Dug Down Deep, Building Your Life on Truths That Last is my first encounter with Joshua Harris. I found his writing style to be very easy to read. He presents many of the basics of Christianity in an easy to digest manner. Intermixed with the tenants of Christianity, Harris tells stories of real people and how they came to faith and/or live out their faith.
Harris takes his readers through his own story of "going through the motions" of Christianity in his childhood to his realization of needing to know God personally. He shares stories of his family and friends which help the reader to see how the basics of the faith can be lived out.
He concludes with what he calls "Humble Orthodoxy" which I found to be a great reminder of how we are to live. It serves as a great reminder that while we have been given the greatest gift of all, we must be humble in our knowledge and sharing of that gift.
Overall, I thought this was a great book which served to remind me, as well as bring new light to all of the wonders of the gift given by God through His son Jesus Christ.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Advice and Chocolate, What Could Be Better?
In "The Chocolate Diaries, Secrets for a Sweeter Journey on the Rocky Road of Life", Karen Scalf Linamen serves up advice, resources and chocolate - what a great combination.
Retelling stories of women she has come to know, the author gives the reader hope by offering coping mechanisms, great resources, humor, tears and of course chocolate. Each story, set in an easy to read chapter, brings something new to the reader. Stories of every day women who survived abuse and moved on to create and run victim's support organization to insight into the life of Jan Dravecky as she raised her family while supporting her husband's baseball career then stood with him during his battle with cancer. Each chapter is punctuated with a quick and easy chocolate recipe, just enough to be a pick me up at any time.
Reading this book during a particularly rocky period in my own life gave me some new perspectives as well as challenges. The author is a list maker and encourages her readers to do the same. I love her suggestion that you start each list with "eat chocolate daily" so at the end of the day you can at least cross one thing off your list. I think I'm going to try that one.
The "Food for Thought" at the end of each chapter makes this a great read for a book club. Those tidbits provide some great things to think on and would be wonderful material to share with others.
A great little book, an easy read and some great new ideas for when I'm craving chocolate - overall a great combination.
I received this book free from WaterBrook Multnoman Publishing Group in exchange for this review.
Retelling stories of women she has come to know, the author gives the reader hope by offering coping mechanisms, great resources, humor, tears and of course chocolate. Each story, set in an easy to read chapter, brings something new to the reader. Stories of every day women who survived abuse and moved on to create and run victim's support organization to insight into the life of Jan Dravecky as she raised her family while supporting her husband's baseball career then stood with him during his battle with cancer. Each chapter is punctuated with a quick and easy chocolate recipe, just enough to be a pick me up at any time.
Reading this book during a particularly rocky period in my own life gave me some new perspectives as well as challenges. The author is a list maker and encourages her readers to do the same. I love her suggestion that you start each list with "eat chocolate daily" so at the end of the day you can at least cross one thing off your list. I think I'm going to try that one.
The "Food for Thought" at the end of each chapter makes this a great read for a book club. Those tidbits provide some great things to think on and would be wonderful material to share with others.
A great little book, an easy read and some great new ideas for when I'm craving chocolate - overall a great combination.
I received this book free from WaterBrook Multnoman Publishing Group in exchange for this review.
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