The Heavens Proclaim His Glory A Spectacular View of Creation Through the Lens of the NASA Hubble Telescope Created and Compiled by Lisa Stilwell Going camping in the desert where light pollution is minimal, we are able to see the splendor of the moon and stars with the naked eye. Much beauty is there to behold by just looking up. You can’t help but see the magnificent beauty of the Lord’s Creation. Yet, there is so much more out there that we can not see without the aid of a telescope. Even a high power telescope here on earth cannot…
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Review: The Portable Patriot
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The Portable Patriot: Document, Speeches, and Sermons that Compose the American Soul Edited by Joel J. Miller & Kristen Parrish Book Description: Too often reduced to a mythic set of lofty ideals, the soul of America is far more than a concept-it is a people. Even the most sacred principles mean very little unless lived out passionately by an informed citizenry. In The Portable Patriot, you’ll find a carefully assembled sampling of American history’s most formative words, written by the people who were making that extraordinary history. Speeches and sermons, essays and extracts, poems and proclamations illumine such values as…
Lonestar Homecoming Review
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Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble With only the clothes on their backs, Gracie Lister and her daughter Hope flee for their lives. They have no money, no food, and no place to stay. A kind stranger and single dad, Michael Wayne, takes them in as he needs someone to watch over his kids. Will Gracie learn to be able to depend on God again even though danger lurks around every corner? Will Gracie and Michael learn to trust and love again or will their past catch up to them and ruin their newly forged family? My thoughts: Lonestar Homecoming is…
The Flowering Cross Review
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The Flowering Cross by Beth Ryan Young Katie and her family reach out to an old man, Papa Jack (deemed quite mean by most people in town) and show him God’s love through the actions. In return, each year, he allows Katie to pick flowers from his beautiful garden to place on the flowering cross at church. Every year, Katie hopes that Papa Jack will come to church with them. Will this be the year that he decides to come to church? The Flowering Cross is a lovely children’s story that shows the importance of showing God’s love to others…
Christian Encounters: Jane Austen by Peter Leithart Peter Leithart set out to give an accurate portrayal of beloved author Jane Austen. Using Austen’s own writings and stories from friends and family (as well as other historic documentation), Leithart begins to piece together the true story of Jane (or Jenny as he calls her) Austen. Since I do not know that much about Jane Austen, I can only say that this book appears to give readers a balanced view of who Jane Austen really was. It does not paint her as overly Christian, nor does it remove her faith from the…