Friday, September 27, 2013

Let Hope In 4 Choices That Will Change Your Life Forever By Pete Wilson

This is a must read book. Hurt people will hurt other people but freed people will free other people. How brilliant and simple did he put it!!! Wilson encourages us to turn back to the Bible and consider what they went through when they were up against a wall. We struggle and we forget what God can do; we give in to the devil when he whispers in our ear that we are doomed to failure. We believe the lies that we are alone and abandoned and in a world that we are not capable of succeeding within. But that is all a lie; we are children of God. We are loved and watched and God will come to the rescue every time we call on Him. Wilson also makes a point to let the reader know that it wont be a fast or easy process to heal our pains and let hop we in but he promises that it will be beneficial and well worth the efforts. I think he is a wonderful writer and this a book that will remain in my permanent collection. Pain that is not transformed becomes transferred to someone else. We must learn trust; trust in God and that he has a plan for us! Trust that we will be hurt in life and that is ok, just like a child will fall down and skin those knees! It will happen but we do not have to let it cripple our souls or stifle our souls! We must have hope! Hope is the great path to letting go of the shame and guilt of our past lives, of our short comings and failures. This is just a fantastic book. I found this to be a remarkable book, worthy of group study. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through the booksneeze program in exchange for writing a review of the book. This is a five star book. Hope can change your life and make everything better. This writer pushes hope. I have rarely read a better book than this one. He outlines 4 steps or ways of looking into our situations to see the best possible end not the most likely. The writer does this by looking at some really bad situations in the Bible when it looked like it was curtains for Gods people but God brought them through their struggles and he will do the same for us. It is very hard to write a review without analysis of the 4 step plan used by the author to literally outline to process of developing hope and learning to give it time to work. Hope can can disarm guilt, shatter shame, and put your past behind you where it belongs. But you have to make the choice to let hope in. We serve a God who promises over and over again that anything is possible. Wilson, gives a look at the power of healing through hope, revealing 4 unique choices that have the potential to change your life forever. Let Hope In explores accounts in the Bible illustrating God’s ultimate plan for healing by letting hope fill the dark places.

Friday, September 13, 2013

NIV INtegrated Study Bible and chronlogical by Thomas Nelson Publishers


I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing a review. I enjoyed the chronological approach as it makes it easier to understand what is going on when the books are written. I got a more life like feeling; as if I were there watching the events happen first hand, like I was remembering something that I had seen happen, not like I was reading a book. The NIV language is easier to understand than the older King James editions. This book brings the Bible to life. It gives it a more complete picture of what was happening in the towns and villages and big cities when the events unfolded and came to life. I enjoyed reading Daniel and feel like I BETER CAN SEE HOW DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS LIVED. I got the feeling like I was there and the book of Daniel made more sense to me. It will open you eyes because it is easier to understand what was going on when the books were written.  Passages of Scripture arranged in their sequential order, but so also are individual events, and includes multiple interpretations. This edition shows the Bible unfolding in a new way as the landmark events are set in parallel. It’s more than just a chronological Bible—not only are passages of Scripture arranged in their sequential order, but so also are individual events. And multiple interpretations allow for deeper revelations. For instance, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John’s telling of Jesus feeding the 5,000—presented in four columns right next to each other—take on a new life. David’s story about hiding from Saul in the wilderness is paired with the relevant psalms. Features include: •The entire text of the NIV translation with the order of events arranged chronologically •General and sectional (e.g., Pentateuch, History, Prophets, Gospels) introductions on chronology and dating, including comparative charts of major systems and schemes •Brief commentary in the form of transitions to help navigate the chronology

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Youll get Through This by Max Lucado - a 5 star book!!!!

This book is a perfect example of why I love to read Lucado. He is without exception by favorite modern author. Lucado once again speaks to the masses with this book - inspiring millions at a time of economic upheaval and financial crisis on a global scale. People are afraid and do not know where to turn or if they will survive. Lucado once again, offers hope to the masses! God has gotten others through way more than any of us are living through and HE will save us too and bring us through to a good place! What do we do when something awful happens to us? We think we will never recover. I know I do. We focus on why good people do bad things. We focus on pain. Well, in this the best of all his books so far, Lucado uses the story from the Old Testament about Joseph to remind us that God will use what the devil tries to destroy to make something wonderful and powerful and fantastic - all we have to do is hold on and wait for God to do His miracle in our lives. What a powerful message of hope! Joseph was betrayed by his brothers because his father loved him most. But Joseph was gifted by God to have an understanding that was unpatrolled and he was gifted by interpretations: God had Joseph a better man. Daniel, has the same story. Daniel was taken from Judah to Babylon as a castle slave, but God gave Daniel an understanding; and Daniel was excelled above all others to third in power over all of Babylon. There is no limit to what God can do and if you don't get anything else from this book get this: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HOPELESS SITUATION IF WE TRUST IN GOD. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through the booksneeze program in exchange for writing a review of the book. That in no way earned this book a good review - Lucado's work always stands on its own merit. This like all of his other works, is a great investment!!

Chasing Hope by Kathryn Cushman

Chasing Hope by Cushman, is an excellent read. I read it in a day, and it came on the heels of the lady swimming from Cuba to the US in 50ish hours. When the lady completed her dream, which she has been actively attempting since the 1970s, she said, 'never give up on your dreams'. It was hard to understand her, since her tongue was swollen from the sea water. She said that she kept the theme to the Beverly Hillbillies playing over and over; 2000 times in her head.


This novel, is also the story of reaching those dreams when the protagonist thought that her time was past.

The cover feels like rubber. Its about telling yourself that its time to forget the past and trust in God and allow Him to build your future.

I would slow to say it but the story is sorta like Cather in the Rye meets Jessie Owens. Its about a lady who gave up on her own dream when she could no longer run and she trains/coaches a troubled youth to get the child to change the course of her life.

Its a fantastic fictional work. A story that glorifies God. It moves fast and it will keep you hooked.