Adored: 365 Devotions for Young Women: Book review

Adored is a new devotional written by Lindsay A. Franklin and published by Zondervan. This devotional is designed to speak to the hearts of young women. Its message underscores God’s adoration for and desire to walk with women through the pressures and uncertainties of everyday life. Lindsay captures the struggles facing young women today with great empathy and understanding. Each day shares a scripture with a relevant struggle and teaching that assures the reader she doesn’t struggle alone. Others have faced the same pressures and God is with her to help her overcome. This devotion is a great blend of inspiration, assuring love and soundRead More →

I’ve just finished New York Times bestselling author, Karen Ehman’s newest book, Listen, Love, Repeat: Other-Centered Living in a Self-Centered World.  (For your future fun: I will be giving away a copy along with the Listen, Love, Repeat  Study Guide with DVD  later this month). I became acquainted with Karen’s work through Proverbs 31 Ministries. Over the past few years I’ve enjoyed studying some of her ten books, including Let It Go: How to Stop Running the Show & Start Walking in Faith and Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It & When to Say Nothing at All. Karen is a speaker for Proverbs 31Read More →

I’ve just finished New York Times bestselling author, Karen Ehman’s newest book, Listen, Love, Repeat: Other-Centered Living in a Self-Centered World.  (For your future fun: I will be giving away a copy along with the Listen, Love, Repeat  Study Guide with DVD  later this month). I became acquainted with Karen’s work through Proverbs 31 Ministries. Over the past few years I’ve enjoyed studying some of her ten books, including Let It Go: How to Stop Running the Show & Start Walking in Faith and Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It & When to Say Nothing at All. Karen is a speaker for Proverbs 31Read More →

I read a quote back some 20 years ago. It said, “When we have words to describe our deepest pain; we discover there is a deeper pain that eludes words.” Sometimes words never reach the brokenness we feel inside. So what do we do with our pain? I received an advanced copy of Ann Voskamp’s new book, The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life (Zondervan), set to be released on October 25, 2016. In it she describes an “unspoken broken” as a pain too deep you don’t dare to utter. Ann Voskamp packs a powerful message of hope through brokenness. The openingRead More →