Book Reviews

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

By |2022-12-01T22:16:50+00:00December 1, 2022|

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Publisher: Publisher Alfred A. Knoph Krisof and WuDunn are married, and this couple examine the epidemic of depression, unemployment, poverty, and addiction [...]

Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story

By |2022-12-01T22:13:07+00:00December 1, 2022|

Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story by Andrea Warren Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. Andrea Warren taught high school history and English, wrote for a newspaper, and edited a magazine before becoming a [...]

Aging Out

By |2022-06-18T21:50:59+00:00June 18, 2022|

Aging Out by Alton Carter Publisher: The RoadRunner Press Hardcover $18.95, Paperback $15.00 Now the director of youth ministries for the First United Methodist Church of Stillwater, Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State University alum has [...]

By |2022-02-28T22:45:58+00:00February 28, 2022|

Too Scared to Tell by Cathy Glass Harper Element Publisher, 2020. Paperback, 309 pages. Available at Amazon for $7.99. Cathy Glass has written several books. They are written from her perspective and experience as [...]

Going Deeper with God

By |2022-01-26T23:12:04+00:00January 26, 2022|

Going Deeper with God Addressing Challenging Issues in Our Relationship with God by Douglas L. Mead, MSSW Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. 2021, paperback, 276 pages. Available at Amazon, Walmart, Abe Books, and Better World Books. Paperback $19.99, Kindle [...]

Surprised by Children

By |2022-01-26T23:15:25+00:00December 15, 2021|

Surprised by Children: a memoir by Harold Myra Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House Published: 2001 Harold Myra served as the CEO of Christianity Today International for 32 years. Under his leadership, the organization grew from [...]

The Connected Parent

By |2022-01-26T23:16:05+00:00December 15, 2021|

The Connected Parent by Karen Purvis and Lisa Qualls Publisher: Harvest House Publisher, 2020 Karyn Purvis was an authoritative speaker, writer, trainer, and passionate advocate for children. Her work has been featured in Newsweek, Focus on [...]

Reframing Foster Care

By |2021-08-10T17:40:39+00:00August 10, 2021|

Reframing Foster Care: Filtering Your Foster Parenting Journey Through the Lens of the Gospel by Jason Johnson Credo House Publishers, 2018. Paperback, 252 pages. $15.19 Amazon Jason Johnson: He and his wife Emily became [...]

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