads of
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sister's rejection of their family. But her world is threatening to
unravel.<br /><br />When two young men seek her hand in marriage--one
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Too many people, too much snow, and too little room should be a recipe for disaster.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas takes a very different turn when the guests of honor break up instead of announcing their engagement. Trapped with his family, they learn that love looks different than either imagined. Both in their eighties, Dodie and Wilson Binder celebrate every Christmas as if it were their last. This year, their grandson Micah is planning to ask his girlfriend, Katie, to marry him so they can celebrate with the whole family. But things go very wrong when she says, “no.” Now they are stuck. Too many people, too much snow, and too little room should be a recipe for disaster. But sometimes too much is just enough. Especially when it’s Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a wonderful Christmas story! It center around the Binder family that is the type of family we all wish we had. Love abounds through this family. When the oldest grandson brings home his girlfriend for the Binder family Christmas it is overwhelming for this young lady. Her family is nothing like this family and she doesn't feel worthy to belong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you read the story you will find a story of love, forgiveness and God's grace.</span></div>
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Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791147205890510998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080322326774251238.post-40138934793595398872015-10-27T21:16:00.002-06:002015-10-27T21:16:29.077-06:00Get Your Story Straight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.3 !important; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">Get Your Story Straight: A Teen's Guide to Learning and Living the Gospel</span> <span class="a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 85, 85) !important; font-size: 17px !important; font-weight: 400 !important; line-height: 1.255 !important; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">Paperback</span> <span class="a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 85, 85) !important; font-size: 17px !important; font-weight: 400 !important; line-height: 1.255 !important; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">– October 13, 2015</span></h1>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445999651829_3632" style="font-weight: 700;">What's your story?</span><br /><br />We all tell stories to each other---stories about what happened when we were kids, stories about last night, and stories where we dream about the future. Some stories are funny, some are amazing, others are sad, but they all have something in common---each of us is the hero of our own story. Our thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams take center stage. But when it's all about you, it's also all up to you. You have to make life work, find meaning, and hope for the best even when you mess up or things go badly wrong.<br /><br />But what if we were made for something different? What if the main character in our life story isn't us, but it is the God who became like us and is now with us? What if being fully human means knowing him and growing to be like him? What if the way to be fully alive is to be caught up in Jesus's story?<br /><br />This 52-week devotional book and small group resource is designed to help you live with Jesus in his gospel story---the good news that your sins are forgiven, your future is assured, and following him is the only meaningful way to live. No matter your age, where you live, who your family is, or what your past, God wants you to experience the freedom that comes in being secure in his love.<br /><br />Divided into three parts, starting with creation, each section progressively explores the idea that the whole Bible is the unfolding story of Jesus. Through this grid, who Jesus is and why we need him will shape your understanding of freedom and grace and how you grow to be like him. This yearlong study for teenagers and young adults is designed for individual devotional times, but a small group discussion guided by a mentor would help participants to absorb and live out the truths of each week's teaching.<br /><div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Kristen Hatton</span> is a native Texan now putting roots down in Edmond, OK with her church-planter/pastor husband and their three children. With a public relations background from Southern Methodist University, Kristen has a wide array of professional experiences, none of which she counts as important as the job of being a "present" mom. Through leading a small group Bible study of teenagers, she has discovered her passion for teaching and writing about God's grace.<span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /><br />Find Kristen online: </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001D-Tl90inYl8Hmr4LDVSPjJ_4UjoLGxbjxyHSxQGYOxJCqorM9KkLKSppOqEjGjEBAjZL2IXI__gt4d8wXd4L3cnJKZPHNxvQvglof2pBaRqfm9Pwsp-X1JAsA1OJV9qIQneArSQJz4LzspzL-meO7kMrBvK85LYco4lstqkmirLgBbtGST43HA==&c=Icvar52N9vSROPv7BLxav9zviEaxBguXFD1fD0gYfFdaBWc4DWIhCQ==&ch=Mz-LvOprRXuRTvaKfiDF8y_H9F7FiGg_hA5L6bExGbvJkyyhMVteOA==" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="background: transparent; color: #6ba3a6; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001D-Tl90inYl8Hmr4LDVSPjJ_4UjoLGxbjxyHSxQGYOxJCqorM9KkLKSppOqEjGjEBCr8kzEoLFHkd3EhypOQsLIxS7nCw5y72PiMSLB2EFYXD4iR8tnG44pBGEgX5yT7OMN1OMe70-ze4f5W-8iuI5jjENL-xGqsosICXqaaSQ5f1Ism9gEJucw==&c=Icvar52N9vSROPv7BLxav9zviEaxBguXFD1fD0gYfFdaBWc4DWIhCQ==&ch=Mz-LvOprRXuRTvaKfiDF8y_H9F7FiGg_hA5L6bExGbvJkyyhMVteOA==" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="background: transparent; color: #6ba3a6; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001D-Tl90inYl8Hmr4LDVSPjJ_4UjoLGxbjxyHSxQGYOxJCqorM9KkLKSppOqEjGjEBOAePMKlOBuT1nLBSn-3s842-KNT0fIBOcuNLKnrQCarkVsxcZc4U7nTBvjmZek-DvTqYs8LyfgV1zl32aybv0POtIlj9_49D4DzB1yZeOCgbwCCQ7Jx2mEX-8KIEdUs7BuponZMzfqE3tNMOfSXffQ==&c=Icvar52N9vSROPv7BLxav9zviEaxBguXFD1fD0gYfFdaBWc4DWIhCQ==&ch=Mz-LvOprRXuRTvaKfiDF8y_H9F7FiGg_hA5L6bExGbvJkyyhMVteOA==" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="background: transparent; color: #6ba3a6; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div>
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My Review; This book is a devotional and study guide for teens. Each day it provides several related scriptures to read with question following. It helps you think how the Word of God applies to your daily life. For an example in the book it ask the question, " What does it mean that Jesus is your whole "life"?" It also encourages you to keep a journal about how you used these scriptures in your own life and journal your prayers is also encouraged.</div>
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I like how you can use this bible study guide for devotional time for the whole family. Of course I would strongly encourage the study guide as a gift for the teen in your life. It would make a wonderful Christmas gift!</div>
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I was given a copy of this book by Litfuse in exchange for my review.</div>
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