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Sight Lines by Luke Strickland

May16

Engaging, Chatty Style

LukeSight Lines by Luke Strickland is a fascinating book all about giving a vision to our dreams.

We all have dreams about the future but we need to plan how to achieve them. Luke Strickland shows the need for us to set goals – short, medium and long term so we have something to aim at along the way.

Luke Strickland explains that life is not just about the destination. It is about enjoying the journey on the way. At times we may feel we have failed on the way to our vision. Failure does not have to be a negative. Our mistakes can be an opportunity to grow.

Within Sight Lines, Luke Strickland has sight tests where he asks questions of the reader. These are designed to propel the reader towards their vision.

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The God Attraction by Craig Merrett

May15

Wow! – Loads Of Godly Truths

GodThe God Attraction by Craig Merrett is a powerful book, full of godly truths. If we read it and put its principles into action in our lives, the transformation would be amazing.

The book is broken down into twelve chapters, each concerned with different aspects of attracting God and God’s power into our lives. It is written in an easy to understand and engaging style.

Life is a constant battle with so much vying for our attention. Every day we face choices – positive and negative. The God Attraction shows how to choose the positives in our lives, as our lives will improve merely by having a positive attitude and doing positive things.

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For Heaven’s Sake by John Edwards

May10

An Ordinary Man Living An Extraordinary Life

For Heavens SakeFor Heaven’s Sake by John Edwards is the second part of his autobiography. His story began in book one Walking Free.

John Edwards is an ex drug addict and an alcoholic. He has known what it is like to be homeless, to be unnoticed and to be ignored. John Edwards is now a Christian who has been clean and in recovery for twenty two years. He dedicates his life to helping other addicts and homeless people. Together with his wife Tricia they have opened their arms, their hearts and their home to the lost, the hurting and the ignored. John believes “It’s not about me or us; our life needs to be about others.”

John Edwards talks honestly within his book. He talks about God and the desire for us all to know Him. “I qualified for Heaven because of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice.” This desire has meant John has done amazing things to reach others. He has walked all over Britain, Ireland and America carrying an eleven foot cross, a lightweight coffin and a five foot syringe… although not all at the same time. “People do not so much see me but they see the cross.” These are all starting points for conversations.

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The Heaven Promise by Scot McKnight

May9

Interesting and Thought Provoking

heavenThe Heaven Promise by Scot McKnight is one man’s fascinating study into heaven. He covers areas such as what the Bible says, why people believe in heaven and finishes with the ten most asked questions about heaven.

Scot McKnight discusses where we get our ideas about heaven from, and interestingly, it is not mainly from the Bible. He states that heaven is God’s promise to the world. “Heaven can’t be proven by logic; it can’t be discovered by scientists; it can’t be established by near death experiences… Heaven is a promise.”

According to Scot McKnight, people believe in one of two types of heaven – theocentric or kingdom centric. The first has God at the centre, the second from what I understand, is based around people.

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