Karen Mayer Cunningham Writes About Defying Autism
The ups and downs of life have taught Karen Mayer Cunningham that laughter really is the best medicine for what ails you. Her passionate narratives can as easily make you laugh as they can move you to tears. Karen draws many of her stories from her daily life and more specifically from being the mother [...]
New Book Great Incentive for Individuals and Small Group Study
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX—We are not a healthy nation. According to statistics, one in three adults is considered obese, and childhood obesity has tripled in the past two decades. The weight loss industry offers a variety of solutions, from quick-fix gimmicks and crash diets to support groups and sensible eating plans; it’s no secret that the [...]
Believing Big
Believing Big By Kimberly Cash Tate I’m a practical person by nature. Left to myself, I’ll make sensible choices. Careful, planned, I-can-see-where-this-is-going kinds of choices. College. Law school. Clerkship. Law Firm. I was living my planned life. I could see the trajectory clear to retirement. But that was all before I knew the Lord. Ten [...]
When Grace Goes Sour
When Grace Goes Sour By Ed Gungor For me, the most stunning aspect of faith is grace. Grace is that unmerited, incautious favor of God that most of us never tire hearing about. There is just something about it—whenever it comes, it changes what is into something grander. That is what I love about the [...]
BOOK REVIEW | The Mission-Minded Family
THE MISSION MINDED FAMILY by Ann Dunagan In a mission-minded family, there seems to be a God-infused energy. A passion for the lost. And a spiritual depth and hunger that reaches into the heart of the culture. A family that is called for missions need to have an attitude of self-sacrifice, and a total submission [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Turn up the Heat
Turn up the Heat: A Couples Guide to Sexual Intimacy by Dr. Kevin Leman Want a sex life that makes you want to twist and shout, is what the back cover of this book has on it. Dr. Kevin Leman the author of the best-seller Sheet Music, has brought us another book to deal with [...]
BOOKSHELF PICKS | 10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe
10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe by Larry Osborne FA I T H CAN FIX ANYTHING I’ll never forget the day my wife and I stopped by the local hospital for what we knew would be our last visit with her friend Susan. For three years, Susan had put up a valiant fight against [...]
The New Normal: Facing Life after a Child's Death
The New Normal: Facing Life after a Child’s Death by Marti Pieper "Dad, I know you’re scared. I believe the Lord will deliver me through this. But if he doesn’t, I’m going home to be with him, and that’s okay with me."–BJ Higgins, August 5, 2005 Brent and Deanna Higgins clung to these valiant words [...]
BOOK REVIEW | The Noticer
THE NOTICER by Andy Andrews Andy lived under a pier on the Gulf of Mexico after his parents died, leaving him basically homeless. He made a dollar here and a dollar there, but mostly lived off garbage and from what he found in rich people’s garages. When an old homeless man, who introduced himself only [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Enough
Enough: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity by Adam Hamilton In this time of financial insecurity it is good to stop and really look at your financial situation. This book helps you do just that, but in a different way. It doesn’t sit you down and show you how to do budgets and give you [...]
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