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Refractions A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Refractions A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture by Makoto Fujimura Tag: Explore how the arts and faith live together and how you can bring healing to a hurting world through your own creation. Description: A collection of essays, thoughts, and prayers from award-winning artist Makoto Fujimura, Refractions brings people of all backgrounds together in conversation and meditation on [...]

Coffeehouse Theology

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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I was not really sure what to expect when I picked this book up to read. Seems like recently I have read several books that look like this one. When I started the introduction I was pleasantly surprised by the vantage point this book was written. Recently I became quite interested in anthropology (the study [...]

The Echo Within – Book Review

Monday, February 23, 2009

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‘The Echo Within’ is the latest offering from writer Robert Benson. Benson has written several books that I have found great inspiration from such as; ‘Between The Dreaming and Coming True’ and ‘Living Prayer’ (to name a few and not counting the ones I have on my shelf that I have not yet read). ‘The Echo [...]

Think and Make It Happen – Book Review

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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Once I got past the ‘feel good title’ of the book I found several useful nuggets of information to put into practice in daily life. Through out the book Dr. Cury encourages the reader to perform a 3 step process in evaluating negative thoughts: Doubt Criticize Determine In each chapter Dr. Cury uses examples from the life of Jesus to [...]

Christian Writers’ Market Guide – a review

Monday, January 26, 2009

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Recently I got a copy of the new ‘Christian Writers’ Market Guide 2009′. This is such a great resource for all the writers out there (and I know there are quite a few that read this). This book has a break down of where to get published, what publishers are looking for and how much they are willing [...]

Learning to love your city

Sunday, January 4, 2009

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On a recent trip to McKays book store I found a book that caught my eye. It was called ‘Mercy Street: Seeing grace on the streets of New York‘ I flipped through it and opened up to a chapter about animals that live on the street with their owners. I read through how people with animals [...]

‘Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight’ Book Review

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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This review was written by: Michelle McNeil for this blog. As someone who is very familiar with self-help books I was fairly skeptical (but interested) when this title came across my desk. ( ok, so not really my desk, more like my hand, as in my roommate handed it to me and said, ” I think [...]

Finding Our Way Again – Brian Mclaren

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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So tonight I finally ordered Brian McLaren’s new book ‘Finding Our Way Again: The Return To The Ancient Practices’. I am excited to get this book next week and dig into what is there. I know McLaren is one of those authors that either you love or hate. The first time I read his book I [...]

The Road to Lost Innocence – Book Review

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Written by: Michelle McNeil for my blog Book: The Road to Lost Innocence Summary: Born in Cambodia and orphaned at an early age, Somaly Mam, a Buddhist sex trade survivor, grew up never knowing her real name or birthday. As a teenager, Somaly Mam was sold into prostitution and spent years in the brothels of Cambodia where [...]

Saturday’s With Stella – Book Review

Friday, September 12, 2008

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Review by Michelle McNeil – Posted on this blog as part of the blog tour I was surprised at how much I liked this book. At first the subtitle really threw me off and I put off reading it, but once I read Sigmund Brouwer’s endorsement of the book I decided to give it a chance, [...]

Wild Goose Chase – Mark Batterson

Monday, August 25, 2008

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When I got the opportunity to read ‘Wild Goose Chase’ before it hit the shelves – I jumped at the opportunity. I had just met the author, Mark Batterson, at ICRS in Orlando Florida and was excited about His new book, ‘Wild Goose Chase’. I had wanted to read his last book “In A Pit [...]