Off-Script & Over-Caffeinated by Kaley & Rhonda Rhea (book review)
If there’s one thing Harlow Cruse hates more than those schmaltzy Heartcast TV movies…it’s the fact that she loves those schmaltzy Heartcast TV movies. She loves them angrily. With popcorn. Popscorn? As if she doesn’t get enough drama in her day to day—directing a ministry-minded community theatre that cranks out [...]
Love Letters by Debbie Macomber (book review)
Summer is a busy season at the inn, so proprietor Jo Marie Rose and handyman Mark Taylor have spent a lot of time together keeping the property running. Despite some folks’ good-natured claims to the contrary, Jo Marie insists that Mark is only a friend. However, she seems to be [...]
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (book review)
Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly [...]
Spiritual Authority by Watchman Nee (book review)
The chapters in this volume on the nature of Spiritual Authority are drawn from a series of messages delivered by the great Chinese preacher-teacher, Watchman Nee, during a training period for Christian workers in China in 1948. I wasn't really sure what to expect when I picked up this book. [...]
Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin (book review)
They have one summer to find what was lost long ago. "Never settle for less than the truth," she told him. But when you don't even know your real name, the truth gets a little complicated. It can nestle so close to home it's hard to see. It can even [...]