Between the Covers of a Book
More Thoughts on Vowing into Grace
For the last few Sundays I’ve been blogging about The Vow, by Ed Gungor. I continue my thoughts on vowing into Grace today. Read the first part here. Gungor says, “When you find an area you experience grace in and want to vow into it, you should spend sufficient time testing how the vow will…
The Big Picture by Jenny B. Jones
I was going to pass this book up, but I heard soooo many great things about the first book in the series and about this writer. So I’m giving it a shot. Any Jenny B. Jones fans out there? Leave a comment and tell me why! This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing…
FIRST: Finding Hollywood Nobody
I absolutely LOVED Hollywood Nobody. Read the review here! So I’m so excited to continue the journey. It is May FIRST, time for the FIRST Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! Today’s feature author is: LISA…
Vowing Into Grace
Two weeks ago, I wrote about Ed Gungor’s book, The Vow. If you haven’t read that post, I encourage you to and then come back here. Today I will continue to share about vowing into grace and to do that I need to talk about the human condition called sin. We’re all afflicted with it.…
Chosen by Ted Dekker
It’s April 21st, time for the Teen FIRST blog tour!(Join our alliance! Click the button!) Every 21st, we will feature an author and his/her latest Teen fiction book’s FIRST chapter! Ted Dekker and his book: Chosen (The Lost Books, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles) Thomas Nelson (January 1, 2008) Ted is the…
There’s a Spaceship in my Tree House! by Robert West
Joey, 11, had the privilege of reading and reviewing this new book from ZonderKids. If you’re looking for a fun quick reading adventure for your kid, then this is it. Joey will tell more below, but here’s the backcover synopsis: Beamer, age 13, who speaks only Californian, is an alien in the world…
Question and Answer with Ed Gungor author of The Vow
The Vow: Change the World with an Ancient Practice Q: If Jesus wants us to make vows, why is there so little instruction in the Bible regarding them? A: When I first began to unearth this whole vow-making enterprise, I couldn’t help but wonder why both the Old and New Testaments only mention vows without…
Healing Promises by Amy Wallace
I met Amy via blogging and early on tried to pick her brain as to how she writes and homeschools. I’ll be featuring her interview on Tuesday, so please come back and read how this remarkable mom of three does it all. I haven’t cracked her book open yet, and I can’t wait to read…
A Generation Stands on the Brink of a “Rebelution”
Do Hard Things A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex and Brett Harris What they say: Teenagers Alex and Brett Harris are challenging their generation to rebel against the low expectations of our culture. Teens can use this time in their lives for growth toward a purpose. Written when they were 18 years old,…
My Soul To Keep by Melanie Wells
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing My Soul To Keep (Multnomah Books – February 5, 2008) by Melanie WellsABOUT THE AUTHOR: A native of the Texas panhandle and the child of musicians, Melanie Wells attended Southern Methodist University on a music scholarship (she’s a fiddle player), and later completed graduate degrees…