BOOKS

We finished studying "Forever" by Paul Tripp in our ladies bible study.

This book will change your perspective on life! "Once you believe in forever and live with forever in view, not only will you understand things you have never understood before, but you will live in a radically different way than you did before." Before each lesson we watched a dvd with a session from Paul Tripp and then broke out into our discussion groups. There is more information on his website:paultrippministries.org.

I highly recommend "Forever" for any bible study or just for personal reading.

"And God Came In" is a comprehensive biography of C.S Lewis' wife, Joy Davidman. Joy referred to herself as the world's most surprised atheist. I enjoyed learning even more about C.S. Lewis through his wife and their marriage. At times I thought the author was too comprehensive.  He gets bogged down with too much information and too many names in the first few chapters. I skimmed over that and enjoyed reading the rest of the book.

I love medical terminology and stories so this book is one that caught my eye. This book surprised me with its great depth. The author sketches the lives of over 30 different doctors starting with the disciple Luke up until present. He writes of their spiritual journeys, their inventions, and of their determination to help those who were suffering. Many of these doctors gave up opportunities of great wealth in order to serve. They were true examples of enduring under hardships, disciplining themselves to make careful use of their time and studies, but most of all, obeying God's leading.

Brian Ivie, producer behind "The Drop Box" writes of his upbringing, his struggles, his passion to produce movies, and about his conversion while producing The Drop Box. I appreciated Ivie's honesty in his book but thought the book lacked. Names and references to movies are abundant in the book and in the end, I think that dates a book. It could of been a better book if he taken more time to write it and had a better editing team.

Topics such as anxiety, anger, beauty, bragging, complaining, doubt, joyfulness and much more are written in this topical guide for teachable moments. Kara Durbin puts the topics in alphabetical order complete with definitions, bible verses, discussion questions and action points. This book is a wonderful resource for all parents.