Leota, old and poor, is no longer able to work in her garden. Actually, she can do very little of anything, and her life is so sad and empty that she asks God to call her home. Instead, he sends her Corban, an arrogant university student who helps her in exchange for information, and Annie, […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Review: God Did Say! by Wes Bredenhof
Thousands of years ago some of the most fateful words in the history of the universe were spoken. “Did God really say….?” Ever since then, these words have been repeated in conversations, public debates, pulpits, and our own hearts. We need to know when to answer, “No, he did not say that,” and when to proclaim, […]
Review: 7 Women by Eric Metaxas
Biographies can be among the most inspiring reading, and 7 Women by Eric Metaxas changed me before I had even finished it. In this book Metaxes presents engaging biographies of 7 women who had a huge impact on the world. He describes their lives and times, discusses their motivation, and demonstrates their significance to the […]
Review: Death in Florence by Paul Strathern
Over 500 years ago in Florence lived two men who exemplified the struggle between ‘progressive materialism and the rule of spirituality,’ Lorenzo de Medici and Savonarola. Of course, in some aspects this struggle has been an intrinsic part of the human condition since Cain and Abel, but in Death in Florence Paul Strathern focuses on […]