Prayers for kids!

The prayers are about broken toys, baby brothers, bad moods and daddies who work long hours. This is only a few of the prayer themes  I am not a fan of making kids recite a prayer but it is a good start for them just as we sue   the Psalms as spring boards for our prayers as well as the Lord's prayers). Delightful drawings in this cute book!

Claire Freedman lives on the Essex coast. She is the author of a number of children’s books, and has also written for Little Tiger Press. When not writing, Claire spends her time sailing, walking in the countryside and, when she can, travelling.|Jo Parry trained at Bournemouth Arts Institute before becoming a full-time artist. She illustrates mainly greetings cards, fine art and children’s books, adapting her fun, colourful style to each of these genres. She creates her characteristic style using an Apple Mac, and is fulfilling a life-long dream working as an illustrator. Jo lives in Bournemouth, on England’s south coast - 

Over all I think she did a cute job with this "poem"/ prayer book. It would be good to read a pae each night before your little one goes to bed!
This is a courtesy copy from Kregel.

*A Vine-Ripened Life | Stanley Gale

For the most part this was a good read as  the author Stanley Gale showed that apart from Christ we can do nothing! The cover drew me, it is very appealing! This book focuses on John 15:5

5 I am the vine; ayou are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is thatbbears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

In order for this fruit to grow, we must stay connected to Christ which requires a dying to self and looking to Him. 

Over and over Mr Gale points us to the fact we must have  a changed vine and produce much fruit! This book will help you grow in the charterer of Christ.

The only draw back was comparing Jesus to Aslan and the lion in the wizard of Oz. I thought these were lame examples, Any way I don't particularity think that  these Lions are good  examples of Christ both are to human and earthly. But despite this I used the book for  four days  reading it along side my quite times!  The many bible verses were a great delight!

You will come away from this book realizing that  God's design for us is not withered meager fruit, so we must  take immediate attention  and constant to our sins. This was overall a great read witch would really bless those in their christian walk!

I received this book for free from The Good Book Company via Cross Focused Reviews for this review.

For toddlers!

Big pages with colorful pictures to  make a young one happy! Mostly stories of the old testament. Creation, Noah, Moses, David, Daniel. Jonah John, Jesus and many more characters to meet!

You will use this during  church services to keep your toddler quite.  This is a perfect book for ages 1- 4 years old!  Teach them how the world began Beautiful paintings of creation! There are about four pages about each character. This book is not  out for sale yet but can be pre ordered  at christian book store, so do so now. Put it in the church lilibrary or nursery and b be sure to get your family a copy!

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Biblical Portraits of Creation: Celebrating the Maker of Heaven and Earth Paperback – September 1, 2014 by Walter C. Kaiser (Author), Dorington G. Little (Author)

 Coming some time in September 2014!

I was amazed  by this book. First the cover drew me! I have always enjoyed studying creation and  this book was very useful! A faithful and edifying exposition of key chapters in the Bible that speak of the glories of creation, including Genesis 1:1 2:3, 2:4 25, Psalms 8 & 19, 29, 33, 104, 148, Job 38, Isaiah 65 & 66, Proverbs 8, and selected passages from the New Testament. The volume provides interesting parallels between the old creation and the new (i.e., redemption). The book is divided into 12 chapters, each of which focuses on a particular text (some on multiple text), in which the authors expound the text and show God's grand work and plan in salvation.

Clearly I found this a useful tool!

Overall, I was blessed by this book.  It is a wonderful resource to study God's work in creation, whether in small groups, or  at home .  Make sure you are one of the first to order  this volume In this volume one is  commencing a study of one of the great books of the Bible, the book of Genesis There can scarcely be another part of Scripture over which so many battles, theological, scientific, historical and literary, have been fought, or so many strong opinions cherished. This book was right on target!

Note: I received this book for free from The Weaver Book Company through Cross Focused Reviews in exchange for an honest review. I am under no obligation to provide a favorable review.

Walking with God!

Walking With God: 101 Lessons for Life and Ministry Paperback – August 1, 2014 by Dr. Stephen A. Gammon 

In this book you learn that walking with God demands trust. The many Bible  verses point this  out .  The author is clear to state that we must avoid aimless wondering because our heavenly father always watches us!  See how nothing is hidden from God. when we call he will hear us! This book points in the right direction if we are longing to walk closer to God! It  lead me to be reminded that joy comes in serving. Hebrews 13:16 And do not forget to do good and share with others. That is why I am sharing this book report with you in hopes you too will read this volume. please find the book on Amazon or even better  click on this link http://www.lifesentencepublishing.com/walking-with-god-blog-tour/ . 

By reading this volume you will 

• Heighten your enjoyment of walking with God
• Expand your awareness of lessons God is trying to teach you
• Reduce your resistance to leaving your comfort zone in obedience to Jesus
• Increase your anticipation of fruitful ministry for Christ until your last breath.

We must fight against our sin nature  which is self  focused, to give the best to the Master. Give him your all is the top lesson I gleaned from this  book. 

About the Author

Dr. Stephen Gammon is a third-generation minister and has walked with God since early childhood. A pastor since age 25, he has served more than 30 years wherever and whenever God has led him, including in two local church pastorates, as a denominational leader of ministers and churches (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference), and as an active duty and Navy Reserves chaplain. Steve and his wife, Helen, reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have three adult children, a son-in-law, and a grandson.

Pick up your book today  And see the changes this book will produce in your life! The Lord directs our steps. let  him do so. You will learn valuble lessons  " Choosing  obedience brings great reward. Go  where he leads, do what ever he  calls you to do , say his words."

I  Thank yu for this free book!

Pillars of Grace!

 I was so impressed with this  contents  of  this volume that is quickly became a favorite! This book come after  A Long Line of Godly Men. In volume one, Lawson walked readers through every book of the Bible and demonstrated how the doctrines of grace emerge on every page of Scripture.. This is volume too, my friends and even better then the first! This volume shows how these God-centered doctrines emerge in the writings of the early apologists, church fathers, medieval theologians, and the Protestant Reformers. It was a great read and I think all types can enjoy this book from pastors, to parents, teachers to students , teenagers, young adults, adults,, grandparents and everyone in between!

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in an introductory text on significant theologians from church history. I found this to be a very enjoyable read that engaged both my head and led my heart to thank God for his sovereignty. Following  biographical sketches, Lawson proceeds to give ample evidence of the doctrines of grace in each man's teaching and writing. This is a mighty volume, not to be skipped!

The doctrines of grace are often known as the five points of Calvinism, but they were not the invention of John Calvin or his reforming cohorts of the sixteenth century. Rather, they are biblical doctrines, as Dr. Steven J. Lawson demonstrated in his book Foundations of Grace (2006). Now, in Pillars of Grace, Dr. Lawson shows that the doctrines of grace have been understood and taught sometimes in embryonic form, sometimes with great clarity throughout church history. From the time of the early church fathers to the years of the Reformers, there have been key men in the church, pillars as it were, who stood on the foundation of Scripture and upheld the truth of God's sovereign role in salvation. In Pillars of Grace, Dr. Lawson walks readers through the ups and downs of church history, profiling these voices for the truth. The inescapable conclusion is that the doctrines of grace are no innovation, but the consistent witness of some of the greatest men of the church.

I think this would be a grand volume to pass down to the next generation! 
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