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Our Road To Adoption by Earl Robinson

Nov10

Tomorrow Is Just Another Day You’ll Never Forget

Our Road To Adoption by Earl Robinson is a powerful and heart wrenching account of the adoption process in England by an American couple. It was a long journey from start to finish but well worth the wait to experience a day you’ll never forget.

The story is told in ‘real’ time interspersed with blog excerpts and biblical tales with commentaries. Through it all the overwhelming message is that God is faithful. He orchestrates our lives. “There aren’t any coincidences, just the handprints of God.” We must be prepared to be patient, accepting God’s timing which is perfect and not rush things as Abraham did.

There is adoption into human families and there is adoption, available for us all, into God’s family. I loved the phrase, “Jesus moved into the neighbourhood.” “He became little and walked the lonely and dusty streets.” Wow, imagine having Jesus as your brother. We do! God is His Father and God is our Father too.

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Grace: Uncovered, Unfiltered, Undeserved by Rod Parsley

Nov1

Waiting, Watching, Longing

Grace: Uncovered, Unfiltered, Undeserved by Rod Parsley is a powerful yet easily accessible book that examines our relationship with God by studying the precepts of law and grace. There is much sound teaching, delving into the Bible and extrapolating familiar passages. There are also quotes from famous people as well as examining lives such as Martin Luther in detail.

The book opens with a modern retelling of The Prodigal Son. We see that both sons were separated from the father’s will. “The older son was also separated from his father by demanding that everyone else meet standards that his father never required.” How often do we misinterpret God’s standards when projecting them on others?

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The Girls Best Buddies by Gloria Grossi

Sep15

Sound Advice

The Girls Best Buddies by Gloria Grossi is a Christian self help book designed to help teenage girls navigate their way through life. There is much sound advice backed up with scripture, stories and personal references.

Gloria Grossi discusses the importance of identity. Our identity is not in our name or job, our identity is found in God. We are who He says we are.

We need to know God’s Word so we can stand on it at all times. Life distracts us. The enemy distracts us. We need to keep focused on God and maintain and build our faith.

With so many choices, we need to have God as our moral compass. If what we see, hear or do does not line up with God’s Word, it is not from God. God’s advice is the same yesterday, today, forever.

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Popular In Heaven Famous In Hell by R.T. Kendall

Sep11

Draw Closer To Jesus

Popular In Heaven Famous In Hell by R.T. Kendall is a powerful and very approachable book that examines how to live as a person of faith in today’s world. Backed up with scripture and anecdotes, R.T. Kendall really engages the reader.

R.T. Kendall explores the men of faith as listed in Hebrews 11. We want to live faithful lives, seeking to be popular in heaven. This is counter cultural as the world seeks to be popular on earth. We need to live lives focused on God. We want to live by His values and not the world’s.

Have we lived well? “No amount of money, power or prestige can alter the date we each have with death.” One day we will all face God. We want to hear “Well done good and faithful servant” and not “Be gone. I never knew you.”

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