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Category: Christian History

Turning Points – Mark A Noll, David Komline, Han-Luen Kantzer Komline

This 4th edition is a really fascinating history of Christianity and the Church, reworked and updated 20 years or so on from the original….

Recent Reads

  • Mrs Legume’s Story – Heather Ross
  • Dear Judas – James Finke
  • Tell Them I’m Real – Arnold V Page
  • Pilgrim’s Progress Re-Walked – Shawn P. Robinson
  • Untaken For Now – C O Wyler
  • The Gospel Gallery – Benjamin Stephan
  • Releasing Janet – Alex Banwell
  • The Little Liar – Mitch Albom
  • I Choose Joy – Chip Ingram
  • Pets for Legion – Shawn D Brink

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Author of Beneath the Tamarisk Tree, a fictional take on the miraculous story of the Penitent Thief. Christian book reviews.

BOOK REVIEW - Mrs Legume's Story by @heather_ross_ BOOK REVIEW - Mrs Legume's Story by @heather_ross_writes 

This is a charming story, written with a clear message to honour God in all that we do, especially in our work. Mrs Legume is a motherly character, who tells the story of Annie Ant at an unhurried pace. This will allow parents to sit alongside their children and enjoy Mrs Legume in her storytelling - her being a "wise old pea plant with a gentle Southern-flavoured dialect".

Ideal for 5 to 8 year olds, the story is of Annie Ant, told to a young boy tending his family's garden, which is unravelled to him as he rests under a giant oak tree.

Children will learn the importance of working carefully and honestly as though they are being overseen, even if alone. That God is with them, and it is honouring to Him to serve diligently. That it is important to try your best in all endeavours.

Illustrations are so important in children's books, and in this case they perform the role very effectively in bringing the narrative to life, offering secondary opportunities for readers to talk more about the story, through the pictures.

This is a lovely gentle book with a quietly powerful message.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.
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BOOK REVIEW - Dear Judas by @authorjamesfinke I BOOK REVIEW - Dear Judas by @authorjamesfinke 

I found myself researching Near Death Experiences (NDE) quite deeply when writing my novel, Beneath the Tamarisk Tree. It seemed to me that an NDE seems to give Christian believers, and sometimes non-believers, an insight into heaven that was useful to consider. The many well-documented occurrences are fascinating to study, often in line with Biblical references.

An NDE for a believer may be comforting, confirming and encouraging. But for an atheist it is going to be wholly disturbing, challenging often long-held firm beliefs, making them realise that it has to lead to fundamental change in thinking and possibly lifestyle. That if the spiritual realm is real then it changes everything, to the very core.

And so in this novel, we find the story of an atheistic medical equipment salesman saved from death by the same equipment he sold to the hospital, experiencing an NDE that shatters his unbelief, taking him down a path of searching and questioning...

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BOOK REVIEW - Tell Them I'm Real by Arnold V Page BOOK REVIEW - Tell Them I'm Real by Arnold V Page

This is a delightful account of how God walks side by side with us through the ups and downs, through the every-day and the exceptional times during our lifetime.

With a life that takes Arnold and his family from the hills of northern England to the snow-capped mountains of southern Chile, by way of a series of divine visions which called him and his family. In obedience they uprooted their lives and headed to South America on missional work.

Arnold recollects some lovely anecdotes ...

Read the full review at www.robseaberook.com (link in Bio).

Thank you to the author for a gifted copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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BOOK REVIEW - Untaken For Now by C O Wyler This f BOOK REVIEW - Untaken For Now by C O Wyler

This fourth and final instalment in the “Untaken” series covers the 12 months after the Rapture.

The now well-known characters endure the first year after the Rapture, the start of the seven-year Tribulation. The organisation known as the “One World League”, headed up by an anti-Christ figure, tries to hunt them down, whilst they put plans in place to become untraceable and to survive.

