Friday, September 11, 2015

Recent Reads

Recent reads I have really enjoyed, along with a few of my favorite passages:

Heaven, by Randy Alcorn
We have such a skewed view of heaven. This book conveys glimpses of the beauty of heaven and what it may be like when all things are truly made new!
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Women of the Word, by Jen Wilkin
A quick read but a great outline for how to study God's Word. I loved the reminder that the Bible is a book about God, not about us.
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Kisses from Katie, by Katie Davis
Such an encouraging story about a young woman who was faithful to the work God called her to, and is now being richly blessed for her obedience.
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Counter Culture, by David Platt
Thought-provoking and timely. Reminders that Christians can't pick and choose on the issues--we are called to represent God in popular topics like human trafficking, and unpopular ones like abortion.
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Gilead (and Lila), by Marilynne Robinson
I really enjoyed both of these novels. Robinson's style is slow and thoughtful and the stories are well-told and grasp at the spectrum of human emotion and thoughts about a life of faith.
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