Too Mny to jail

Too Many to Jail (The Story of Iran’s New Christians)
Author: Mark Bradley
This book tells the history of Christians in Iran, the struggles they've been through, and are still going through, and the miracles of more people coming to Christ in this Islamic country. There have been some Church building allowed to stand for a while, but later being closed with people being arrested and in some instances being jailed for a long time o killed.
 Excellent book about the Christians and church in Iran. It has lots of information about house churches, the evangelism methods of the Christians and even stories of how some of the leaders of the house churches came to know Christ.

Some portions further on in the book were rather descriptive and graphic but important in the journey to realisation of what our brothers and sisters in foreign lands endure for the name of Christ!

Thanks or the free book Kregel

A Bride at last...

While the description of the book makes it seem that the whole plot of the book will be fighting over which man will “win” the paternity case of Anthony, this actually is a small section of the book. The author does not even include the court case in the novel. Anthony learning to trust Silas would be a more appropriate description of the novel. But I would say it has a lot of romance thrown in, I think if you want to read books  with mail order brides in it read Sara Plain and Tall instead.

This was too much of a romance novel for me.

I don't recommend this book to anyone. I received a free copy of this book from Bethany Publishing House in exchange for my honest review.

In the Summer of 1945....

I am excited to  share witth you a boo that will be  for sale next month. A very cute story which gives you a good  inside into the lives of a solider an a nurse.  A story of how faith kept them going.This is a true story!

Ray's faith was put to the test when his Bible was taken from him.  See how  God was still his all in all in this well written book.

In between Ray's story, Betty's letters are integrated every few chapters. The letters begin as her letters to her parents at the beginning of the war describing her life as a nurse in France, and they end with her letters to her future husband, 

A must read !  Very good front n this touching story. Thanks Tyndale for letting me review this  fantastic chapter book!

Direct Hit

I love world war I an d II books  so this one was right up my alley. Also it reminded me of a Sherlock Homes book!  . The mystery begins with the discovery of a dead man in a van during the German blitz. Jago recognized the victim, a Mr. Charles Villiers, a magistrate and owner of a printing company. Mr. Villiers had cuts on his wrists, which was consistent with suicide. However, Jago found a stab would on Villiers chest and began treating the case as a murder. Before he could get the police doctor and photographer to the scene of the crime, a German bomb struck the van and obliterated all evidence. Later, Fred Cooper, the last person to see Villiers alive, is also found murdered!

Being a mystrery I can not disclouse more info but I am very thankful that Krengel let me review this fantastic read!
The author has obviously done his research well with a great attention to detail that brings both the characters and the environment alive.

Your Sacred Yes

Your Sacred Yes by Susie Larson is a Christian living and women's issue book that gets at the guilt and shame that women have in saying "yes" to all sorts of obligations and needs that cause tiredness, fatigue, and a feeling of being overwhelmed. This book was a book on how to let go to fill more happy and blessed  in life. It did not seem, to help one know how to let go of the right things.

I found this  book shallow and all the verses were from the Message which is one of the poorest  versions of the Bible.  She is very redundant in her writing  She is trying to write a good sized  book when she should have stuck to a very short booklet instead.

She talks a lot about falling in love with Jesus which is a poor term to use. She does not know  the right doctrine  so should  be careful in her wording.  Falling in love is a " all about me" love which is what I get she is saying a life with Christ. Basically do nothing and get blessed.

Thriving...

http://larryosbornelive.com/books/thriving-in-babylon/

This  was a book that I thought would be good but it just lacked something in it. I tried to read it again , because I wanted to enjoy it but I could not find myself fitting in to it.

Perhaps the writing style got to me. It was a very negative book showing the life of Daniel. It did not seem as practical as it could be.  Also the theology was a bit wrong- showing we do not have top get involved.

*I was given a complimentary copy of the book for the purpose of giving this review. all opinions are my own.

The Lost Garden

This is a story of love, grief and forgiveness. of making sacrifices and fresh starts. It is a book that goes from area to another.  It was alright. Probably wouldn't read it again-because I would want to skip to the end. It has a lovely ending to an otherwise sad book. 

This is about two women who are put together for  reason, which is unknown to either of them.
 At their new home, they discover a door rusted shut and once opened, they discover a neglected garden. Sound familiar ( that is why I chose this book- I wanted to see if it could be as good as th classic one we all love? Like the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, The Secret Garden, this area has been grossly neglected and holds secrets of its own. As Marin tries to make sense of her new role as guardian and weathers the testy waters of her niece's adolescent years, the garden becomes a place of solace and rejuvenation.
Mixed in with the story of Marin and Rebecca, the reader also learns about the life of the house's previous occupants and the events that led to the creation of the garden. I love the dual story line and the glimpse at how each character deals with the tragedies in their life. This book will appeal to a variety of readers: fans of English settings, coming of age struggles, history enthusiasts and even mystery lovers.
*This book was provided for review by Kregel Publications*