Saturday, January 7, 2017

Review ~ 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs




Let His Truth Find a Home in Your Heart

Here are the words of hope you’re looking for when your faith needs a boost or a friend needs encouragement. Chosen by more than a thousand women as their favorite verses in the Bible, each one is worth learning, worth sharing, worth remembering.




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My Review
 5 STARS!!!


31 Verses to Write on Your Heart would make a thoughtful addition to anyone’s personal Bible study time! Liz Curtis Higgs is a renowned Bible teacher and women’s speaker and has a special gift when it comes to explaining Scripture. 

Breaking them down in an easy-to-understand format, each of the 31 verses chosen is expounded on and kept in context, even giving the Hebrew or Greek definitions of certain words. Various Bible translations are used to further enhance the study and understanding of each verse. I have found that using this format of word-for-word study helps me to more easily memorize verses. 

I highly recommend Higgs’ illuminative 31 Verses to Write on Your Heart! This is a valuable addition to devotional time. Included are 31 memorization tips, as well as a handy Study Guide and Notes section.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for review purposes. No compensation has been received.


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To read about or connect with Liz online, please visit her website at http://www.lizcurtishiggs.com/

You can read an excerpt by clicking HERE.

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~Happy Reading~
 

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Rebecca's Top Ten Reads in 2016




There’s no doubt, 2016 was a wonderful year to read inspirational fiction. When it comes to choosing just ten titles out of the over two hundred books that I finished last year, it was a good thing that I waited until the very end, for surprisingly two of the very last books ended up being considered favorites.


You may see a faint resemblance in the core of these titles because many of them have a common theme; the author took the lives of historical figures, researched what information was available very carefully, and crafted a blend of fact and fiction that was mesmerizing, at least for me. Regardless of the genre, these are ten books that not only entertained me on an emotional level, fed me on an intellectual level, but they also challenged me on a spiritual level; in other words they left an imprint on my heart.


My sincere thanks are extended to these authors and many more for providing me with hours upon hours of enjoyable reading time during the year 2016.

Rebecca Maney

Click on each book's title below cover image to read Rebecca's review.






















Rebecca is a graduate of Bryan College with a degree in Christian Education and is currently serving at the First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Gastonia, North Carolina as the Director of Children's Ministry. With nearly 28 years of experience in her field, she has had many opportunities to use her love of reading and writing in creative ways across the generations. A wife, mother of four "nearly" grown children, and grandmother to four beautiful grandchildren, Rebecca has been able to return to her love of reading and more recently reviewing, with a renewed passion for the "beauty of story".

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Have you read any of Rebecca's favorites? If so, we would love to have some conversation and see what you thought. If not, please share some of your favorites of 2016 in the comments below. We are always looking for good books to read!

~Happy Reading~