The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

My Hands Came Away Red (Lisa McKay) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Right up until the day they burned the church, I thought I understood things. You know… God, people, myself. Life. Then, suddenly, I understood nothing except that we had to run. And that we might never make it home. When eighteen-year-old Cori signed up for a mission trip to Indonesia she was mostly thinking about escaping her complicated love life, making new friends, and having fun on the beach. She never expected a civil war to flare up on the nearby island of Ambon. She never expected violence to find them. And she never expected

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What Dreams May Come (Alana Terry) – Review

~ About the Book ~ She’s got her heart set on becoming a missionary. He’s determined to recruit her for the job. But is it possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never even met? Susannah’s convinced that God has called her to the mission field. That’s why she’s serving him with single-minded focus in Orchard Grove, waiting for the day when she can leave her small town to take the gospel to the nations. Is falling in love with her missionary recruiter part of God’s plan for her life or a distraction from the real goal? Scott loves

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