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In the Manger

A Devotional About the Greatest Story Ever Told Author: Max Lucado In this beautiful selection, In The Manager, Max Lucado once again uses his writing magic, taking us back in time to that crowded, humble manger where the Son of God took on human weakness to save us and establish a lasting relationship built on divine love and sacrifice. Lucado has an evocative, gentle way of writing, one that highlights God’s divinity while emphasizing the shocking nature of His humanity. That child in the manger had hands and feet, human needs and human tears, and His story is one of unparalleled [...]

Frances Carden2024-08-16T16:24:48-07:00August 16th, 2024|Tags: Christian, Christmas, devotional, Lucado, nativity, nonfiction|

Wrestling With Job

A Basic Look at the Book of Job Authors: Bill Kynes and Will Kynes Job is one of the more difficult books of the Bible. In it, an innocent man suffers as the result of a bet between God and Satan. Job’s family is slaughtered. He loses all his wealth and his position in society. He even contracts a hideous disease that leaves him untouchable, isolated, sitting in an ash heap in extreme pain. The question that arises during this onslaught of escalating events is why do good people suffer? Why does God allow it? The answer: there isn’t one, seemingly. [...]

Frances Carden2024-07-21T12:30:24-07:00July 21st, 2024|Tags: book review, Christian, commentary, Job, read, reading|

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

How to Defend Your Convictions Author: Gregory Koukl Have you ever known the answer to something, but frozen when someone asked you? Real conversations don’t invite preaching. They’re often fleeting, relationship defining moments, and your audience may not be nice enough (or interested enough) to let you work through your twenty-minute, ten-step spiel. They may interrupt. They may expect a summary, not a discourse. They may be hostile or friendly or somewhere in between. In this evolving world of complicated moments between people, how do you defend your convictions without someone walking away mad? Does every question have to devolve into [...]

Frances Carden2024-06-25T13:56:37-07:00June 25th, 2024|Tags: Christian, nonfiction, read, reading, tactics|