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Ruth’s Redemption | Marlene Banks
First I have to say, this publisher-sends-me-a-book-to-review business is awesome. I promise you, I will never pass up a free book, especially if it’s historical fiction surrounding the Civil war....
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Fearless Daughters of the Bible | J. Lee Grady
(I received a free copy from Chosen, a Division of Baker Publishing to review here on Books and Beverages!) God values women and has used them throughout history to do amazing, incredible things and...
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All Things New | Lynn Austin
(I received a free copy from Bethany House Publishers to review here on Books and Beverages!) I wonder if Lynn Austin can write anything that’s bad. Seriously, because I don’t think it’s possible. With...
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Quiet Strength | Tony Dungy
Y’all he’s friends with Denzel Washington. What more do I need to say? The fact that Denzel (and his wife) wrote the forward to Tony Dungy’s Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of...
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The Colonel’s Lady | Laura Franz
In October, I discovered a fall scavenger hunt (The Fall Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt). Y’all, best.idea.ever. It was a scavenger hunt through the web that involved 31 authors. Each one linked to...
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A Wreath of Snow: A Victorian Christmas Novella | Liz Curtis Higgs
My only complaint about Liz Curtis Higgs‘ A Wreath of Snow: A Victorian Christmas Novella was it ended far too quickly. I knew going in it was a novella, but I was still sad when I only had a few pages...
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Belonging | Robin Lee Hatcher
Being the history dork I am, I often think of eras I would like to have lived in (even though the grand ol year of 1982 and E.T. is legit). Am I the only one who does this? If I am, just ignore the...
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To Whisper Her Name | Tamera Alexander
Just when I thought I couldn’t like Tamera Alexander and her books anymore (check out reviews here and here), she releases To Whisper Her Name, which just might have become my favorite. I’m sure you’re...
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Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing | Sally Lloyd-Jones
I’m really really excited about this book! From Jago and Sally Lloyd-Jones, the creators of the bestselling Jesus Storybook Bible, comes this gorgeous and innovative collection of 101 simple-yet-...
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4 Questions with Sally Lloyd-Jones
I’m so excited to share this interview! Why? Because she’s British! I mean really, what more is needed right? There’s that and the fact that she is an award-winning and bestselling children’s author....
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Erasing Hell | Francis Chan & Preston Sprinkle
I love listening to and reading Francis Chan. While I was at APU, he used to have a whole week at our Chapel (worship and a message). It was always one of my favorite weeks. Why? He preaches truth and...
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Captive in Iran | Maryam Rostampour & Marziyeh Amirizadeh
“Despite our earlier bravado, we were afraid. For all we knew, this could be our last day on earth. We held hands and prayed to the Lord to calm our hearts. Our greatest fear was that we would break...
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The Hole in Our Holiness | Kevin DeYoung
“Becoming a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, requires you to resist the world which wants press you into its mold.” Whenever a theology or Christian living book appears on this blog, you...
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Our Habit is the Christ
“A nun does not get up each morning and go to the closet and think to herself, Hmmm, I wonder what to wear today. The habit is what she wears. It is what covers her. It is what identifies her. Our...
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The Valley of Vision
A couple of years ago around Christmas, my church did a sermon series based upon prayers from this book. It was an incredible series. Valley of Vision is composed of prayers and meditations that have...
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Iscariot: A Novel of Judas | Tosca Lee
“When the Nazarene lifted his eyes to me, I could not look away. Where I had felt flayed open beneath John’s gaze, I saw affinity in the Nazarene’s – as though there lived within those sunken eyes...
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…is as routine and life-giving as our pulse…
“Things are often more meaningful when they come out of natural need. You don’t think about the beating of your heart until things go amiss. And there aren’t many things much sweeter than breath after...
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…live as those who can never be the same…
“It’s time for you and me to live as those who can never be the same because we have encountered both the great power and the great love of I AM. And in the days to come, when you’re questioning,...
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…not deeper still…
“We must tell them that there is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still.” The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom If you haven’t heard of Corrie ten Boom, the short version is she and her family hid...
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A Japanese Legacy
One of the favorite parts of my trip to Japan this past summer, was when we went to hang out with Mariko’s grandparents. We hopped on the train and headed over to their house (which they’ve lived in...
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