Spared: Escaping Genocide in Rwanda and Finding a Home in America by Clementine Msengi is an unforgettable memoir of survival, strength, and hope. Msengi vividly recounts her harrowing experiences during the Rwandan genocide, painting a picture of unimaginable loss and devastation while also celebrating the...

There are but a few short sentences in the Bible concerning Mary and Martha, yet those sentences pack a message that still cries out to people today. These two women opened their home to Jesus Christ. Mary sat at His feet listening to Him while...

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...

“Val Szabo thought being the first woman sheet metal worker in her local was a tough job. As it turns out, being the "wicked" stepmother to two kids is the hardest thing she's tackled yet.”  Val is divorced, childless by choice, and just knows that...

The connecting thread in these stories is the New York setting and the Christian theme. If You Please Natalia Gordeeva was a child when she lost her parents.  She was raised by her strong minded Russian aunt. After they move to  New York, Natalia is pressured to...

There is a big difference between high school and college. How To Get An A In College will assist in the transition. This great book discusses how to get the grade, how to select a major, how to pick the right classes and instructors. On...

The Body In The Basement is the latest book by Katherine Page in her Faith Fairchild “The Body In The … Series”. This being the first book I have read in the series, I found the main character to be instead of Faith a woman...

The House Baba Built, an Artist’s Childhood in India is gracefully written by Ed Young. War was spreading into Shanghai, and Baba wanted to move the family to somewhere safe to be out of harm’s way. Baba, an engineer, made an agreement to build a...

"Giants in the Land" by Clark Burbidge is the first of a proposed series. There is a small village in which giants have always been available to protect the people as well as help them to sustain a working community. The giants are revered but...

When I began to read "Going Around in Circles," I quickly got to know the main character named Betty. It is a little like reading her diary. Betty is Jamaican-born and she is a fish out of water in America as she faces cultural and...

A Spy in the Ruins by Christopher Bernard may be the most unusual read you will attempt in your lifetime. But, put forth the effort and you will be rewarded by poetry and prose that will snake through your consciousness and leave you with a...

Lines in the Sand is book two in Kaira Rouda’s Indigo Island novels. While it is part of a series, this new adult contemporary romance can be read as a stand-alone story. Dorsey is thrilled to be coming to work on Indigo Island. She will...

Zeena Nackerdien, a research chemist and senior research associate, has turned her passion for knowledge into a condensed narrative book, A Few Good Women in Science and Engineering, that honors women who have made an impact in history. Some of them you may know or...

The Beer's Folded and the Laundry's Cold: Mostly-True Adventures In Housewifery is a book of humorous anecdotes written by Paige Kellerman. From the start, Paige announces that she is never getting married. Soon after she accepts a marriage proposal, she advises that she is never...

The Cavern of Promise is the third and final chapter in the Giants in the Land trilogy by Clark Rich Burbidge. Thomas and Herdshepherd's journey to the western lands is cut short by an ambush in which Thomas is captured. Although left for dead, Herdshepherd's...

Paradox Forged in Blood by Mary Frances Fisher is based around the time of World War ll. It gives the reader a look into how different cultures were treated during that time. It is mainly the story of an Irish girl and her being witness...

In Mari Collier’s novel, Earthbound, the first book in a series of six, Chronicles of the Maca, we find Zebadiah MacDonald stranded on earth, struggling to survive in the western American frontier. He knows the location of the ship which brought him there, but not...

Fix Yourself: In Jesus (Pick Your Life) by Sally Hanan provides a tool for self-transformation, intimacy with God, and self-discovery. It is the perfect book for anyone who is longing for healing and meaning, for anyone who feels disconnected from God and self, and anyone...

Seven to One, My Life Measured in Dog Years by Jerilynn Henrikson is a story told in dog years. Instead of telling her life story in the normal, sometimes boring way, Henrikson decided to tell it measured by the dogs in her life. Throughout her...

In Let's Make Our World Better: How Politics and Religion Stand in the Way, Warren William Luce writes: “When we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, take care of the sick, visit those in prison, and generally take care of...