Friday, August 31, 2012

My humblest apologies to my faithful readers :-p

Ok, so, I don't exactly keep up with my blog.  I admit it.  I forget it's here sometimes.  I get busy, and this poor thing suffers.  According to Blogger, I have one faithful person who checks my blog almost daily.  I humbly apologize.

I believe I haven't posted an actual, non book review, entry in almost a year.  So there is a lot of catching up to do.  I was blessed with another year of life.  I am still subbing for the school districts around here.  God has shown himself faithful to me everyday.  I've grown closer to Him this year, and I cannot articulate in so few words as a blog post what He has meant to me.

I was privileged once again to travel to the amazing country of Argentina.  God helped our team overcome countless obstacles to share the gospel with the people there.  At first I wondered about our ministry.  We weren't building water purification systems (their water there is just fine). We weren't a construction team fixing up an orphanage.  I wondered about the impact that would be made by our trip.  Then I realized, we were building relationships.  We built earthly friendships with the Argentine people.  I miss my friends there dearly!  More importantly, we were helping to build eternal relationships.  God allowed our team to share the gospel and plant seeds in the hearts of many people.  God allowed us to encourage believers already serving.    We weren't a professional choir by any means, but little is much when God is in it.

There was another impact from our trip that I wasn't quite expecting.  Not because I was opposed to it, but because I thought I had already received my answer last time I traveled that far south.  I firmly believe God's plan for my life includes long term mission work in the field of Central/South America.  I'm so excited to see how He works out some of the details in the future.  There are certain steps God has to present before I can begin taking some on my own, but all of that belongs in a different post.  So, for now I'm trying to patiently wait, while serving my God wherever He puts me. :)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Go. Read this book. Right now.


I read the book The Perfect Love by Ruth Myers.  It was incredible.  It highlights the love of God in a way that does not negate the importance of the holiness of God, which I have found to be a problem in many books about the love of God.  It was written in a way that holds your attention well.  This is a book I was able to pick up night after night and find something that I could learn from it.  This book was not just written about the love of God, it was written by someone who has lived it.  Myers is a woman with wisdom that amazes me.  Reading this book felt like an everyday meeting with a mentor.  This is a book I have already recommended to friends, and I recommend it to anyone who desires an honest look at the love of God. 

I received a copy of this book through the Blogging for Books program.  I was not required to write a positive review.

 Buy it here

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

First Review in a long time...


More Lost Than Found by Jared Herd.  I picked up this book, not expecting much.  Most people my age are disgruntled with religion.  Even people in my circles don’t embrace their parents’ church or denomination.  We roll our eyes at certain subjects.  That also means there are a good number of books addressing the issue.  Herd challenges the believer to take a step outside what they’re used to and look at religion from a new angle.  It shows that the Christian life does not have to be a stale. 

That being said, the book doesn’t really say anything “new,” and it isn’t really coherent.  It wasn’t really intended for readers under the age of 30.  The author himself dreads turning 30.  As I am in my upper 20’s already, I didn’t really feel the book was geared toward me.

I received the book from the Booksneeze program.  I was not required to write a positive review.

 

First Review in a long time...


More Lost Than Found by Jared Herd.  I picked up this book, not expecting much.  Most people my age are disgruntled with religion.  Even people in my circles don’t embrace their parents’ church or denomination.  We roll our eyes at certain subjects.  That also means there are a good number of books addressing the issue.  Herd challenges the believer to take a step outside what they’re used to and look at religion from a new angle.  It shows that the Christian life does not have to be a stale. 

That being said, the book doesn’t really say anything “new,” and it isn’t really coherent.  It wasn’t really intended for readers under the age of 30.  The author himself dreads turning 30.  As I am in my upper 20’s already, I didn’t really feel the book was geared toward me.

I received the book from the Booksneeze program.  I was not required to write a positive review.