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Reviews: Nonfiction

Review: Mennonite Girls Can Cook Celebrations

When I accepted this review opportunity I knew nothing about Mennonite Girls Can Cook.  I was, however, totally captivated by the book’s cover and hoped for the best as far as the contents went. Well, it was a great choice.  The contents of the book are as beautiful as its cover:  recipes, people, table settings, […]

Review: The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters by Alexandra Stoddard

From reading the wisdom of sages throughout history and from her own personal experience, Alexandra Stoddard has developed a philosophy of living.  Her daughters, now middle-aged, also contribute to the way she views the world, an outlook she discusses in her latest book, The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters. When I was asked to review this […]

Review: Decisive by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Teens and young adults have some major decisions to make, life-altering and eternally-important decisions about faith, college, career, and marriage.  How can we encourage them to make appropriate choices?  Obviously we discuss the contents of their decisions with them; that’s part of being a parent.  However, now that the book Decisive has been published, young […]

Review: Contentment, Prosperity, and God’s Glory by Burroughs

The apostle Paul once wrote: I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in […]

Review: How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer

There are many good books and a few great books but only a handful that should be reread at least once a decade. How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer is one of them. Beginning with the Romans, Schaeffer traces the history of Western thought right up to the present.  Yes, even though he […]