Under a Cloudless Sky

Under a Cloudless Sky goes between the 1930’s and present. Two girls, Ruby and Bean grew up in a mining town in Beulah Mountain, West Virginia and form an unbreakable bond even though their fathers, one a mine owner and one disgruntled miner did not like each other. Present day, Hollis Beasley fights to keepContinue reading “Under a Cloudless Sky”

Love and Sacrifice

“Amid war and the fading dream of the confederacy, wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas and sacrificial love.” Christmas at Carnton is set during the civil war in Franklin, Tennessee. The main character, recently widowed Aletta Prescott struggles to hold her life together with her son after finding outContinue reading “Love and Sacrifice”

Why Does A Loving God Allow Suffering?

    I had a tough time reading “Answering The Toughest Questions About Suffering and Evil” because when I finished the book it left me wanting more, however I know there is hope regarding evil and suffering. There is an end!!! While Christ conquered evil on the cross, it will end once and for allContinue reading “Why Does A Loving God Allow Suffering?”

Love For Family, Christ and Community

    Mi Casa UpTown brought me on a journey through areas I remember passing through on the subway or on the way into “the city” from Brooklyn or Long Island. I heard car horns, the smell of the air, the bounce of a small red ball against the buildings. Mi Casa reminds us thatContinue reading “Love For Family, Christ and Community”

A Time To Stand

This novel could be taken right from the headlines, A Time To Stand tells a real and modern story about race division, prejudice and how we are too quick to judge others without all the facts. We are all created by Jesus, to not judge, to look past differences, to love, to come together. EcclesiastesContinue reading “A Time To Stand”

The Space Between Words

Michele Phoenix did it again. She has a way with words that will keep the reader up all night reading The Space Between Words. Two stories, three centuries apart. Present time woman (Jessica) who is learning how to live again and physically and emotionally heal and love a woman in the past. The book startsContinue reading “The Space Between Words”

Fire Road- A Memoir Of Hope

Fire Road is a story of both unrelenting horror and unexpected hope, a harrowing tale of life changed in an instant. It’s a moment forever captured, an iconic image that has come to define the horror and of the Vietnam War: Nine year old Kim Phuc running in agony moments after napalm bombs fell fromContinue reading “Fire Road- A Memoir Of Hope”

The Cost Of Following Jesus

The Martyr’s Oath will challenge you and cause you to stop, think and inspire you to grow deeper in your faith and walk with Jesus. To walk alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ. Every day we are witnessing an astonishing escalation in Christian persecution like we have rarely seen since the first century. LikeContinue reading “The Cost Of Following Jesus”

Awaken: 90 Days with the God Who Speaks

Awaken: 90 Days with the God who Speaks will awaken you each day with fresh insights right from the Spirit of God. You will be challenged, encouraged and strengthened. I found it hard to read only one devotion a day. Priscilla’s devotions deepened my relationship with Jesus and increased my understanding of Him. For meContinue reading “Awaken: 90 Days with the God Who Speaks”

Daring to Hope: Finding God’s Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful

I had the joy of being part of the book launch team for Daring to Hope, Finding God’s Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful which releases this month and highly recommend it. Kate struggles and wrestles with the same questions we all do about pain, suffering, death and how God brings us through theseContinue reading “Daring to Hope: Finding God’s Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful”

Holy Spirit Come To Me

  Are you missing the whisper’s of God? Are you yearning to hear Him? The author does an incredible job of walking the reader through the seven languages God uses to speak to us.  If you want to hear the heart of God, silence is key. If you want the Spirit of God to fillContinue reading “Holy Spirit Come To Me”

All Saints: How Refugees Brought Life To a Dying Church

If you believe, they will come. All Saints, a struggling church in Smyrna, Tennessee with 25 devoted members and a mortgage well beyond what they could afford was saved from closing their doors with a community of Karen refugees from Burma. Rev. Michael Spurlock’s first assignment was to pastor All Saints. When he and hisContinue reading “All Saints: How Refugees Brought Life To a Dying Church”