Book review: Joseph, by Terri L. Fivash
May 23, 2006 § 6 Comments
This is an amazing book. I have liked the story of Joseph ever since I was a child, but Ms. Fivash has research the history of the time and has written about Joseph’s life in a historically and Biblically accurate manner while providing the story between the lines, so to speak. This book captivated me from the moment I picked it up and I practically “devoured” it within three days.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
(2004, Warner Faith, New York, NY)
This book is easy to dismiss as nothing more than Christian pep talk, but to do that you would have to skim the opening chapters superficially. If you read this book from cover to cover, you cannot help but realize that this is a great read. It is a book which opens your eyes to the possibility of leading a happy, fulfilled and God-filled life – a shining example of God’s power to change lives for the better.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: Dilemele Unui Inger, de Ovidiu Radulescu
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
(2004, Majesty Press, Arad, Romania)
Aceasta este a doua carte scrisa de D-l Radulescu. Am pus-o mai sus pe lista pentru ca este foarte buna. Desi i-ar fi fost de folos acestei carti un editor mai sever (capitolele de la inceput si sfirsit sint frustrant de diferite de miezul cartii,) imi este clar ca autorul are talent, si are chemare pentru lucrul acesta. Ca si cu prima carte, am fost foarte placut surprins de prisma noua de privire ale multor lucruri din Biblie, si dupa ce am terminat de citit cartea, nu mi-a parut deloc rau ca am petrecut timp cu ea.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren
May 23, 2006 § 2 Comments
(2002, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan)
This book had a wonderful impact on my life. It helped me get through a tough time – a time when I had to make some very difficult decisions. It reinforced what my mom always told me – that God really does have a plan for my life, and your life, and everyone’s life – and if only we take the time to listen to Him, He will help us discover that plan and purpose for our being here, and will help us achieve that same plan. And boy, when you’re working in sync with God, you feel great!
Recommended: Yes
Book review: Echoes of His Presence, by Ray Vander Laan with Judith Markham
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
This is a wonderful book which puts Jesus’ presence and deeds while among us in the contexts of His day. The customs and perspectives of the people of Jesus’ day are told through short stories that tie in very well with the Bible.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: The Tartan Pimpernel, by Donald Caskie
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
Reverend Caskie was an amazingly brave Scottish minister who helped Allied soldiers escape from Nazi-occupied France during WWII. He wrote about those years of his life in this wonderful little book. His prose is so well written you’ll think you’re reading one of the Classics, and his story will inspire you.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: Tortured for Christ, by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
Having been born and having grown in a Communist country, I can attest to the fact that there was persecution against Christians, though I experienced or knew but little compared to Pastor Wurmbrand. This book is an eye-opener. It will make you appreciat the freedoms you now enjoy, and help you realize what hardships other Christians have to endure for their beliefs.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: The Danger Within, by Manuel Vasquez
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
(1993, Pacific Press Pub. Assoc.)
This book is written from a Christian perspective and discusses certain non-Christian ideas that have managed to find their way into Christian beliefs, some children’s books and some TV shows, and helps us better understand what is and isn’t Biblical in today’s society.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: Paradis cu Inlocuitori, de Ovidiu Radulescu
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
(1999, Casa de Editura “Viata si Sanatate”, Bucuresti)
Aceasta carte ne arata in mod concret cum ne lasam dusi de atractiile lumii si ne despartim tot mai mult de Domnul. Autorul scrie clar, si umorul continut in carte il ajuta pe cititor sa inghita pilula adevarului putin mai usor.
Recommended: Yes
Book review: Deceived by New Age, by Will Baron
May 23, 2006 § Leave a Comment
This book is the true story of what happened to a believer involved with a New Age religion, and it was an eye opener for me. In it, the author details his harrowing experience as he got delved deeper and deeper into a New Age cult, and ended up harassed and intimidated by strange apparitions.
Recommended: Yes
