Compassion International is an awesome charity I’ve been supporting for years – and want you to know about and support as well. Compassion focuses on providing for the basic needs of children in third world countries around the world. They provide food, water, education, medical care, opportunities, and the gospel to children who are in …
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Doctors Frank Minirth and Les Carter are Christian counselors who have written an excellent book on forgiveness entitled The Choosing to Forgive Workbook. This workbook provides head knowledge as well as encouraging concrete action. It includes numerous questions and checklists to help one work through the process of forgiveness and think well about what it …
Book Review: The Choosing to Forgive Workbook (Authors: Frank Minirth, Les Carter) Read More »
I am currently reading Catherine Clinton’s Mrs. Lincoln: A Life, which in addition to its fascinating portrayal of Mary and Abraham Lincoln also provides significant sidebars providing insight into the 19th century in the United States. I’d like to share a few tidbits from one such sidebar on spiritualism: “Struggling against her [Mary Lincoln] overemotional …
Facts to Ponder: Spiritualism in the 19th Century. Read More »
Blue Genes is written by Dr. Paul Meier, Dr. Todd Clements, Dr. Jean-Luc Bertrand, and David Mandt Sr. It tackles the topic of mental illness from a Christian perspective and was published as a Focus on the Family Resource book by Tyndale House Publishers in 2005. The book is divided into twelve chapters: Blue Genes: …
Tenth Avenue North is a relatively new band (at least by my calculations, compared to bands like Newsboys <g>), yet they have already struck a deep chord with the hearts of many with heart-pulling and heart-convicting lyrics and a beautiful sound. Check out this music video for their song Losing – about the pain of …
Introductory Notes I’ve been a fan of Compassion with its program of child sponsorship for as long as I can remember…so when I heard about the indigenous missions movement being spearheaded by K.P. Yohannan through Gospel for Asia (GFA), I was (of course) excited. In the past I’d read through significant portions of his debut …
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I have been fascinated for some time for Carl G. Jung. I am not sure where I was first introduced to him – but he has been a person who has repeatedly “popped up” unexpected and unsought in various diverse areas of my studies. When I saw a copy of the book Man and His …
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Warning: This post contains a review and discussion of White’s book Eros Defiled. As such it includes some fairly frank discussion of sexual sin and is inappropriate for some younger audiences. The book itself is much more frank than this post and should be read by the discerning and mature reader. White has no desire …
Introduction: At heart I am a curator – I love to know, to categorize, and to highlight. I love to understand and to assist others in understanding. To help folks find the best resources for whatever they are desiring – books, household products, software, services, music, recreation, movies. I enjoy making things better…and while I …
For years I never liked gift books or coffee table books. They were such small or large sizes and seemed like cheap and sentimental ways to say “I care.” More recently I’ve changed my tune…well, I’m still not huge on coffee table books, but the gift books – those small, short reads – I’m giving …
Book Review: We Are the Beloved (Author: Ken Blanchard). Read More »