Christian Book Reviews

Kerry and Chris Shook have a television ministry I watch on TBN. It is called Kerry Shook Ministries. His style of preaching reaches from the youngest to the old. He explains concepts of the Bible which you can relate to and understand. The first sentence in the introduction gives the reader what the book is about. “If you only had one month to live, what would you do“?  We really do not think about what we would do if we only had one month to live. We go along living day-to-day in a “rush...Read Full Story

Recently while talking about the wonderful “Of God’s and Men” and it’s portrayal of martyrdom I was told about a little book called “The Power and the Glory” by Graham Greene. I must shamefully admit I had never heard of Mr. Greene or any of his books, yet after a quick glance at Wikipedia my interest was ignited. Greene was a convert to Roman Catholicism, his book had been denounced by the Holy Office as damaging to the reputation of the priesthood, yet Pope Paul VI told him he shouldn’t...Read Full Story

Every once in a while a story comes along that simply touches your heart and makes you remember not only how mortal we are, but also how divine God is. Jeanne Damoff’s book, Parting the Waters, is just one of those stories.When a tragic drowning accident leaves fifteen-year-old Jacob in a coma, the faith of his family and community is shaken to its foundation. Medical experts used phrases such as “persistent vegetative state” and said, “Jacob will never wake up,” but Jacob’s parents knew God...Read Full Story

If Jesus had any pet peeves, I would probably say that it would have to be his dissatisfaction with the routine religious practices of the Jewish people (particularly the leaders). As a result, much of His message while He walked the earth was about change. Jesus was on a mission to change the culture. Often in our workplaces and other organizations, we also need to change the culture if we want to see any significant growth. This is exactly what Matt Hudson's book Culturific! is all about...Read Full Story

I've recently had the opportunity to review the latest book from author Nancy Ortberg which is curiously titled unleashing the POWER of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear leadership. As Ortberg's second book, rubber bands takes an unusual (and sometimes uncomfortable for us linear-types) approach to discussing leadership. Ortberg states that, "early in [her] career [she] learned that [her] understanding of people would rival [her] job competencies in determining [her] leadership success...Read Full Story

Anne Jackson is a woman with great passion for serving the Lord. But what happens when the work that you love tears you apart from the inside out? What happens when your body crashes? How about an emotional crash resulting in deep depression? Your relationship with God? Faltering. Your relationships with others? Deteriorating. Anne Jackson knows, and she has lived to tell about it. And she shares her story and what she learned from it in Mad Church Disease. I had the opportunity to interview...Read Full Story

I love to read. In fact I have a bookshelf full of stuff that I plan to read, but just don’t have the time for! Apparently, I am not alone. And this is one of the big reasons that the Goodman’s started an exciting new resource that they like to call the Solomon Summaries.Heather and Chris Goodman buy more books than they have time to read. Chris is a business and ministry entrepreneur who has a heart to connect Christians with culture, specifically through the Internet. Heather, a graduate...Read Full Story

What's this book? It can not help you achieve the highest score in the exam to university. It can not make you are in the top of the excellent and successful in the world. No, do not expect it to do that. But the book valuable because it was simple: It can help you live so happy and responsible for themselves and others.Book of Sean (Sam) is a softer message from the book of his father, seven habits of successful people. If the book's focus on the father complex issues of work and family of...Read Full Story

For those that know me, then you know that my son was diagnosed at a very early age with juvenile diabetes. The good news is that while we are still praying and fighting for a cure, he is in good health and leads a very normal life. But I share this to let you know that like many of you, I am no stranger to tough times. During this diagnosis, we asked “why us” frequently and often struggled with figuring out how any good could ever come from all of this. Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of...Read Full Story

When I ordered my copy of The Word of Promise’s The Gift of Psalms I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a resource that I will use over and over again for a long time to come! The Gift of Psalms is a devotional style book that comes with 30 of the 50 Psalm readings and devotions also on audio CD. This book and CD set is not only a great devotional, but also a good commentary and study on the Psalms, and a tool that can enhance your times of...Read Full Story