Spirit Led Woman

The war in the Middle East, drunk driving, agoraphobia.. These are some of the issues this book of fiction tries to tackle. I have read through the first 6 chapters and life has made it hard for me to 'get into' the story.  Although I don't find myself disliking the main character, I haven't really connected with her or anyone else in the story. As a regular book blogger, I would love to hear your own experience if you have read this book.  I received this book free from Tyndale Publishing House in return for providing an honest review.

I know it has been too long since I have posted.. things have been crazy around here! We have had our share of storms this spring but the 19th of April brought in our worst yet. We had two tornadoes and lots of straightline winds in our little town.  Sine I work for State Farm, work has been absolutely hectic since then!  We have filed over 150 claims in our office. This was also our Chinese 'son' Liming's first experience with a tornado. According to him, they have earthquakes but not tornadoes.  My family all went to the basement during the worst of it.  Li was so funny, he was shining his cell phone at us like we were at a concert singing "We are the world."!  We made it all out safe and sound with no damage to our home at all. The church did receive damage on the roof and outside but the insurance is putting on a complete new roof -Praise God for insurance!  Speaking of blessings, not one person was hurt from the storms in our area. We know that was a bl

TO ESTABLISH=To place or settle in a secure position or condition; install I can look back over the places we have been in ministry and pinpoint in each place the situation or time that we were established.  Trust me, that doesn't usually happen in the 'installation service".  Sometimes, it is through a successful building program, other times it is through the illness, death and funeral of a beloved church member.... and sometimes it is through our enemies. If you can't handle knowing that there are people out there that actually hate you and all that you stand for DO NOT go into the ministry!  All of us want to be liked but if you know that having someone consider you their enemy will devastate you emotionally and spiritually, look out!  Recently, my husband and I went through a hard thing in our present ministry.  There was absolutely nothing we could do about it but take it to the Lord and offer it up to Him. As we both sought the Lord on this situation, God

Sometimes, as Christians, we need a refresher course in spiritual warfare.  Just that back to the basics reminder of who we are in Christ and who our actual foe is. Ruth Myers has a new book called 31 Days of Power- Learning to live in spiritual victory.  The book begins with a brief introduction reminding us we are in a spirital war.  How do we actually live each day in the dynamic triumph God offers us through Jesus Christ?  The goal of this book is to help us live in God's presence through prayer and praise, as well as the realization of who we are in Christ and the victory that has already been provided through Jesus. Each day is filled with prayers and praise based on scriptures. Each prayer is referenced with scriptures used.  I personally read the prayers aloud so that they were being spoken as I read.  The second half of the book is 5 brief chapters on the basic dynamics of spiritual warfare. I recommend this book as a great gift for a discouraged friend or a basic refr

What kind of book do you need at 3 am when you can't sleep? What book have you read lately you can recommend to all your girlfriends?  Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Jones Gunn fulfilled both of those needs last week... I absolutely devoured the book in 3 hours!  It made me laugh and it made me cry, then it made me laugh all over again. I could definitely relate to the main character of the book, Summer.  Her entire life she has 'played it safe'. The story is about how God stretches her in order to deal with an area of her life she needs to surrender to Him.. I won't ruin the story by telling you more about her spiritual journey.  The journey itself takes place when she visits her lifelong penpal, Noelle, in Holland. Noelle is on a life journey as well (aren't we all?).  The book draws us into her life and spirit, as she allows Gos to begin a new work in her as well. I have told several ladies to read this book!  I especially enjoyed the comraderie I fe

The very best thing about reviewing books for companies is receiving books for free.  You never know what you are going to get.... Sometimes the copies are early editions with weird texture pages. Sometimes they are damaged paperbacks or hardbacks..... and sometimes they are beautiful! (Can you tell I love books?) This book was the biggest WOW I have had since beginning my hobby of book reviewer.  This beautiful, 96 page, oversized hardback book gives a broad, if not deep, overview of the history of the Bible. The first part of the book is a history of ancient manuscripts and offers explanation as to why the authenticity of scriptures can be trusted. The Bible is an amazing book.... It was written in three languages by more than 40 authors over a period of fifteen hundred years! The author does a superior job of explaining all of this to the reader. Next, the book covers the early church., including descriptions of several important persons and events in chronological order as w