Using story to connect YOU to the Master Storyteller
“Halstad House is like Grace Livingston Hill—you know, the good ones.” My daughter nodded. She knew exactly what I meant. “So like Found Treasure and The Obsession of Victoria Gracen?” Exactly like those two. We both realized that few people would understand what I meant, though. She threw out … [Read more...]
It began with a little green book. I liked the title. The Cost of Discipleship. A friend had given it to me with assurances that I’d love the book. Odd thing is, I don’t even remember the first part of it. I only remember when I got to the contrast between “cheap grace” and “costly … [Read more...]
"I can't do it." Across the room, my Uncle Lon looked up over his glasses and interjected himself into the conversation. "Can't usually means won't try." The words burned in my twelve-year-old heart because, well, I knew he was right. I didn't want to try. Again. Fail. Again. After … [Read more...]
"Why don't they open the stupid Bible once in a while?" Okay, so calling the Bible "stupid" was probably not the best choice of words, but I understood my daughter's frustration. Seriously, didn't she have a point? Who goes to Youth Group and expects not to at least hear a little something from … [Read more...]
"I have to find my son!" How many times have I heard that line from Finding Nemo? At first, I was bugged by the idea that, once again, the parents are wrong and the kid is right. That's what I got out of it the first time I watched it. But after a few more rounds, mostly skipping parts to see … [Read more...]
I'd like to apologize to both Robin Helm and the Celebrate Lit team for the lateness of this review of Lawfully Innocent. I'd signed up to have it posted on November 1, and here we are, half a month later. Things have been difficult lately, and I appreciate the grace both Celebrate Lit and the … [Read more...]
Sometimes a book comes along that you just have to read. The Wonderful Yah is one of those for me. Despite a cover that didn’t appeal to me, any book that seeks to help readers understand the depths of Scripture is a book I want to dive into. The questions remain, then: First, “Who is Yah?” and … [Read more...]
