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Captive in Iran

"Whatever God has planned is what will happen." Authors: Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh are tricked into visiting the Iranian police station, responding to an incorrect notice about a car registration. What happens next is their sudden, vicious imprisonment for being Christians and a 259-day stint in the world’s most notorious prison, Evin. As Captive in Iran unravels, Maryam and Marziyeh share the story of their imprisonment, the deprivations and unexpected moments of connection and hope. They were both given a simple out: renounce Christ and stop sharing Christianity with strangers and they would be [...]

Frances Carden2025-07-14T18:15:11-07:00July 14th, 2025|Tags: book review, Christian, Christianity, evangelism, Iran, memoir, nonfiction, prayer, read, reading|

Praying Life, A

Come as You Are Author: Paul Miller Prayer has always been hard for me. It’s a duty, a chore, and that’s not because the idea of talking to God is boring, but because I’ve fallen into a rut. It is necessary – required even – to pray for those around us, for family and friends, for job woes and life crises. Yet there is little to no variety, and soon our prayers become a list. Saying the same old things about the same old things. The flame of connection dies out, and the odious nature of a duty steps into place. [...]

Frances Carden2024-02-23T18:58:28-07:00February 23rd, 2024|Tags: book review, Christian, nonfiction, prayer, praying, read, reading|

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

A Disconnected, Yet Still Sublime C.S. Lewis Addition Author: C.S. Lewis Letters to Malcom: Chiefly on Prayer is a posthumously published collection of Lewis’s letters to a fictional friend. It is written not as an instruction, but more as a meditation, a collection of private notes and asides. Lewis thoughtfully discusses prayer with his fabled friend, Malcom, taking prayer out of the rote asking, while admitting to our imperfections and desire to be better than we are. Lewis shines a light on the relationship prayer invites between ourselves and God, like talking to a friend, and notes some basic dos and [...]

Frances Carden2024-02-14T17:49:37-07:00February 14th, 2024|Tags: book review, C.S. Lewis, Christian, classic, prayer, read, reading|