We live in a world of distractions. We are busy talking on our cellphones or, even worse, texting while we try to drive. Distractions are so prevalent that there are even laws against “distracted” driving. Pastor Sherman Burkhead discusses the diverse types of distractions that...

The Jesus Strategy: How Jesus Taught Followers to Carry out His Vision by Tom Marshall is one of the best books I have read about Jesus, his message, and his teaching pedagogy. The author answers three important questions in this book: What is Jesus’ core...

Mother of Honorable Distinction: Lessons from Elizabeth by S. A. Foster is an inspiring Christian devotional centered on Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. It draws ten lessons from her life and begins with an introduction of who she was, as recorded in the...

Before Whom We Stand: The Everyman’s Guide to the Nature of God by Lee Ann Rubsam is written in a warm and friendly manner. Opening the cover was like receiving an invitation in the mail to take a trip together with her to discover...

Clinging to Jesus: Praying and Meditating on God’s Word When You’re in Pain, written by Heather Hart, is a book whose title speaks for itself. Having suffered chronic back, neck, and shoulder pain for 18 years, I related well to Heather’s own story about her...

Begotten by Sudin Daniel takes readers on an insightful and engaging journey through the life of Christ where there are no Christians and non-Christians but just Christ and the rest of the people. The book is a good manual to make readers realize the greatness...

Forty is a significant number in the Bible. Jesus fasted for forty days. Moses stayed on the mountain for forty days. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years. You get the gist. The amount of time is long but effective. In the instance...

A Gate Called Beautiful: How God Transforms Your Pain into Power by Brandon Sutton is a Christian devotional study that could change your life or the life of someone you know. This one goes deep and is of a serious nature, but Sutton finds the...

Finding Faith, Hope And Love In A Broken World by Yvonne M. Morgan is a Bible study made up of five sections and nineteen chapters. Starting in chapter one, author Yvonne M. Morgan first talks about the fall of man, following with each section and...

On the Go Devotional Journal by Regina Shepard Williams is a systematic approach to focusing on one verse daily accompanied by a reflective thinking activity, journaling a conversation with God, and reviewing daily goals, prayer requests, answers from God, and current thankfulness. The straightforward journal...