Saturday, July 27, 2013

Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go



Reading this book took me back to some of my own experiences and the stories were strength for my heart. I loved reading of the victorious walks coming from hard circumstances. Lucille O’Neal shared her personal struggles and gave credit to the Lord for helping her through hard times. She asks at one point: “But how can we expect to receive God’s love, mercy, and grace if we’re not ready with open arms?” and that question is a theme to the very end of the book. I loved the forty scriptures she shares at the end of the book and the personal notes she added to each. When I finished this book, I felt renewed hope that age shouldn’t stop diving into dreams and it has helped me learned to … walk as if I have somewhere to go!


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Thursday, July 11, 2013

When Love & Submission Ignite



This booklet is 8 mini chapters with brief points on some important topics for marriage.
The author shares a bit on a married couple learning to live as one and the main points touched on are: Joining together as a couple, submission and why to submit, preparing for God to work, loving as Christ loves the church and bringing all of those together.

This seems to be an excellent idea to hand out to couples engaged to be married. It is a nice quality book to be small to mid size and would make a pretty addition to a pre-wedding gift.

I didn’t really love reading through the book (did so at once though) and I’m not sure why. I think it could be that it didn’t really pull me in. I found myself focusing on finishing it rather than being engaged in the reading.
This book isn’t likely to reach any group other than Christians but a lot of things written seem to be this way: either strong towards one religious view point or only enjoyed by those who don’t follow a particular religion.
I was fond of the layout and it made the reading better and I really appreciated the Scriptures shared and relevancy of their placement.

Disclosure of material: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookCrash.com book review program, which requires an honest, though not necessarily positive, review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s CFR Title 16, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”