The book starts cleverly, offering enough background for the reader if you were jumping straight in to this fourth episode, but also refreshing information for those coming back to the characters and plotlines, with additional background that fills in a few gaps.

Increasingly the story has more Christian content, primarily as the characters are starting to ponder what is happening to the world, and why. At first some are blaming God, a response we often see, asking why He doesn't give the answers ... without realising that He gave the answer over 2000 years ago through Jesus, plus the explanations that can be found in His written word.

The story continues through the first year after the Rapture, with perspective given from three protagonists... 

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Thanks to the author for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.
BOOK REVIEW - The Gospel Gallery by Benjamin Steph BOOK REVIEW - The Gospel Gallery by Benjamin Stephan

The Gospel Gallery explores the divine narrative of redemption that is woven throughout the Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi. Through this collection of biblically inspired poems, it highlights the prophetic glimpses and symbols that point to the coming Messiah.

The poems reflect on the lives of patriarchs, prophets, and kings whose stories foreshadow Christ’s ultimate fulfilment of Scripture, offering a deeper understanding of God’s unchanging plan of salvation. Whether new to the faith or longtime believers, the collection deepens the reader's connection to God’s eternal love and promises.

Each poem is insightful, reaching into the heart of each book of the Old Testament, using well crafted language. It is revealing how each poem points to Christ, through every book of the Old Testament, showing that the Old Testament, at its heart, tells of the very nature of God. It’s prophesies show the coming of His kingdom, through the life and death of Jesus.

If I had to pick a favourite, it might be …

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.

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BOOK REVIEW - Releasing Janet by Alex Banwell On BOOK REVIEW - Releasing Janet by Alex Banwell

On the surface this may look like an ordinary, unremarkable family. But this story highlights that nobody is ordinary. Everyone has a rich and fascinating history that has formed them to be the people they are.

Benny has his unusual medical issues, but a massive open heart that welcomes the vulnerable and mirrors the love of Jesus. Janet has a broken heart, but has poured herself out completely to care for her son. The others are equally different, damaged, precious and valuable...

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BOOK REVIEW - The Little Liar by @mitchalbom Thi BOOK REVIEW - The Little Liar by @mitchalbom 

This is an exceptional book. It deals with the difficult topic of the holocaust, not holding back on the horrors. Not in any graphic way, but rightly upsetting. It should disturb us.

The story is fictional, starting when the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece, and a German officer offers an eleven-year-old boy, known to be always truthful, a chance to save his family. His role is to tell his fellow Jewish residents to board trains to a place where he is told safety and protection prevail. But when he sees his family being herded into a boxcar on the final train, he realises he has in fact helped send them to their demise at Auschwitz. Truth becomes a stranger to him from that moment on, as his story intertwines with the stories of his family, friends and that Nazi officer.

Using the mechanism of having the book narrated by "Truth" personified, allows the reader to ponder their own relationship with Truth...

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BOOK REVIEW - I Choose Joy by @chip_ingram This BOOK REVIEW - I Choose Joy by @chip_ingram 

This book is centred around a lovely quote from C.S. Lewis, that I had not come across before, but one that certainly deserves some deep thought. He said, "Joy is the serious business of heaven."

Taking much of the teaching from the book of Philippians and the example of Paul, the essence of the teaching is about being intentional. Despite our circumstances and situations, if we want to, we can choose joy, we can choose to be wholly positive. Paul modelled the attitude and we can follow.

Chip Ingram teaches directly from the scriptures, encouraging us to refocus and choose joy, even if we are in the midst of difficulties and it is counter to our instincts. He asks us to take a Godly perspective, rather than our own.

There are some great real-life examples through the book to highlight the teaching, helping to show how it can be achieved.

It could also be used as a teaching series, perhaps in a home group situation, with some questions for discussion included at the end of each chapter.

A good book that sets our thinking and attitudes back on track.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, but was under no pressure to provide a favourable review.

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