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On My Own Now: Straight Talk from the Proverbs for Young Christian Women who Want to Remain Pure, Debt-free and Regret-free by Donna Lee Schillinger(2009, the Quildriver) is a quirky, short volume for young single women leaving the nest. It can be somewhat silly at times in an effort to be seen as hip and relevant by the target audience,  a demographic that, statistically, very few of are firmly grounded in a biblical world view. This book can’t do much about that, but it will certainly help. The book has two basic goals: to make the book of proverbs assessible to a largely-biblically illiterate generation of women, andRead More →

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It’s You Call (Victory Publishing-November 2008) by Lawrence Powell, pastor of Agape Family Worship Center in New Jersey, promises to give readers the tools they need to bring their lives into purposeful focus by helping them discover their own God-given assignment and how to follow God’s compass to success. The seven chapters seek to teach readers how to: Perceive, accept, and pursue the call of God Overcome the prison of the past Lose the weight. That is, to separate from the Old Boy’s network-the folks used to the old you who don’t like the You 2.0 that Jesus wants to upgrade to and seek toRead More →

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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Daisy Chain from Zondervan (March 1, 2009) by Mary DeMuth ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary E. DeMuth teaches Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow. Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian Family You Never Had (WaterBrook, 2006), and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God (Harvest House, 2005). Mary also inspires people to face their trials through her novels, Watching The Tree Limbs (nominated for a Christy Award) and Wishing On Dandelions (NavPress, 2006). Mary has spoken at Mount HermonRead More →

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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Centurion’s Wife Bethany House Publishers (January 1, 2009) by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Davis Bunn has sold more than six million books in fifteen languages in genres ranging from high drama and action thrillers to heartwarming relationship stories. He has three Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction. His novels include My Soul To Keep, and Full Circle.  Bunn was named Novelist in Residence at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University. He and his wife, Isabella, make their home in Florida for some of each year, and spend the restRead More →

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This month, the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour features D. Barkley Briggs‘s fantasy novel, The Book of Names, first in the Legends of Karac Tor series. Naturally, the intended audience is teens 13-18. To a great extent, I have to agree with Imagination Investigation,  Most adults should be able to handle the material, but it may be a little dark for impressionable teens, but that is, as always around here, best left to the discernment of parents. So read it before deciding whether it’s suitable for your child. His theological handling of spiritual gifts versus magic is basically correct, but he confuses theRead More →