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Review: The Deeper Life: Satisfying the 8 Vital Longings of Your Soul Daniel Henderson Bethany House 2014 Henderson has identified several questions that most of us have or will have to answer in one way or another throughout our lives.   These are the questions that establish the basis for our decision making along the way, and how we conduct life in general.   You would think that would make them important, but if experience is any indicator, most of us play by ear as the needs arise.   So with that in mind this book could be very helpful to the person who is ready for a different approach to living. The author has divided the book into two parts and follows them with some helpful appendices. He also added questions for discussion that can be used with or without a DVD series related to this material.   Part one is the discussion portion of the book and part two the interactive portion, the part that will require time and thought.   If you w...

Review: Restless: Because You Were Made for More, DVD and Book Jennie Allen Thomas Nelson 2014 This review is for the DVD first and then the book.   It is a quality production DVD---well staged, lit, and recorded.     The price for the entire kit is reasonable and includes the DVD, study guide, leaders guide, and a discussion card set according to the information on a retail site.    Allen is a vibrant and intense leader who seems genuinely passionate about what she is teaching.   This is a study with more practical application than many I have viewed.   A call to step up into a more committed and satisfying live.   Her illustrations and examples fit wonderfully with real life in today’s world, and they are not as gender specific as some studies which means that a guy could watch this and not feel left out.       The last session seemed the weakest of those presented, but does close the study.   The succe...