The Return

Review: NIV Once-a-Day Bible for Women Zondervan and Walk Thru the Bible 2011 As the date indicates this is not a new version of the NIV Bible, but a new edition.   This product has been arranged into a read plan that includes a portion of the Old Testament, New Testament, and a Psalm or Proverb.   Most of us have seen similar plans.   The nice part of this one is that you do not have to keep checking a list for the next segment.   Or have a series of bookmarks or however you may have marked the readings for this plan.   One set of readings follows the other and may be started at any time since the days are numbered and not dated.    What makes it for women besides the pretty pink cover?   Each day has a reflection that focuses on an item of interest to women from the daily reading.   For instance a reflection I read today spoke to the worth of women as portrayed in the Bible and in this case Paul, himself.    I...

Review: Abraham: One Nomad’s Amazing Journey of Faith Charles R. Swindoll Tyndale House Publishers 2014 Swindoll revisits the life of Abraham and shows that the faith journey of a man who lived many years ago is not that different from ours today.   This easy reading book does not mean that the author glossed over some important issues.   Life styles, decisions, attitudes, doubts---it’s all there along with the successes that Abraham experienced within the twenty chapters that Swindoll included in this book. Do not attempt to devour this book at one sitting. There’s too much in each chapter to consume in that manner.   It would make a good devotional reading or a companion read to the Genesis account of the life of Abraham.   The final chapter title, Portrait of a Hero…Warts and Everything, (247) best describes the picture of Abraham the reader will find here and will presumably be encouraged by it. One other thing I liked about this book that ...

Review: God’s Story for You: Discover the Person God Created You to Be Neil T. Anderson Bethany House Publishers 2014 This is the first of the Victory Series studies designed by the author as a “comprehensive discipleship course” (155).   The series will be an eight book series by the author.   This particular study is foundational and even though it seems too basic at first glance, it is not.   Neither is it so difficult that it would be not be useful for its stated purpose. This study contains six sessions that examine the Person of God as He relates to His creation.   Therefore, the first session covers not only the beginnings of the story, but also the natures of God and man, why that matters, and what expectations exist between God and man.   Through five different lessons that conclude with questions to consider, the reader will have a basic, yet thorough, understanding of the early interactions between God and man.   The sessions t...