The Bone House By Stephen R. Lawhead Published by Thomas Nelson The Bone House, the second book in “The Bright Empires Series” by established Christian author Stephen Lawhead, picks up where it’s predecessor The Skin Map left off. Set in various time periods as well as locations due to the nature of the storyline involving ley travel, The Bone House continues the search by Kit Livingstone for the key to understanding ley travel contained in the Skin Map itself. While other characters are also searching for pieces to this puzzle, their motives and intentions are not necessarily pure. The battle between good and evil continues. I found the storyline shallow and…
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The Book That Made Your World
The Book That Made Your World How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization By Vishal Mangalwadi Pub by Thomas Nelson Exhaustive evaluation of the Bible’s contribution to societies political and cultural development throughout history. Mangalwadi’s cultural Indian background sheds a unique light on this topic. Though The Book That Made Your World is a long read, it is comprehensive in nature, dealing with the Bible’s influence in specific cultural areas such as technology, languages, literature, education, science,morality, family, liberty and missions. Mangalwadi begins with an analysis of the reasons behind the suicidal death of legendary rock star Kurt Cobain. He sites Cobain’s lyrics, pointing to a nihilism which in…
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Time With God For Fathers
Time With God For Fathers By Jack Countryman Pub by Thomas Nelson Nice little book … full of big encouragement. In Time With God for Fathers, Jack Countryman presents ninety concise devotionals beginning with relevant scripture references. Scripture references are taken from the New King James Version of the Bible. Devotional topics are presented as pertaining to a father’s role in his family. Topics include worship, obedience, wisdom, fear, trust, gratitude, comfort, strength, discipline, kindness, forgiveness, patience, praise, children, faith, money, honor, godliness, character, encouragement, stress, and personal relationship with God. Following the ninety devotionals are a number of sections with related scripture lists such as “God Listens To A…