"It occurred to me that perhaps what God calls us to give up, really, is ourselves." Kris Cameally, Introduction to Holey, Wholly, Holy It's 7:10 on Tuesday night. It's been a busy few days and the next two weeks are no less chaotic. We've eaten dinner and done the dishes. I'm sitting in my favorite corner of the couch in my favorite yoga pants and one of my husband's fleece pullovers. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. I'm 41 and for most of my life that was just a little notation on the calendar. ... [Read More]
Forgiveness. Ugh.
You know how sometimes a book gets all up in your business? Well, apparently, I have some forgiveness issues. Or maybe it's just one issue: I need to do it better. My friend and fellow MOD Squad mom Tracie wrote a 31 Days series last October ... and she took the basics of that series and added all sorts of other goodness to it and turned it into a book. A book that will get in your business. 31 Days of Forgiveness {through the eyes of grace} is a tender exploration of ... [Read More]
Radical Well-Being: A Biblical Guide to Overcoming Pain, Illness, & Addictions
Over the past few years I have become increasingly confident that many of the health issues faced in our modern culture are related to the way we live. Not just the "biggies" like eating too much fast food, red dye, etc., but the fast pace of our society and the never-ending pressure to do more, be more, have more. When I received a copy of Radical Well-Being: A biblical guide to overcoming pain, illness, and addictions by Rita Hancock, MD, I was anxious to read what a Board-certified ... [Read More]
Where Did Baby Jesus Go? Or A Review of Let. It. Go. by Karen Ehman
As much as I like to think my years on Paxil have eliminated all the control freak tendencies inside my little type A head and heart, I suppose I'd be lying to myself and everyone else if I didn't 'fess up to the conviction I felt when I started reading Karen Ehman's latest book, Let. It. Go.: How to Stop Running the Show and Start Walking in Faith. Seriously, when Amy asked me to join the blog tour team, I really did think, "Okay, but I am so not that girl anymore. I don't worry about things ... [Read More]
How Weird Is It to Review a Bible? Everyday Matters Bible for Women
Reviewing a Bible is just plain strange, y'all! Far different from the normal book reviews I do where I am discussing content. :) A few weeks ago I received a new Bible in the mail. It's beautiful, isn't it? I love the cover. A lot. But since that's not really the issue in reviewing a Bible, I'll just leave it at: this Bible is so pretty! The pupose of the Everyday Matters Bible for Women is simple: to help you use spiritual disciplines to make your everyday life fuller, richer and deeper ... [Read More]
Seriously God? by Jenny Smith{book review}
This is the first post in a new feature here on Fresh Perspective ... All Things Book-ish. I'll be sharing reviews and recommendations of books I've read as well as offering my "ruminations" about what I'm reading, how I choose books, etc. This will *hopefully* be a weekly(ish!) feature. "Will I—could I—be willing to stop playing my faith so safe, asking only for what seems possible, and exchange that for a faith that is willing to risk everything on the name of Jesus?" from Seriously God? ... [Read More]
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