Reading the stories of Christians from the past who served the Lord is always a good thing to do. it encourages us to remember that the Christian message is not new, but that it has gone forth and changed many lives in the past. Stories from the past also help you see what the LordContinue reading “Changed lives that then changed lives”
Tag Archives: Biography
Tell The Good Old Story…
There are countless stories down throughout history that captivate the mind, stir the heart and provoke people to action. But the greatest story of all is the good news of Jesus. Learning all you can about that story is glorious and important. It’s also important to see how that gospel story has affected others overContinue reading “Tell The Good Old Story…”
Join in with my hobby…
Some people they enjoy watching sport. Others like to paint or get creative and make things. Others find their rest when they are around people all the time. I am an introvert and my health issues mean that noise and bright places are not my friends. So, reading has become my hobby over the years.Continue reading “Join in with my hobby…”
There Came a Day
Stories are powerful. When you hear someone’s story you get much more than what they think or believe. A story is an invitation into the heart and emotions of a person to rejoice and weep with them. Here’s a story that I read yesterday.
Stories of Saints
As you know, I love a good book. I enjoy reading all kinds of books from deep theology to general Christian living, and from spiritual warfare to stories of people’s lives. I enjoy reading stories about people’s lives because often they are a mixture of exerting. There’s normally deep theological truths, experiences of the Lord’sContinue reading “Stories of Saints”
Teenager, put down the screen
Kids, pre-teens and teenagers spend so much time on screens. I’m not condemning screen time at all, I’m also in front of a screen a lot of the time. Over the past year that scree time has just gone up, especially for kids and teenagers. School went online. I’m assuming that gaming time went up.Continue reading “Teenager, put down the screen”
Serving the Saviour they loved…
One of the mistakes that I have made over the years is that I have not read a lot of biographies. I’ve written before about the importance of reading and listen to the testimonies and stories of older saints, but this year I’m going to actually do it! Here are the first two I’ve read.Continue reading “Serving the Saviour they loved…”
Saturday Snippets (August 22)
As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…
What’s In A Bio?
It’s good to have Rachel doing a guest post today talking about the nature of biographical details mentioned in book endorsements. I will be following up this post with my own thoughts on book endorsements next week. Here are Rachel’s thoughts…
Books for Kids, Teens and Families…
There are some great kids books out there, it’s important that we invest the same amount of time finding them sound books that are based on the Bible and point them to Jesus as we would for ourselves. Here are a few of the books I’ve been sent recently for kids, teens and families…
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