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Monday, October 28, 2024

Two Steps Forward

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I have recently enjoyed two books co-authored by husband and wife team Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. I was already familiar with Simsion’s ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Reaching Your Child's Heart

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Reaching Your Child’s Heart , Juan and Jeanine Sanchez (New Growth Press, 2024)  This is a good book for Christian parents who seek encourag...
Monday, August 19, 2024

Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow

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Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow , Nancy Guthrie (Tyndale, 2009)  This book is for someone experiencing grief, loss or pain, yet wants ...
Monday, August 5, 2024

7 Myths about Singleness

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7 Myths about Singleness , Sam Allberry (Crossway, 2019) Sometimes when I write a review, I want to say: “Just read it”. This is one of tho...
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Monday, July 22, 2024

Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus

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Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus , Nancy Guthrie (Crossway, 2020) After hearing Nancy Guthrie give an excellent seminar recently...
Monday, July 1, 2024

Home Work

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Home Work: Essays on love and housekeeping , Helen Hayward (Puncher and Wattman, 2023)  Home Work by Helen Hayward was a highlight of my re...
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Monday, June 17, 2024

Whalefall

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Whalefall , Daniel Kraus  This was a fascinating story. 17-year-old scuba diver Jay has given himself the task of finding his estranged fath...
Monday, June 3, 2024

Fight Right

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Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection,  Julie & John Gottman (Penguin, 2024) For over fifty years, John and ...
Monday, May 13, 2024

True Friendship

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True Friendship , Vaughan Roberts (10 Publishing, 2013) You may have noticed I’ve read a few books about friendship recently, and I think th...
Monday, April 22, 2024

No Greater Love

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No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship , Rebecca McLaughlin (Moody, 2023) What is a friend? Is it someone who gets you, that you...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Just Be Honest

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Just Be Honest: How to Worship through Tears and Pray without Pretending , Clint Watkins (Good Book Company, 2024) When suffering or deep p...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Transformative Friendships

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Transformative Friendships , Brad Hambrick (New Growth Press, 2024)  Have you ever wished that your friendships were deeper? That you were a...
Monday, March 4, 2024

My First ABC Book of Bible Verses

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My First ABC Book of Bible Verses , Jonathan Gibson (New Growth Press, 2024)  This is a lovely picture book that uses the alphabet as the s...
Monday, February 19, 2024

The fairytale of the Jeweller and his Pearl

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The fairytale of the Jeweller and his Pearl, Raechel Joyce A local Adelaide author, Raechel Joyce, reached out to share her new self-publis...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

You are welcomed

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You Are Welcomed: Devotions for when life is a lot , Trish Donohue (New Growth Press, 2023) This new devotional for women has been both an ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The Pastor's Kid

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The Pastor’s Kid , Barnabus Piper (The Good Book Company, 2020) This honest book about pastors kids (PKs) was recommended to us by one of o...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Something Scary Happened

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Something Scary Happened: Comfort for Children in Hard Times , Darby A. Strickland (New Growth Press, 2023)  This picture is for a specific...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

You are still a mother

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You are still a mother: Hope for women grieving a stillbirth or miscarriage , Jackie Gibson (New Growth Press, 2023) In this heartfelt and h...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

How Can I Feel Closer to God?

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How Can I Feel Closer to God? , Chris Morphew (The Good Book Company, 2023) This has always been the ache of the human heart, that God feels...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Valuable

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Valuable , Liz Carter (The Good Book Company, 2023) “God can use you.”  “God will use this for his good purpose.”  “You have great gifts—use...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse

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Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse: A Guide Towards Protection, Refuge and Hope , Chris Moles (ed)  (New Growth Press, 2023)  Thi...