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If you catch this on New Year's Eve 2014, great. Otherwise, I fear you will miss it Free on Kindle: What if...: How to Kill Worry and Anxiety Before They Kill You! [Kindle Edition] The author,  Caleb Suko , is a missionary to Ukraine The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin BY KURT EICHENWALD / DECEMBER 23, 2014 6:54 AM EST My reaction:  First, the Newsweek piece has an outdated Bible image. Ecclesiastes reads like very old English,  Ecclefiaftes , for example.  Take a look at it yourself and see how unattractive it would be to read a book that you struggled to make out most of the words' pronunciations, let alone a script that is dis-inviting for modern eyes.  Then, right out of the gate, Eichenwald delivers a broad-stroke characterization of Christians that would make straw men feel inadequate by comparison.  To believe the author, we spend all of our time angrily waving our Bibles at passing cars, sp...

Christianish: What If We're Not Really Following Jesus at All? [Kindle Edition] Mark Steele (Author) 4.4 out of 5 stars Digital List Price:  $14.99 Kindle Price:  $0.00 · Length: 289 pages Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest [Kindle Edition] Edward T. Welch (Author) List Price: $15.99   Kindle Price: $0.00   Length: 328 pages   In his new release, Running Scared, Edward T. Welch investigates the roots of fear in the human soul and the ramifications of living in the grips of anxiety, worry, and dread. Welch encourages readers to discover for themselves that the Bible is full of beautiful words of comfort for fearful people (and that every single person is afraid of something). Within the framework of thirty topical meditations, Welch offers sound biblical theology and moment-by-moment, thoughtful encouragement for life-saving rescue in the midst of the heart and mind battlefield of rampant panic-stricken response...

The Art of Caregiving Free on kindle for a limited time -- now 2.99 (09/25/13) 160 pages, save $14.99 Also free on other devices. Check yours to find out if it is free there too. Amazon summary:  Written to encourage the caregiver, The Art of Caregiving will be a candle of joyful hope to the one whose life has taken on unique new challenges when a loved one faces cancer. Cancer treatment is often a nighttime journey through a wilderness, during which patients and their caregivers are confronted with worry and fear; a journey where the slightest flicker of hope means more than words can express. Michael S. Barry shows how, with God's help, you can be the light of hope for those who bear the burden of illness. Reinventing Rachel Free on kindle for a limited time  --  now 2.99 (09/25/13) Also free on other devices.  Check yours to find out if it is free there too. Save $14.99, 370 pages Amazon summary: God let Rachel Westing down. For tw...

Dr. John Piper is a gifted pastor, author and communicator of the Word of God who is well worth your time and energy.  This is at least the third book that I have read by Piper.  In each of them, I am quite pleased with the exhaustive use of Scripture to guide the reader to truth and its application.  Though I don't agree on every point of doctrine, I have study Bibles with pages marked, "See Piper, The Pleasures of God, p. 34" or the like.  I am certain that after reviewing my hundreds of underlines and notes throughout, that this book will provide more of those.  You may not wish to borrow any of my books from John Piper since you will have to read between the lines, quite literally. I have a couple negative comments.  At 400 pages, this book, like two others that I have read of his is long.  In addition, unlike The Pleasures of God and Desiring God , I found myself laboring through some of the chapters.  If you are an average reader don...