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Many people content themselves to read just one biography of a great man or woman. Yet it is in devouring more than one that one comes to realize that a biographer has all kinds of choices to make when writing his or her perspective on the life and influence of any famous person. There are a million details, some everyone agrees is important, and, even in those, the writer must decide on what to emphasize, what to summarize and how to weave the picture together. Often the starting point varies and, believe it or not, the ending point does as well as great people’s legacies outlive the year etched on the right hand of their tombstone. I believe Paul McCusker does a great job with his portrait of C.S. Lewis. Something he chooses to do is to give background information on the BBC, what life was like in Britain during the Second World War as well as the expected background story to Lewis’ life that included his upbringing, early trauma, his service in the World War I and the relati...

Smart Women Know When to Say No by Kevin Leman  273 pages free only on 09/23/14 Serving Those With Mental Illness free pdf e-book Study of Acute Mental Illness and the Christian Faith the entire study by Lifeway Research in pdf Thriving Pastor Focus on the Family's resource site for pastors Living Out   (a good resource about same-sex attraction and the debate over sexuality. You will be happy to see that it centers on people rather than politics and, from what I have read thus far, it is very biblical) The description found on the homepage: "We experience same-sex attraction and yet are committed to what the Bible clearly says, and what the church has always taught, about marriage and sex.  With friends, we’ve set up this website to articulate a perspective that is not often heard – that of men and women who are honest and open about their same-sex attraction, but who have discovered that obedience to Jesus in this area of life is fulfilling, healt...

Read a Sample of the book News Item from May 26, 2014:     Dr Charlotte Jones said the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy has led to . . . a rise in sexually transmitted infections among the over-50s that includes "gonorrhoea and syphilis along with more common thrush and chlamydia." Were you ever asked to do something that you wondered “Why me?” That’s what happened to me with the request to review Pulling Back the Shades: Erotica, Intimacy, and the Longings of a Woman’s Heart . Apparently, the publisher wanted some male opinions. I hope that you will give me a chance and read my review, either because of, or in spite of, the fact that I am male. Dannah Gresh and Juli Slattery state that Fifty Shades of Grey has sold over 70 million copies in its first year! Erotica is the fastest selling genre of books marketed to women. The authors of Pulling Back the Shades are convinced that Fifty Shades has done for women what internet porn did for men – normalized its us...

Order Thriving Family , a Christian marriage and parenting magazine from Focus on the Family, is free to anyone who requests it! Sample issue In every issue, you'll get: • age-specific parenting advice • faith-based family activities • marriage tips • book reviews • support for single parents and blended families and much more! AWANA Gospel Message App   The Gospel Message app, created by Awana®, is a fun and creative way to share the gospel with children, teens and adults. Now the gospel demonstration is only as far away as the nearest digital device! This free, versatile app includes three different versions geared specifically to each age group- kids, teens, and adults. The app uses what some may recognize as The Gospel Wheel- a very clear, interactive tool to share the gospel with someone. It allows you to have a conversation and meet the child, teen, or adult where they are at. This way, it is more of a conversation instead of a set presen...

Most families, I reckon, struggle with family devotions. In the busyness of life, finding a good devotional that spans the age ranges and interest of their families and disciplining themselves to do them each day seems quite an obstacle to overcome. However, I found these devotions to be so enjoyable for the family that my youngest child often retrieves the book and makes sure that we do the latest one. Whit’s End Mealtime Devotions is a surprisingly small book. After all, it does contain 90 devotions! The positive thing about this is that it doesn’t take up much room on the bookshelf. True to the effort put into all Focus on the Family/Adventures in Odyssey products, the cover art is superb. It features a family of four sitting around a dinner table with an open Bible. A depiction of Mr. Whittaker, an affable and wise character in the Adventures in Odyssey series, also graces the cover. The primary color is a glossy red. Inside are three categories of devotions. U...

Many of the bloggers that I admire have a miscellaneous posting that they do of things that come across their desks via the internet.  Here is my attempt of enriching you through such links. “We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”  ― C.S. Lewis , TheProblem of Pain For T hose W ho A re Married Experiencing a Fulfilled Marriage (Part 1 of 2) Speaker Patricia Ashley shares 12 biblical points about marriage, interspersed with stories from her own marriage, which was spiritually dead until being restored by God. (Part 1 of 2) Experiencing a Fulfilled Marriage (Part 2 of 2) Scriptural Truths for Your Marriage 12 points from Patricia Ashley for women For those W ho Are Single  Boundless Boundless is a ministry of Focus on the Family with the goal of helping young adults grow up, own their faith,...

From Focus on the Family , a free resource in mp3 format (it will work on your computer's Windows Media Player, Real Player or similar device). "Jesus: The Lamb of God," a broadcast with historian Ray Vander Laan. Please let me know if you have any trouble with the download or if you got it. Thanks and enjoy! Investigating Jesus by Lee Strobel - videos include: "Is There a Case for the Resurrection of Jesus" "Who Do You Say Jesus Is?  Consider the Evidence" "Did Christianity Steal Its Central Message from Other Religions?" "Do Ancient Prophecies Prove That Jesus is the Messiah?" Kindle Deals: The Seven Sayings of the Savior from the Cross by A.W. Pink for $1.99 The Case for the Resurrection by Lee Strobel for $1.99 Finding the Real Jesus: A Guide for Curious Christians and Skeptical Seekers   also by Lee Strobel for $1.99 Cold-Case Christianity:  A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gosp...

The Four Seasons of Marriage  by Gary Chapman in e-book form is free for a limited time from www.christianbook.com Update on 02/18/2013 :  this book is now $9.69.  So, if you took advantage of this offer when posted, you would have saved almost $10.00.  Keep on visiting for more great values as I find them and make them available to you. (Summer, winter, spring, fall - which season of marriage are you in? Looking at relationships in terms of passages of the heart, Chapman guides couples through the joys, struggles, and changes that can come at any point during their lifelong journey. His fresh insights will help you and your spouse deepen your love and strengthen your communication.) Though None Go With Me in DVD  from Amazon -- awesome love story by Jerry Jenkins.  I found this at a Walmart also in a set of four different movies also or in book form from Walmart  My review of the film Family Life Today broadcasts and transcripts wh...