Archive for April, 2008

A Handbook for Discovering God's Will

Nonfiction•on April 15th, 2008•No Comments

It’a April 15th, but this has nothing to do with taxes! It is time for the Non~FIRST blog tour! Every 15th, we will featuring an author and his/her latest non~fiction book’s FIRST chapter!

God's Will The feature author is: Gordon S. Jackson and his book: A Handbook for Discovering God’s Will (NavPress Publishing Group – March 26, 2008)

Quick Review From Ty:

I started reading this book on Sunday and so far I can see how it can serve as pretty good reference book especially for a new believer or a Christian transitioning from one area of life to the next.

Of course, you can’t place God in some box so you can figure out the plans for your life all in 60 seconds, but the book does offer sound advice. For example, anyone could use the BIG FIVE for any decision-making process, no matter how small or large.

1. Scriptural guidelines
2. Prayer
3. The advice of other Christians
4. The circumstances we face
5. A sense of inner peace about our decision

This book is topical, so it’s not necessary to read through the entire book to find an answer to your burning question (s). The topics are very thoughtful and this reader can see how the author took care in organizing the questions which were gathered over a period of many years via interaction with students.

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Prayer Room for Women's Retreat

Musings•on April 3rd, 2008•No Comments

I had the opportunity to coordinate a women’s retreat for the first time. It was exhausting and exciting. Being up in the mountains of Asheville, NC made it all the more special. God showed up and blessed even more than I could imagine.

Book Review | Doesn't She Look Natural?

Fiction, REVIEWS•on April 3rd, 2008•No Comments

doesntshelooknatural Doesn’t She Look Natural?
by Angela Hunt

Devastated by a divorce, Jennifer Graham and her two sons are living with her mother. The tension between mother and daughter has become strained as a result. When a distance relative leaves Jennifer a historic funeral home in Mt. Dora, Florida, she decides to take a road trip, hoping for a fresh start. With the boys and her mother in tow, she arrives to a mammoth house in dire need of repairs. Not knowing what to do, she decides to place the unlikely sale on the market anyway and invest funds from her recently sold home into fixing up Fairlawn. read more