Highly happy marriages

Wow!  I love this book.  Every time I get to review a book on marriage I jump on the chance to do it.  As I ripped open the package for this book, I begin to read it immediately.  Now this book is not meant to be a "pleasure book."  It is meant to instruct and challenge.  It definitely did that.  But it did not bore or put me to sleep.  Shanti Feldhahn writes in a way to keep you engaged.
Some chapter topics of this book are: Go to bed mad, keep score, boss their feelings around, have factual fantasies, get in over their heads, don't tell it like it is, and don't look to marriage to make you happy.
Obviously those titles are to get you drawn in but they are great chapters and help you think.  This book is also easy to apply to your marriage right now.  If you care about your marriage or if you want to help the marriage of a close friend get the book: Highly happy marriages by Shanti Felhahn.
I recieved this book for free in exchange to an honest review from Waterbrook Multnomah Books.  

Rick Warren's new book "The Daniel Plan" a review

First of all, I like Rick Warren.  I listen to his sermons, I have all his books.  I was excited to read this book.  I assumed it would be a diet book but I was wrong.  It definitely brings in the food part of health but it is so much more.  Warren points out 5 parts of the Daniel plan: Faith•Food•Fitness•Focus•Friends.  Warren contends these 5 things are essential to a healthy life.  I love that he begins with faith.  If this were a diet book, I wouldn't have read it but this is drenched in faith which is great.  I highly recommend this book if you are ready to get healthy in your body, mind, soul, and spirit.  This is the book for you.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review from the publisher and booksneeze.com

Dying to grow book review

Nathan Lorick has written a great book on evangelism.  the subtitle on the cover says it all "Reclaiming the heart for evangelism in the church.  As a pastor I am on the look out for resources to motivate my people to go out and make disciples of all nations.  I found the right resource right here.
This book is all about the heart of the local church to go out and evangelize the lost.  This is not a book on the latest fad or strategy.
The church has lost its way and has been ingrown for too long, but authors like Lorick has a heart for evangelism and it shows in his writing.  You will cheer out loud as you read this book and with the help of God your heart will beat faster for evangelism and your love for God.
You can pick up a copy of this book at http://www.amazon.com/Dying-Reclaiming-Heart-Evangelism-Church-ebook/dp/B00ESIUKDW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387772887&sr=8-1&keywords=dying+to+grow
I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review from bookcrash.  I thank them for this book and I highly recommend Dying to Grow by Nathan Lorick

How God makes men (book review)

Patrick Morley has written a great resource for men.  I have read tons of books for men, about men, and I have to say that "How God makes men" is one of the best out there for men.
What the author does is take each chapter to talk about one guy from the bible and he draws a principle from the bible character.  My favorite was the chapter on Nehemiah:  the principle of the passionate calling.  I love this topic because my passionate calling is to reach others so they can become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.  This chapter is a great resource to fan into flames my passionate calling.
That chapter is only one of ten great chapters.  I highly recommend buying this book.  You can buy it at http://www.amazon.com/How-God-Makes-Men-Principles/dp/1601424620/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387771904&sr=8-1&keywords=how+god+makes+men
I received this book for free in exchange with an honest review from Waterbrook Multnomah publishers.  thank you for your book!

The Prodigal: A book review

Rarely do I say a book is perfect but this book I just finished is perfect.  It was written by Brennan Manning, author of 'The Ragamuffin Gospel.'
The Ragamuffin Gospel is a Christian classic book on God's grace for screw-ups.  I highly recommend that book.
The Prodigal is Brennan Manning's final book.  He passed away before it's publication.
The Prodigal is a fictional account of a Pastoral Superstar who had a moral failure and his steps of redemption back to God and His church.  This book really is a retelling of the story of the Prodigal son.  It is very well written and it brings tears to your eyes as you root for God as God extends His grace to a man who doesn't deserve it (do any of us?).
I highly recommend this book to anyone who needs some encouragement, but I do recommend reading Manning's classic book The Ragamuffin Gospel also.  I give this book 10 stars out of 5.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review from booksneeze.com

A great book for the underdog!

Matt Keller has written a classic book.  Everyone of us is an underdog.  People have told us that we will amount to nothing, we are not good enough, we will accomplish nothing.  If this is you, you will fit right in with the Kingdom of God.  The bible is filled with underdogs.  From King David, to Samson, even to Jesus, all were underdogs that God used in mighty ways.
This book will bring you the encouragement you need to do mighty things for God.  We all need encouragement.  Matt Keller uses each chapter to talk about a biblical underdog and tells their story and applies it to today.
I highly recommend this book if you feel like you are not good enough, talented enough, or you feel like your past is too bad to be used by God.
I recieved this book for free in exchange for an honest review by booksneeze.com

Discovering the Real Jesus: Introduction

The nail pierced His hands and feet.  Six hours after being put up on the cross, He was dead.  Crucifixion is the most painful way to go and Jesus died that way for us. 

          After they took Jesus’ body off the cross, they put him in a borrowed tomb and sealed the tomb up. 

          As a follower of Jesus Christ, you had every right to be disillusioned, confused, upset, and even angry.  You just spent three great years with the most incredible man in history and now He is gone.  No funeral, just a burial in a borrowed tomb.

          Three days later, Jesus’ body was missing and He appeared to His followers.  In fact, the Apostle Paul claims that He showed Himself to more than 500 people at one time. 

This is the most incredible story to happen to us and we get to reap the benefits of this risen Christ.

This series of writings will help us discover who the real Jesus is.  Who is He?  What is He like?  Did He in fact really exist in history?  Can He really change your life?

As you read these writings, I challenge you to give your life over to Christ.  During these no-so-stable times that we live in, Jesus will not only give you stability, but He will also give you true joy and an abundant life; a life to the full.

Jesus has changed my life and He can change yours too.

In the next blog post, we will turn to the topic of Jesus before He was sent to earth.  I mean, before Jesus was Jesus, what was He? Who was He? And what did He do for all eternity?  Read on to find out!!!