Book reviews
Faithful Families for Lent, Easter, and Resurrection: A Book Review
By Elizabeth Christie Faithful Families for Lent, Easter, and Resurrection by Traci Smith is the latest addition to Rev. Smith’s fabulous collection of resources for families and family ministers. As pandemic life closes in on two years of upheaval and uncertainty for...
I Wonder: Exploring God’s Grand Story: A Book Review
By Elizabeth Christie When I call out to my family to grab a Bible, they always respond with a half sarcastic/half serious, “WHICH ONE?!” Suffice it to say, we have several shelves full of Bibles of various translations. This should be expected in the home of a...
Invite Resources – A New Christian Publishing House
On November 9, 2020, Invite Press, the official imprint of Invite Resources, published its first book, Everything Is Gonna Be All Right by Robert Hasley, a collection of the author’s life experiences and short devotional messages of comfort and encouragement. Invite...
Just Begin: A Sourcebook of Spiritual Practices
It’s the nature of most believers to seek a means of communing with their Creator. However, there are so many choices, where does one begin? Just Begin: A Sourcebook of Spiritual Practices, Dann E. Wigner’s collection of 40 different spiritual practices from both...
The Black Friend
Frederick Joseph begins his story in The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person sharing his memories of growing up being the only black kid in a white neighborhood. The white kids in his school called him an “oreo” (black on the outside, white on the inside)...
Contemplative Knitting
Let’s be honest -- I love to knit; I also love to quilt, papercraft, read books, and cook. I have a husband, children, and grandchildren, so that is 13 handmade gifts that I should make every year. All this fills my days and sometimes it overfills them. Sometimes I...
A Little Blue Bottle
A Little Blue Bottle, published by Church Publishing, Inc., is a children's picture book on the topics of loss, grief, death, and faith. The sensitive words of Jennifer Grant and vivid illustrations of Gillian Whiting pair together to tell the story of a child who is...
Faces
During the pandemic, we missed many things, some of which we previously took for granted. It wasn’t until wearing a face mask became the norm, that we realized how strange it was not to see the faces of those around us. For those longing to see faces with their...
Breathe
When I heard that Paraclete Press was publishing another book by Laura Alary, I was excited! I loved her previous books Make Room: A Child’s Guide for Lent and Easter and Look! A Child’s Guide to Advent and Christmas. They stand head and shoulders above other...
Making Room for Everyone
The subtitle for the book Making Room for Everyone is “More Stories for Building a Children’s Chapel.” It follows author Bill Gordh’s book, Building a Children's Chapel: One Story at a Time, and both books include information on creating a children’s chapel,...
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