THE SWEET BY AND BY – Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck

Funny back story on this review. I usually don’t review fiction through the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers program, but, just before my semester break, I got an email about THE SWEET BY AND BY. You see, for the BRB program Thomas Nelson will continue to send you free books as long as you review them on one consumer site as well as your own blog. But I got stuck. I’m still stuck. I’m stuck on a...

Christmas Countdown! FANCY YANCY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is coming! A couple of weeks ago Yancy, a worship leader and recording artist, offered copies of her new Christmas CD – “Have a Fancy Yancy Christmas” – for review. I had been listening to clips anyway and jumped at the chance to hear the whole album. It is SO FUN! I listen to it in the car all the time. It has a pop-happy sound that my kids love, too. Most of the songs are...

Help for Friends

Almost two years ago Dan visited our friends in Brazil at their ministry called CBC – Channel to Brazil for Christ. He was there for a special day when the children enrolled in the education programs reached out to the other children in their neighborhood with free salon-style hair cuts, manicures, a lunch, and some games. It was truly an example of the gospel at work. This girl was one of the guests that...

You’re a Tree Replanted in Eden

As a literature major I am learning so much about the functionality of the elements of a poem, a story, or a novel. All of that information translates beautifully to Biblical literature. Consider Psalm 1, the classic Hebrew poem about the blessings of a godly person. The fact that this Psalm is poetry matters. (The Literary Study Bible is great for highlighting the importance of reading the Bible in its true...

Why I Love Rare Finds

I have run the Rare Find feature several times on this blog. I love introducing you to people I believe are living the exemplary life of a Rare Rock. They don’t have to be famous or powerful or outwardly beautiful. These are simply people who are living life according to a higher standard, people pursuing the discipline of God, people embracing the life they have been given with gratefulness and...