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52 Books in 52 Weeks

Review: Finding Spiritual Whitespace by Bonnie Gray

It was a rainy day and I was so tired I fell asleep during Miss 11’s last logic lessons.  I could hardly think to help Miss 16 with her election report.  And yet, I could not sleep well.  There was too much to do to relax…but I could not do any of it because I was […]

Notes on The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages by Shaunti Feldhahn

A few weeks ago we celebrated our 25th anniversary.  Through health and sickness, riches and poverty, joy and heartbreak, God has been with us, and we have learned much about marriage. But even for us there are still helpful and encouraging ideas in Shaunti Feldhahn’s book The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages:  The Little […]

Review: A Godward Heart by John Piper

Sometimes short meditations are easier to absorb than whole books.  This may be because it is easier to evaluate and determine a life response to a few paragraphs than to a whole book. A Godward Heart by John Piper is a book of 50 of such meditations covering a wide range of topics from “This […]

Review: Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World

Truth matters.  What you believe about the ultimate questions of life, death, God, and our purpose makes all the difference in the world… and not only for today. But what is truth, and how can we know it?  Long ago Satan confused Eve with his half-truth, and he has been confusing people ever since.  Nowadays, […]

Review: The Miting by Dee Yoder

Leah’s friend Martha is wild and rebellious, interested only in boys, movies, and partying.  She is, understandably, in trouble in her Amish community, and Leah’s Daet and Maem worry about her bad influence on their daughter.  So they encourage Jacob Yoder, hoping Leah will settle down and become a good Amish wife. And, as her […]