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.