Monday, June 3, 2013

Bedtime Stories and Prayers

"Bedtime Stories and Prayers" is a compilation of adorable children's stories that are perfect for bedtime for little ones. This book is actually four Little Blessing stories, including: "Bedtime Blessings"by Dandi Daley Mackall, "Thank You God" by Kathleen Long Bostrom, "Blessings Everywhere" by Dandi Daley Mackall, and "God Loves You" by Kathleen Long Bostrom.

Each story tells a well-crafted children's story that is appropriate for even the youngest little ones. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and help tell the story. The stories in this book focus on thankfulness, blessings, and love, which are all wonderful themes for young children to fall asleep to.

I would give this book a 5/5. Great stories, great themes, and beautiful illustrations equal a happy bedtime! I would recommend this book to anyone with young children or grandchildren.

FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.

Humble Orthodoxy

"Humble Orthodoxy" by Joshua Harris with Eric Stanford that essentially discusses how a Believer can share the Word of God with others, engage in religious discussion, and spread their knowledge of Biblical principles in a way that creates a positive energy for both the speaker and the person(s) receiving the message. Too many times to Christians get labeled as "pushy" or "know it alls", because we simply aren't sensitive to the actual delivery of our message.

It's so important, especially in the world that we live in, to be able to share our love of God, and the principles that we believe in with others - especially those who are non-believers. This book discusses how we can "hold the truth high without putting people down". Essentially, delivering the message of Christ in the same way that Jesus would have done himself - humbly.

I thought this book was interesting, and offers some great points with regard to staying humble. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sharing Biblical wisdom, and wants to be more effective in delivering that message to others.

FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from BloggingforBooks.org in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.

New Spirit-Filled Life Bible

The New Spirit-Filled Life Bible endorses itself as "kingdom equipping through the power of the word", and I think that perfectly describes the tools and resources that they have included to make this Bible the ultimate study companion. This Bible is the NKJV, and the text reads exactly how you would expect any NKJV Bible to read. The brilliance of this Bible is in the in-text features. Each page of this Bible offers footnotes, highlighting and explaining key passages from the Scripture. Over 500 terms are also highlighted and defined throughout this Bible, offering a deeper understanding of the words used in the Scriptures.

Each chapter of this Bible offers a one page introduction to help familiarize you with the author, the current events of the time, and the major themes that the chapter covers. This Bible also offers what they have termed "Truth-in-Action" which are charts that appear periodically throughout this Bible, in chart form, to help you apply key principles and truths within the text.

I thought this Bible was awesome. I am super excited to use this as my new study Bible! I would highly recommend this Bible to anyone looking to gain more comprehension and really a deeper understanding of the Scriptures. 5/5!

FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.