Many people including pastors shun the book of Revelations. I teach an adult Sunday School Class. I’ve wanted to do a study of Revelation for several years but class members are afraid that will become "bogged down," confused, or fixated on the topic. The book...

According to www.dictionary.com the definition of a Christian is: a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ. Most Christians strive to be Christ- like, but there are always those who stand out in the crowd. Their behavior is anything but...

Inherited Enemies: Through My Father’s Eyes clearly demonstrates that emotions are passed from generation to generation. We share with our children the events that affected our lives. Hence, our memories affect our children’s lives. Do not misunderstand me, I am not discouraging parents and grandparents from...

Fr. Mark Escobar shares his Christian journey with readers. He likens his journey to Jeremiah; we are to be pliable, moldable like clay. God is the potter, and He will shape us into usable vessels. As I read this part, I was reminded of the...

A full year of Sunday School lessons in one volume! I teach an adult Sunday School Class. I am always looking for good teaching aids. Regardless of the age you of your students, you will find this guide priceless. There is a separate introduction for...

This is a very special book and one that all Christians should read. Scripture clearly states that there will be false Messiahs. “My desire is that the reader will receive knowledge of the real Jesus amid the current contention that there are a number of...

Stormie Omartain has long been one of my favorite authors. She shares her personal experiences with her readers. She reminds us that when God called Abram, He did not hand him a detailed map. He called Abram (Abraham) to follow. God still calls us to...

Many seem to talk about conscience but few understand it. Definitions for conscience vary from justification, moral sensibility, to a severe moral taskmaster. Thomas D. Williams explores the conscience from a Christian perspective. Knowing Right From Wrong investigates the “relationship among conscience, freedom, faith, truth...

David Eckman draws from his own experiences and those of others in Knowing the Heart of the Father. He begins his book by explaining why God is worthy of being called Father. Eckman explains four experiences that are essential to living a full Christian life. 1.       Sense...

The Lazarus Life reminds me of one of my favorite songs “Four Days Late” by Jessica King. Through scripture, we know that Mary and Martha waited for Jesus to arrive and heal their brother. By the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb...

Mia had faced some trying times in the past year. The trials had left her uncertain of herself. She was not sure she could go on or that she even wanted to. Her fight with breast cancer and her husband’s unfaithfulness had beaten her into...

Sokol's approach was unique, for his focus is on the ordinary white southerners. Sokol is a doctoral candidate in American history at the University of California, Berkeley. Well-researched and thoughtful, previous to the civil rights movement people lived by tradition and segregation seemed natural and unchallengeable...

Breena Clarke brings to life the fictional story of Sewing Annie Coats and her son, Gabriel. Annie’s husband was sold. Annie taught her son how to sew to keep him from the harsh work in the fields and because slaves with special skills were...

Marina Maxwell had an anger problem. She was the co-anchor of a top-rated newscast in Atlanta, GA. She was soon to be married to Mangus Baskerville-- one of Atlanta’s finest. Mangus felt the first sting of her wrath on the day of their wedding. The...

Ava and Lauren might look alike, but the two sisters are as different as night and day. Ava is a successful lawyer. She is successful in business, but not in affairs of the heart. Ava likes to look nice, and it takes money to accomplish...

Seventeen-year-old Arlyn Singer was standing on her porch when she made a strange “bargain.” She would marry the first man to come down the street. She also added that she would be faithful as long as he was faithful to her. John Moody was that...

Carole Whang Schutter weaves a fictional love story into the sharing of an historical event, The Mountain Meadows Massacre, "the first act of religious terrorism in the United States." Told from the point of view of a daughter reading her father's journals, September Dawn, is...

In 1925, Tennessee passed a state law against teaching “any theory that denies the story of creation of man as taught in the bible, and to teach instead that man descended from a lower order of animals.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial). John Scopes, high school science teacher, was...

Lalita Tademy left the corporate world to research her family history. In her latest book, Red River, the accomplished author shares the true story of the “Colfax Riot.” She successfully intertwines history and fiction to educate and entertain the reader. The setting is Colfax, Louisiana, 1873....

Al Qaeda terrorists targeted Universal Airlines Flight 617, flying from Chicago to Hawaii. The weapon, Ebola Marburg virus, purchased from a deniable research lab in Russia. The Central Intelligence Agency picked up information concerning the sell from an undercover operative at the lab. As other...