Literary / YA (older teen) Publisher: Cur Dog Press Published Date: February 7, 2019 Seventeen-year-old Kelly is in a spartan boarding school in northern Idaho, sent away for drugs—as planned. Her little brother Sammy is left home in Missouri, getting ready for high school. He is twitchy, quick, writes dark poetry and longs to play football. He’s also got a […]

Prison Fellowship presents The Restoration Series: Jonathan’s Walk, a 5-part documentary film series following one man as he re-enters his community after 15 years in prison. It demonstrates in imagery, powerful storytelling and social interaction what it means to be human and the shared need of all people to see communities restored. Though America is home to only 4% of […]

I have been meaning to write this particular post for quite some time, but with Christmas, Winterfest, and more, I have been so busy! And since we currently have some snow days, I am taking this time to finally share some insight into what happened with me personally and professionally in the year of 2018. It was overflowing with such […]

About the Book Title: Ellie’s Redemption Author: Molly Jebber Genre: Christian fiction, Amish Release date: January 29, 2019 1912, Charm, Ohio Ellie Graber is determined to restore her bad reputation in Charm, Ohio. She regrets leaving Amish life and the danger and heartache she caused her family and friends. Ellie loves working with Liza, and her best friend and cousin, […]

About the Book Title: The Amish Candy Maker Author: Laura V. Hilton Genre: Amish Christian Fiction Release date: February 5, 2019 Publisher: WhitakerHouse Agnes Zook finds herself on her own in a small Amish community in Mackinac County after a tragedy kills her family. Most of the Amish call her “off in den Kopf” (strange) since she’s starting her own […]

Raising the literary bar to a new level, Jerome Charyn re-creates the voice of Theodore Roosevelt, the New York City police commissioner, Rough Rider, and soon-to-be twenty-sixth president through his derring-do adventures, effortlessly combining superhero dialogue with haunting pathos. Beginning with his sickly childhood and concluding with McKinley’s assassination, the novel positions Roosevelt as a “perfect bull in a china […]

About the Book Title: A Love to Behold Author: Sharlene MacLaren Genre: Christian romance, historical Release date: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Whitaker House Two years after the Civil War, Lydia Albright, 27, is an established teacher in Boston when she senses God’s call to leave the comfort and security of her job and go south. She accepts a position to […]

About the Book Title: Forever Loved, Eve’s Story Author: Joanna May Chee Genre: Christian Inspiration for Women Release date: February 20, 2018 Publisher: Heartfelt Publications Eve. First woman. First to be tempted. First to sin. But what if there were more to her story than that? Forever Loved: Eve’s Story is the story of Father and daughter, as told by […]

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I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine. Do you want to learn the Bible but don’t have a lot of time? Do you need a quick refresher on what you already know? If so, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible is for you. […]