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Writing from the middle…

It's Not Supposed To Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst

July 12, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

One of my hesitations with books in the genre of “Read this when your life is falling apart; I was in the same place, and this is how everything miraculously got better”, is that I find them to be discouraging while you’re actually in the middle of a life crisis of your own. I don’t want to hear about the lessons you learned when life turned around, because what if my story doesn’t end that way. If there’s no end to the pain that I’m […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Christianity, heartbreak, It's Not Supposed To Be This Way, Lysa TerKeurst, non fiction

kella's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Christianity, heartbreak, It's Not Supposed To Be This Way, Lysa TerKeurst, non fiction ·
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A History of the Quirks of the Church of Christ

Reviving the Ancient Faith: The Story of Churches of Christ in America by Richard Hughes

July 12, 2019 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Like many millennial Christians, my faith is central to my life but I don’t identify strongly with any particular sect or denomination. In fact, the whole denomination issue seems to me to be at worst be divisive, and at best a sort of menu of preferred “flavors” of church. That being said, I did grow up in the “Church of Christ” tradition. For the unfamiliar, CoC  can be quickly described as “Baptist, but with more communion and fewer guitars” or “libertarian church”. Since I’ve never […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: church, Richard T. Hughes

Halbs's CBR11 Review No:25 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: church, Richard T. Hughes ·
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A lesson in why Christians annoy people.

The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers

July 11, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

I have so many mixed feelings about this book. When I was much younger and stupider, all of my reading was Christian fiction. As a genre, it’s… not great. But Francine Rivers was always a favourite because her writing is way above average in that world. I hadn’t picked up anything in that genre in decades, but when Rivers released this new book, and I had a few people recommend it, I thought I’d dip my toes back into it. How bad could it be? […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Francine Rivers, The Masterpiece

kella's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: Francine Rivers, The Masterpiece ·
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She needs to write more. Immediately.

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

July 11, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

I can’t really say enough about this compelling little book. Brown unpacks white privilege in a way that made me feel convicted and challenged in the ways that I look at the world (through the eyes of a middle-class, white, Canadian woman), but does it with such grace that I wanted more. Not because it was comfortable, because it definitely was not, but because I know deep down that there are cultural biases ingrained in me that I need to address and unlearn. Privilege I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Austin Channing Brown, I'm Still Here, Race

kella's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Austin Channing Brown, I'm Still Here, Race ·
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I’m not really one for archery anyways…

The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus

July 11, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Welp, before I jump into a bingo card, I should PROBABLY get caught up on my review backlog. <sigh> Here we go! I initially heard McManus at a conference, and he is a powerful and dynamic speaker. Then a couple friends suggested this as a book club option. I had read (and enjoyed) a couple of his other books, but this one fell a bit flat for me. The basic premise is to encourage people to not give up on their dreams, passions, and goals. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Erwin McManus, Motivation, Religion, Self-help, The Last Arrow

kella's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: Erwin McManus, Motivation, Religion, Self-help, The Last Arrow ·
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Toto, I don’t think we’re in our universe anymore.

RASL: The Drift by Jeff Smith

RASL: Romance at the Speed of Light by Jeff Smith

RASL: The Fire of St. George by Jeff Smith

July 5, 2019 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

#cbr11bingo #awardwinner Long story here: I was looking at the return cart (next to my desk) on Wednesday as I needed to stop looking at the computer screen and thought I would see (sadly) what we were sending back to publishers. I found a funky (not necessarily good funky) cover: A frog-faced creature starred at me. Oh, heck, does not hurt to look, eh? And saw that it was a three-book series and a graphic novel. I could get my illustrated book or series first. […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Crime & Mystery, Jeff Smith

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:262 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cbr11bingo, Crime & Mystery, Jeff Smith ·
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