Christian Book Reviews

"Sometimes, when you least expect it, something happens that will forever be etched on your memory. Live Wires is a collection of powerful stories that give us a snapshot into the lives of fifteen people from different walks of life. These fascinating people all have one thing in common; an encounter with Someone who changed their lives for the better. Amongst others, we meet the actor, the astronaut, he power-lifter, the hairdresser, the Buddhist, the addict and the photographer." Here is an example of the first 2 stories in the book: Chapter 1 - The Barman - Graham At a young age Graham joined the Merchant Navy. It was only a matter of time before he adopted the dubious lifestyle of the stereotypical "drunken sailor". Alcohol is a powerful drug that has peddled throughout society with a sense of respectability that it does not deserve. With the end of the war came the shock and shame of having to return to his home in Essex, England. One day, half-drunk, he walked...

 Praying the Scriptures for your Life By Jodie Berndt I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer. Charles Spurgeon The One who breathes stars breathes prayers for you, the One whose words spoke the world into being uses priceless words over your being, the One who made time lives beyond time, controls all of time, uses all of His time to pray for you, because you are priceless to Him. It is not the products of our days that will matter in the end, but the prayers of our days. Prayer is not what we do before we work, nor is prayer what we do instead of our work. Prayer is our life's work. We have the best assurance that God, our heavenly Father, always wants the best for his children. God will either give us what we ask or give us what we would have asked if we knew everything he knew. Tim Keller John 15 - have you ever realised that the word "abide" appears 11 times in the first 0 verses? Warren Wie...

  Ruth: Under the Shadow of His Wings by Spencer Introduction Genesis - The book of ruin. It begins in Eden and ends in Egypt. It begins in fellowship with God and ends in bondage. If we would understand the teaching of the books that follow Genesis and lead on to the sweet experiences of Ruth, we must first see ourselves as |God sees us - in bondage, sold under sin, literally fallen, his enemies by nature - then learn that he seeks us, and in the school of divine love would fain teach us as Ruth was taught to know the Shepherd's heart, the Shepherd's care and the Shepherd's desire. Exodus - God's wonderful redemption and deliverance from bondage and death. Israel learnt their own utter inability to deliver themselves, but found God to be "the God of their salvation". His light and love, which are inseparable, go together all through it. Leviticus - presents Sacrifice and Priesthood, tells us we are worshippers and shows us how to worship, and the ground of ou...