Southdale Bible Chapel London Presents

Thought I'd let you know of an upcoming event I'm apart of. I'm very excited about what God has put on my heart to share and hope you can come!!

Rebellious Heart - Book review

I'm always amused by the Christian romance genre; a kiss is the utmost pinnacle of physical aspiration. In "Rebellious Heart" by Jody Hedlund, it was no different. As always, they long for each other's lips, miscommunicate their feelings, and of course the heroine in the book is not like other girls because she loves books. The one thing I wish the author had done was let us, the readers, know that she had based the book loosely on the lives of John and Abigail Adams. It's written in the back of the book but it would have given the story a whole other level to have had that information before starting. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes fluffy romance novels that follow the expected format. Nothing was reinvented here.

Finding God in the Bible - Book Review

Dangerous

I'm sitting in my living room. I hear the babbling of the fish tank and the tick of the wall clock. That tick drives me nuts in the absence of other noise. I have no reason to fear. Having grown up in the Christian church, I'm fully aware of the spiritual battle raging all around but I'm too busy vacuuming and checking emails to notice. I continue on with the statue quo. Occasionally I'll get the guts to hand a stranger a tract and consider myself a true Warrior Chick for God's Kingdom. Then I read a book like "Dangerous" by Caleb Bislow. Then I realize how far from the front lines I live. This guy is the real deal and uses the book to both tell of the amazing things God has allowed him to do as well as encourage you, the reader, to follow suit. I was mesmerized. It's a great book and one everyone who says they "follow" Christ should read. At this point in my life I feel very in love with Jesus and very willing to go where He leads me. At the moment he has led me to a rather quiet life that consists of preaching at ladies' conferences, helping at Awana and teaching Sunday School. It doesn't sound nearly as impressive but I know that my God often works in quiet ways which is the case in my life at present. However, should the day arise when my Loving Father tell me to cross over to the other side of the tracks, I feel better equipped to do it after having read this book.

Booorrrring

I was given "The Secret Keeper" by Beverly Lewis free in exchange for an honest review; here it is in one word - DULL. Maybe if you want to hear over and over again about how hard it is to become Amish, or maybe if you need to fall asleep, you'll like this book but otherwise, I wouldn't recommend it. I suppose you could enjoy the inspiration of watching someone trying to find her way in the world but the character's quest is out of a need to fit in where her heart lies - Old World Amish Country, and not out of her love of God.