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Review – Blood Covenant

I’m not much of a fiction book reader so when I recently received the book “Blood Covenant” from my friends at Zondervan, I thought I would pass it along to my wife to review. Below is her review:

Blood Covenant, written by Lisa Harris is a fantastic fiction book that delves into the scene of a refugee camp in Africa when volunteers come to give aid.  The characters unfold in a masterful way, as the authors transports you to an intense seen of people in desperate need, caught between rebels and government officials.  It was a page-turner and a wonderful look at the way people wrestled with their faith in the midst of terrible circumstances.

I would highly recommend this book to young adults as well as seasoned readers.  Not only do the characters draw closer to the Lord, but I believe the reader does as well. 

I give it 5 stars.

Disclosure of Material Connection: Zondervan sent me a free copy of this book as part of their book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Review – If God Why Evil?

Before I can begin any kind of review for this book, I need to be really clear about something….I’m not very bright. While I might have attended a Nazarene University (for a business degree), my depth and understanding of theology is REALLY lacking. It was very important that I establish that before venturing into this review.

I recently received a copy of the book “If God Why Evil” from my friends at Bethany House to review. When the opportunity came to review a book about this sensitive but popular topic, I jumped on it. This is one of those “can’t answer this side of Heaven” or “million dollar questions” that we all wrestle with. Not only do we wrestle with it, non-believers understandably wrestle with it too. It might even be what keeps them from moving from “non” to “believer”. It’s a tough one.

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FM Static Winner Announced

Thanks to all of those that entered their name for the new CD from FM Static. I really wish I had more copies of “My Brain Says Stop But My Heart Says Go” to give away. If you were not the lucky winner, check out iTunes or the FM Static web site to order yours today. You’ll be glad you did!

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Tyndale.com Giveaway

In honor of Tyndale launching its new book club enewsletter they are running a 30 day giveaway on their website. The Book Club Hub Newsletter will be an email newsletter geared towards people who are in or are running book clubs. It will feature suggestions, discussion guides and great ideas for your book clubs. You can see a preview by clicking here.

To enter the giveaway you just need to visit the contest page and click on the book you’d like to sign up to win. You can even go back and sign up for both books. Each day is a new giveaway so you can return to the site each day and try to win. Every few days the books change, so check back!

I have entered today and will continue to do so over the next 30 days. You can too. Just click on the links above to get started. Good luck!

It's ON!!!

A little over a year ago, my lovely bride and I made our way to Nashville Tennessee for the Country Music Half Marathon. Little did we know that there would be an instant connection with this incredible city. I like to believe we left a part of our hearts there. In the weeks that followed the half marathon, the city of Nashville would experience flooding that no one expected. Our hearts were broken for our new friends and a city that adopted us.

For several months now, we have debated back and forth on if we would return this year for the half marathon. Some physical set backs have made training and getting the endurance back to 13.1 miles difficult for me this winter. It was a few weeks ago, after one particularly difficult run, I declared that I was out. It was tough because we have developed some very close friends in Nashville (through social media and other outlets) and were really looking forward to meeting up again.

Yesterday I was reminded again that the race is just a two hour distraction to a much bigger weekend. My lovely bride was kind enough to agree not to go, but really wanted to return to Nashville. I tried to ignore my hearts desire to return as well. During a 5 mile run today (which wasn’t pretty), I decided that the relationships, the people, our hearts and my wife’s desire are so much bigger than 13.1 miles. If I have to walk that stupid race, I’ll do it! We love Nashville and treasure our friends there. I just completed our sign up and hotel reservations.

As of this moment….The Nashville Half Marathon is ON!!

See you all April 29th – May 1st!

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