Finding Refreshment in the Word
What serves as your measuring stick for true womanhood? For woman in Christian circles, the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31 is highly acclaimed and serves as the often seemingly unachievable standard for Biblical womanhood. However, in Wendy Alsup’s book, The Gospel Centered Woman, she … [Read more...]
Can the life you never knew you wanted become the one you risk it all to keep? For Mallory, the main character of Lisa Wingates’ Firefly Island, it’s a question she’ll be forced to answer. As a 34 year old career focused congressional staffer, Mallory could not be more surprised and … [Read more...]
In Boy, Girl, Wise One, author Anthony Coleman seeks to connect today’s youth back to the truth that has been forgotten and guidance on how to solve daily problems. I thought the book offered some good practical wisdom for today’s youth on various topics ranging from education to … [Read more...]
Have you ever gotten the very thing you knew you wanted only to realize it didn't bring you true happiness? I’m raising my hand! Because I have had that personal experience with fleeting happiness, I was intrigued by Sonja Lyubomirsky’s latest book, The Myth of Happiness: What Should Make … [Read more...]
After reading Neta Jackson’s first book of the SouledOut Sister series, Stand By Me, I was excited to catch up on how Kat Davies, the Christian newbie, was challenging the more seasoned saints, like Avis Douglas, of Souled Out Community Church. And any time you mix the firecrackers of faith with … [Read more...]
Just one look around my neighborhood or listening in on conversation between teenagers, I see evidence of teens searching for love in all the wrong places. And honestly, I have been one of those girls as well (even though my teen years are long gone now). The desire for love is universal and in Lynn … [Read more...]
When my copy of Everything: What You Give and What You Gain to Become Like Jesus by Mary DeMuth arrived, the simplicity of the blue cover with a heart on it reminded me of the doodles of a school girl. Although the cover may be reminiscent of the young at heart, the subject of … [Read more...]
For the past several weeks, I have had the pleasure of using the Our Daily Bread Devotional Bible. This Bible combines the New Living Translation Bible (which happens to be my translation of choice for my personal study) with devotionals from the publishers of Our Daily Bread. During my review … [Read more...]
My Thoughts: Through his own experience, Wally Armstrong encourages readers to get a clear picture of not just who Jesus is but what does he look like to them. Without knowing it many of us have carried around misconstrued mental images of Christ. And it is from those misconstrued images that many … [Read more...]
A HEALING, RESTORING, AND EMPOWERING GUIDE FOR EVERYDAY MEN WHO ARE IN SEARCH OF BUILDING AND SUSTAINING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS Relationships intrigue me perhaps it’s because I have seen so many fail. So when an opportunity to read about relationships from an African-American male perspective … [Read more...]
