White Chocolate Moments by Lori Wick is contemporary fiction about a girl, Arcineh, whose parents died in an accident when she was 11 and was raised by her grandfather, Sam who was a wealthy owner of a company. She left when she was 18 because he took in her cousin and moved in with a friend, got several jobs, danced, and found romance and became a Christian and married. Issues it deals with are death, reconciliation and love. I liked it!
(Karen's review 4/3/09)
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
"Letters From A Skeptic: A Son Wrestles With His Father's Questions About Christianity" by Dr. Gregory A. Boyd and Edward K. Boyd
I read this book because it was recommended by Kris, a friend of mine who ministers to college students at Kent University. I found it extremely thought provoking and interesting.
Letters From A Skeptic: A Son Wrestles With His Father’s Questions About Christianity. This is an unusual book because it is all letters back and forth between a father and son. The son, Greg Boyd, is a professor of theology and an ordained evangelical minister. The father, Edward Boyd, was raised Catholic but with numerous questions about Christianity which the son patiently tries to answer over a period of time through correspondence. The questions fall into four major categories: Questions about God, Questions about Jesus Christ, Questions about the Bible, and Questions about Christian life and doctrine.
Here is a small sample of some of the tough questions the father and son discussed:
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Letters From A Skeptic: A Son Wrestles With His Father’s Questions About Christianity. This is an unusual book because it is all letters back and forth between a father and son. The son, Greg Boyd, is a professor of theology and an ordained evangelical minister. The father, Edward Boyd, was raised Catholic but with numerous questions about Christianity which the son patiently tries to answer over a period of time through correspondence. The questions fall into four major categories: Questions about God, Questions about Jesus Christ, Questions about the Bible, and Questions about Christian life and doctrine.
Here is a small sample of some of the tough questions the father and son discussed:
Why has Christianity done so much harm?If you have questions about Christianity or know someone who does and would like to know how to answer them, I highly recommend this book. I loved seeing how the father slowly became more open to Christianity and finally accepted Jesus as His Savior when he was 73.
Why is the world so full of suffering?
Why did God create Satan?
Why trust the Gospel accounts?
How can you believe that a man rose from the dead?
Why do you think the Bible is inspired?
What about the “holy books” of other religions?
Why does God make believing in Him so difficult?
Do all non-Christians go to hell?
Isn’t the Christian life impossible to live?
How can I be sure it’s all true?
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Thursday, December 9, 2010
"Kasey To the Rescue" by Ellen Rogers--An Enjoyable Read!
This video shows some of the things monkeys are trained to do for handicapped people. Kasey To The Rescue is about a family who got one of these monkeys to help them.
Kasey To The Rescue by Ellen Rogers is a true story of an amazing son, Ned, and his mom, the author of this book. Ned gets in a horrific car accident but miraculously survived. The mother brought Ned home to take care of him along with her other children and two dogs. Taking care of Ned was a major task! To help with his care, they went to Helping Hands and got Kasey, a monkey.
To me, the mother is amazing and the main story of this book about how she takes care of Ned, runs her family, and tries to keep up everyone's spirits including her own. Ned too shows remarkable courage. The monkey, Kasey, is also pretty remarkable in the way he helps. This is a very enjoyable and encouraging read about a family who did not fall apart when faced with tragedy.
(Gerard's review) Read the teaser.
UPDATED 12/18/10:
This book is really about a super mom (Ellen) persevering in raising her family and taking care of her son Ned, who was in a car accident while away at college and suffered a spinal chord injury which rendered him a quadriplegic. The story is basically all about Ned and how his mother made him her top priority, even going so far as to bring in a monkey (Kasey) from the Helping Hands organization. In actuality, it seemed to me Kasey was more work for her than help; however, it did help Ned stay positive and gave him a constant companion. Ned gained more dexterity in his fingers and arms because the monkey provided motivation for Ned to interact with Kasey. Kasey was entertaining and although it took three months for Kasey to really trust and feel a close relationship to Ned, it was worth it.
I enjoyed reading this book but was anxious to get to the part when the monkey came which is about halfway through. This is the story of a loving family and although the beginning was sort of depressing, the second half of the book is very entertaining and inspirational. I really liked learning more about the Helping Hands organization and how the monkeys are trained to be service animals.
(Karen's review)
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Find best posts of the week at Saturday Sampling at Half Past Kissin' Time and submit the one you wish more people would see that you wrote this week!
Kasey To The Rescue by Ellen Rogers is a true story of an amazing son, Ned, and his mom, the author of this book. Ned gets in a horrific car accident but miraculously survived. The mother brought Ned home to take care of him along with her other children and two dogs. Taking care of Ned was a major task! To help with his care, they went to Helping Hands and got Kasey, a monkey.
To me, the mother is amazing and the main story of this book about how she takes care of Ned, runs her family, and tries to keep up everyone's spirits including her own. Ned too shows remarkable courage. The monkey, Kasey, is also pretty remarkable in the way he helps. This is a very enjoyable and encouraging read about a family who did not fall apart when faced with tragedy.
(Gerard's review) Read the teaser.
UPDATED 12/18/10:
This book is really about a super mom (Ellen) persevering in raising her family and taking care of her son Ned, who was in a car accident while away at college and suffered a spinal chord injury which rendered him a quadriplegic. The story is basically all about Ned and how his mother made him her top priority, even going so far as to bring in a monkey (Kasey) from the Helping Hands organization. In actuality, it seemed to me Kasey was more work for her than help; however, it did help Ned stay positive and gave him a constant companion. Ned gained more dexterity in his fingers and arms because the monkey provided motivation for Ned to interact with Kasey. Kasey was entertaining and although it took three months for Kasey to really trust and feel a close relationship to Ned, it was worth it.
I enjoyed reading this book but was anxious to get to the part when the monkey came which is about halfway through. This is the story of a loving family and although the beginning was sort of depressing, the second half of the book is very entertaining and inspirational. I really liked learning more about the Helping Hands organization and how the monkeys are trained to be service animals.
(Karen's review)
Find best posts of the week at Saturday Sampling at Half Past Kissin' Time and submit the one you wish more people would see that you wrote this week!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
"Dirty Little Secrets" by C. J. Omololu
I waited a long time for Dirty Little Secrets by C. J. Omololu and was rewarded. This is a fiction book about a teenage girl named Lucy. She has a secret--her mom is a hoarder. She doesn’t throw away anything and keeps what people would consider garbage. She has kept her secret well until one day her mom dies in the house. If she calls 911, her secret will be out. What will she do? I enjoyed this book a lot. This is this author’s first book--well done!
(Gerard's review)
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
(Gerard's review)
Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Teaser Tuesday: " Letters From A Skeptic" and "Kasey To the Rescue"
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought I would play for fun! Just do the following:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser.
What I'd rather propose to you is to engage in an ongoing discussion about Christianity. I'd like to give you an opportunity to share with me all the reasons you have for not being a Christian, and I'd like you to give me the opportunity to share with you all the reasons why I am one.From p. 14 of Letters From A Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity by Dr. Gregory A. Boyd (son) and Edward K. Boyd (father) (Click on the title to see my review)
Gerard's:
The trainer sat in a wheelchair. Kasey examined every inch of it with great scientific interest and learned that if she hopped up on her trainer's lap and gently placed her trainer's hand on the joystick, they could zoom around the room together.From page 47 of Kasey To The Rescue: The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle by Ellen Rogers. Click on the link to see my review.
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