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Review: From Pearl Harbor to Calvary by Mitsuo Fuchida (audiobook)

27 September 2011

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Review: From Pearl Harbor to Calvary by Mitsuo Fuchida (audiobook)

In From Pearl Harbor to Calvary, Mitsuo Fuchida tells the story of how he went from willingly leading the attack that killed over 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 to serving his creator as an evangelist who preached about the forgiveness found only in Christ. The book also shares the story of Jacob [...]

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Review: Putting Plan B Into Action: A DVD-Based Study

24 September 2011

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Review: Putting Plan B Into Action: A DVD-Based Study

You have a story. Everyone has a story. A story of plans that didn’t turn out as expected, people who disappointed you, goals that didn’t pan out. Maybe you lost your job, you and your spouse have been unable to have children, or a loved one died of cancer. In Putting Plan B Into Action: [...]

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Review: Night of the Living Dead Christian by Matt Mikalatos

20 September 2011

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Review: Night of the Living Dead Christian by Matt Mikalatos

What does a transformed life actually look like? In Night of the Living Dead Christian: One Man’s Ferociously Funny Quest to Discover What It Means to Be Truly Transformed, author Matt Mikalatos uses movie monsters to humorously yet thought-provokingly examine this question. The story follows Matt (yes, a character in his own story, which was [...]

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Review: If My Body is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch by Scott Davis (audiobook)

17 September 2011

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Review: If My Body is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch by Scott Davis (audiobook)

“For Him to increase in my ministry, I had to decrease in my waistline.” That, in a nutshell, describes comedian Scott Davis’ motivation for losing 132 pounds. In If My Body is a Temple, Then I Was a Megachurch: My journey of losing 132 pounds with no exercise!, Davis describes his journey to a healthy weight [...]

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A Marriage Carol by Chris Fabry and Gary Chapman (audiobook)

12 September 2011

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A Marriage Carol by Chris Fabry and Gary Chapman (audiobook)

In A Marriage Carol, Jake and Marlee Ebenezer are calling it quits on their 20-year marriage. On a snowy Christmas Eve, the parents of three young children are driving to their lawyer’s office to sign their divorce papers when they are in an automobile accident. Awaking in an empty car, Marlee assumes that Jake has [...]

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Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee

10 September 2011

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Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee

What would life be like if the only emotion we were capable of feeling was fear? In Forbidden, authors Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee describe a future society that believes it has evolved from the chaos of experiencing multiple emotions. As the story unfolds, we learn, with the book’s hero, that the reality is much darker: [...]

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The Guardian by Robbie Cheuvront and Erik Reed

3 September 2011

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The Guardian by Robbie Cheuvront and Erik Reed

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” – Revelation 10:8 (ESV) In The Guardian, agnostic Anna Riley discovers that God created her with a special purpose: [...]

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What’s Your Secret? by Aaron Stern (audiobook)

13 August 2011

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What’s Your Secret? by Aaron Stern (audiobook)

Do you have a secret? Something that you’ve kept in the dark and hope never sees the light of day? Each of us has at least one, but author and pastor Aaron Stern says that secrets can destroy us. In What’s Your Secret?, Stern explores the topic of confession. Using scripture, personal stories, and stories from [...]

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Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn (audiobook)

5 August 2011

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Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn (audiobook)

Lion of Babylon tells the story of Marc Royce, a former US intelligence operative who is called back into service to rescue a close friend who has been kidnapped in Iraq. In order to save his friend, Marc must make allies in Iraq while protecting himself from those within the US and Iraqi governments who aim [...]

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The Ultimate Journey by Jim Stovall (audiobook)

14 July 2011

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The Ultimate Journey by Jim Stovall (audiobook)

How do you define success? In The Ultimate Journey, Jim Stovall’s third novel following the life of Jason Stevens, the reader takes a look at this question through the life of Jason’s grandfather, Red. As Jason and his new bride, Alexia, begin their journey together, we are given a glimpse into true success through the eyes [...]

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