The Prayer Experiment Notebook by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes and Mina Munns My review: 4 of 5 stars The friendly font and illustrated pages invite children to try The Prayer Experiment Notebook. These prayer experiments make prayer a more tangible activity, more hands-on. The directions are brief, simple, clear and easy to follow. The experiments allow children to express their … [Read more...] about Children’s Christian Non-Fiction: The Prayer Experiment Notebook @SPCKPublishing
Book Reviews
Children’s Christian Non-Fiction: Window on the World: An Operation World Prayer Resource (Operation World Resources) @ivpress
Window on the World by Molly Wall My review: 5 of 5 stars Window on the World presents a comprehensive but concise summary of peoples from around the world that the Christian community is trying to reach. It is written in a way that children can easily understand, and each entry is short enough that a family can share in specific prayer each night while learning about … [Read more...] about Children’s Christian Non-Fiction: Window on the World: An Operation World Prayer Resource (Operation World Resources) @ivpress
Contemporary Fiction Review: #TheLateBloomersClub by Louise Miller
The Late Bloomers Club by Louise Miller My review: 3.5 of 5 stars Set in Guthrie, Vermont and centered around two sisters, The Late Bloomers' Club is largely about finding your true calling and sense of self a bit later in life. While this novel has small-time charm, it approaches the characters with a more liberal attitude than the more conservative At Home in Mitford … [Read more...] about Contemporary Fiction Review: #TheLateBloomersClub by Louise Miller
Short Fiction Review: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman @WmMorrowBooks
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman My review: 5 of 5 stars Trigger Warning plays with the readers' sense of reality. The stories are sometimes creepy, usually quite clever, often mysterious, and occasionally horrifying. Many also contain a bit of whimsy. All are imaginative, surprising and unexpected. Each story plays on the readers' fears and … [Read more...] about Short Fiction Review: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman @WmMorrowBooks
Christian Book Review: Rational Faith by Stephen T. Davis @ivpress
Rational Faith by Stephen T. Davis Is Christianity intellectually credible? Many in today's academic world find Christian belief untenable. But nationally renowned philosopher Stephen Davis argues that belief in God is indeed a rational and intellectually sound endeavor. In Rational Faith, Davis collects a lifetime of rigorous reflection and critical thinking to appraise the … [Read more...] about Christian Book Review: Rational Faith by Stephen T. Davis @ivpress