Christian Book Reviews

  ENJOYING JESUS by Tim Chester Back Cover: What does it look like to enjoy a real, living relationship with Jesus Christ here and now? We know Jesus has saved us. We know we need to trust him. But too often there's little sense of a lived experience of him - of enjoying him and being a joy to him, of loving him and being loved by him, of interacting with him as we walk through each day.  If following Jesus has become more about duty than delight or if you'd simply love a Christian life that feels deeper and more alive, then this book will show you how to enjoy Jesus' presence and friendship in every moment of life. The opening chapter describes Mike and Emma's Tuesday afternoon. It starts with a reflection of the impact of Sunday morning's sermon but now 2 days later things are so different .... On Sunday morning both Mike and Emma react different to the pastor's sermon - as Emma looks at Mike she realises his heart has been touched as well as her own.  The pas...

  HAVING A MARY HEART IN A MARTHA WORLD By Joanna Weaver   I buy a lot of second hand books to feed my reading addiction. Last night I opened this one Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver. Yes it cost just £1 and there is an inscription and date from someone on the first page so obviously it was a gift. As I read the first 30 pages I realised that whoever received this book started to read and highlight various words and paragraphs. But then it stops. I am left wondering - did the person stop at this point and decide not to read anymore? Usually when I start a book I wait until I read 50 pages to give a fair assessment, others read a chapter. How do you determine if a book is for you? I chose this book because it was based around a biblical story - the visit by Jesus to the home of 2 sisters and a brother, Mary, Martha and Lazarus. One sister is busy preparing everything while the other sits at Jesus' feet listening to his teaching. Which sister did...