Category: Books

  • Book Review: Refuge

    Refuge A True Story of Faith and Civil War by John & Bessie Gonleh with Bruce Beakley In 1989, John and Bessie Gonleh found themselves living in the midst of a civil war in Liberia.  They lived in Paynesville, a place that resembled suburban life in a small American town.  They assumed that the war…

  • Quote of the Week

    “Isaiah says that such a God [one who comes to serve, rather than be served] has not been seen or heard anywhere in the world. “From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him” (Isaiah 64:4).…

  • Book Review: FlashForward

    Flashforward by Robert Sawyer Flashforward, a novel by Canadian sci-fi author Robert Sawyer, no doubt made more popular by the ABC series by the same name, is the story of a handful of CERN scientists who are experimenting to prove the existence of the Higgs boson particle.  One moment, Lloyd Simcoe and his associates are…

  • Win a copy of Sacred Friendships

    Bob Kellemen and Susan Ellis are giving away five autographed copies of their book, Sacred Friendships. To enter to win, all you have to do is read my review of their book and leave a comment.  They will draw for the winners on Nov. 6. Ads

  • It is the poured-out life that God blesses

    “‘If it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.’  Whether it is laid down in toil among the lost, or in travail of soul among His children that Christ be formed in them, either way there will be life brought forth. It does not follow that every seed will spring up; it is not so in…