Healing Sands

Healing Sands, by Nancy Rue & Stephen Arterburn

Healing Sands is a Chrisitan novel that weaves a story together with intriguing personalities whose lives cross in unexpected drama. The plot of murder and clashing personalities transport the reader into the New Mexican setting with descriptive compositions that allows the reader to sense and picture it easily. The language is clean and done in good taste. There is depth of inner evaluations as the authors unveil the twists and turns of damaged lives in the Las Cruces community. Truthful tone is ever present as the intertwining plots unfold with surprises. There is not an overload of religious citations, but subtle Christian messages often occur as expected. . I was fascinated throughout my read and sometimes anticipated outcome correctly but not always. I would recommend the reading of this book to any mature Christian who likes intrigue and entertainment done in good taste.

The Language of Love & Respect

The Language of Love & Respect, by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs


This is the first book I read of Dr. Eggerichs. He seems to have dealt seriously with the subject of communication in marriage throughout the book. I did find his referrals to his previous book all too frequent. There are chapters in the book that held my attention and some I found to “beat a dead horse.” Dr. Eggerichs’ approach using the three cycles does clarify times that couples go through. He also uses several acronyms to enable the ready to connect and practice his theory of improved communication. I find no fault in his use of such strategy but with so much information on each of them I will more than likely forget their significance. Overall I would say the book is a textual piece of literature on communication for married people. Dr. Eggerichs establishes the well known differences in men and women, i.e., thinking “pink” and “blue”. The book would be an excellent reference for any marriage counselor and should be in the pastor’s library.

Book Review for "Living With Confidence in a Chaotic World"

Living With Confidence in a Chaotic World, by Dr. David Jeremiah

Dr. Jeremiah does a relevant job of discussing the signs of our times in light of Scripture. The information is current and up to date. I found the book to be a fairly easy read. He readily refers to appropriate Scripture for the issues he discusses. The chaos in our current world is addressed with sound advice to calm our fears as believers.

I believe the summary of the book is in the following quote: “In times such as these we have to look somewhere for answers. The psychologist tells us we should look within. The opportunist tells us we should look around. The optimist says we should look ahead, and the pessimist says we should look out. But God says we should look up---even when we feel down.”.

I found challenging information with solid direction to live life in God’s fullness. Dr. Jeremiah has presented information with a different perspective but with positive helpful information. The reader of the book should find good information to life a life of calmness in this chaotic world.

Living With Confidence in a Chaotic World

Just started reading for book review of Dr. David Jeremiah's  recent book now in process. Check back for my review notes in a few weeks.

Book Review for "Called To Worship"

Called To Worship
By Vernon M. Whaley

This book is well written and informative on the subject of worship. Whaley presents the facts of worship through the books of the Bible in a systematic manner. I believe it is a great resource for the minister or layperson. The author moves through history and the books of the Bible and the rituals and methods of true worship for each dispensational age. For a book of its size the content is most helpful and easy to understand. This book would be a great asset to any Christian’s library. It most certainly could be used as a textbook for a Bible class. Whaley addresses many issues of misguided worship and explains the errors with great finesse and sufficient Scripture. As I read through this book I kept reflecting on what my inner man had been thinking about worship and how much the church has strayed from true worship. It also clarified my right thinking about worship being continuous through daily living and loving and not just a planned service. I enjoyed the conclusion that grasped the concepts of future worship in heaven. This book should be a must read for all Bible scholars.

The Bible

This book of the ages remains a timeless master piece. It is authored by God the Almighty and penned by chosen men. Although the content is ancient by our standards, the message remains relevant. This message has remained virtually unchanged throughout time as authorized versions have been published. It is definitely THE BEST SELLER of all times.

I have studied and read several different versions through and find that each time I discover those special words that help me for the moment I am in. I listen to it on CD’s, I hear it spoken by preachers and quoted by almost everyone.

To me, the Bible is God’s message to live by. It has been a standard for the laws of nations. It will take interpretations, but still remain God’s message to humanity. That message is a message of hope for a hopeless humanity.

You’ve got to read this book!

Toddler Bible

Read and Share Toddler Bible (Stories retold by Gwen Ellis, Illustrations by Steve Smallman.
This Bible is a great design for the toddler.

As an adult I found the stories enabled the toddler to connect with a life application. The language is age-appropriate. The CD makes a great companion for the book. The illustrations are beautifully done. A favorite part of the book for me is the inserts for parents to reinforce the lesson to be learned from each story. I would recommend parents of toddlers to purchase the book and make it a part of their daily life to instill Christian values to the child.

Book Review

Rick & Bubba’s Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage
By Rick Burgess & Bill “Bubba” Bussey

This is my first review for Nelson Book Publishers. I found the book written in simple terms and interspersed with adequate humor. The book’s perspective is from the man’s point of view about marriage. I found it uncovers some of the female agenda quite interestingly. It is a light hearted approach to a very serious subject and a good read.

I am not sure that every situation written about in the book covers the subject sufficiently. I had some difficulty focusing with the parenthetical entries of whose opinions were being expressed, i.e., (Rick) or (Bubba). Prior to receiving the book I had never heard of Rick or Bubba.

As a husband I did find some of the information very intriguing and enlightening at times. I have come to realize through the reading that I am right about some things and maybe wrong about other things. The Book of Blame is exaggerated but still interesting as are many of the insertions throughout the book.