Reviews

At the beginning of When You Don’t Like Your Story, Sharon Jaynes shares her personal story, showing how she overcame shame over her dysfunctional childhood household and came to see that God could use her […]

Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn’t – Stephen McAlpine

January 24, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

In Being the Bad Guys, pastor and author Stephen McAlpine explains how Western culture came to view Christianity as repressive and dangerous, rather than simply one option among many others in a pluralistic society. He […]

The Garden the Curtain and the Cross Carl Laferton

The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross Board Book – Carl Laferton and Catalina Echeverri

January 24, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

This board book adaptation of The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross simplifies the original book’s contents, making it accessible to younger children. The book features the same illustrations from Catalina Echeverri, but is several […]

The Easter Fix – Steph Williams

January 24, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

In this small, staple-bound picture book, Steph Williams shares the Easter story with small children, emphasizing that Jesus came to fix our broken world. The story conveys different character’s emotions well, and shows that because […]

The Boy Who Shared His Sandwich – Steph Williams

January 24, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

This small, staple-bound paperback tells the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand, and does so in an unusually engaging and memorable way. The author and illustrator, Steph Williams, presents the story in a way […]

An Ocean of Grace: A Journey to Easter with Great Voices from the Past – Tim Chester

January 24, 2021 Bethany Davidson Comments Off

In An Ocean of Grace, author Tim Chester shares historic Christians’ prayers, poems, and other reflections. He designed this book as a devotional that leads up to Easter, and each day’s reading begins with a […]

Hours to Kill – Susan Sleeman

January 24, 2021 Kelsie Suter Comments Off

Hours to Kill by Susan Sleeman is the final book in her Homeland Heroes trilogy. Out of the three novels, this one was definitely my favorite, though maybe it was in part due to my partiality […]

Minutes to Die – Susan Sleeman

January 24, 2021 Kelsie Suter Comments Off

Terrorists targeting the United States? Millions of lives potentially endangered? One week to stop the attack? A sprinkling of romance? Minutes to Die by Susan Sleeman seemed right up my alley. Unfortunately, this book didn’t exceed […]

Seconds to Live – Susan Sleeman

January 24, 2021 Kelsie Suter Comments Off

“One mistake. That was all it took to put Dustee’s life on the line–death right on her heels.” Well, that’s one way to draw in your readers! Seconds to Live by Susan Sleeman was the first […]

The Dress Shop on King Street – Ashley Clark

January 24, 2021 Rosalyn Schlabach Comments Off

The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark is really a surprising novel for a debut. I found it to be an incredible story that is a richly woven tapestry of textures and designs. […]