Review of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters

I sure wish I’d had this book when my mother was still alive, as an older child. Cultural factors, conflicts, and much consternation filled my growing up years living with my mom. The woman who was supposed to be the adult, the maturing and nurturing one, lost herself over the years as she stayed in…

Review of the newest Thomas Nelson NKJV Full-Color Study Bible

I was asked if I would like to review the third edition of Thomas Nelson’s Full-Color NKJV Comfort Print® Study Bible. Of course I would. I love to read and study the Bible; I have for decades. I use several different translations and study Bibles in my research. However, I was stuck on using a…

Review of The Seven Deadly Friendships

Have you ever had a friend, maybe even a long-term friend from childhood or college, turn on you? I sure the heck have. Here you thought you two were cool and there weren’t any major issues. Then you started seeing warning signs that your long-term friend wasn’t so cool. Perhaps you confided in her, and…

Review of Courageous Women of the Bible

Cozy. Safe enough to explore a feisty topic like courage. Strengthened enough to go out there and do it! That’s what I felt while I was reading through La-Tan Roland Murphy’s latest book, Courageous Women of the Bible. La-Tan didn’t cover all the usual suspects, the women who are typically lauded as courageous women in…