The Kingdom Series - by Chuck Black

I just finished this great set of books by Chuck Black called The Kingdom Series.

Their books that are set in the time of knights. But it takes you through the whole Bible. Of course you can't put EVERY story from the Bible into 6 small books, but you can put several very good stories from the Bible in the right order into 6 books. I enjoyed these greatly. There similar to C.S.Lewis' Narnia books. Because they are allegories. They look like just boy books, but they aren't. I would highly recommend them for boys and girls.

You can see the site for the books HERE.

Enjoy!!!

Henry and the Great Society

One of my favorite books is "Henry and the Great Society" by H.L.Roush. I read it this summer. It's about Henry the father to 3 kids and husband to a lovely wife. They live on a farm, don't have things like a T.V., electricity, running water inside, or a bath room inside! I know most of us can't even imagine living like this, but Henry and his family did and lived happy life's. They don't have a car instead they use a horse and buggy to get to town. They spend time with one another, talking to one another, reading together, walking through the fields, having picnics and just enjoying life the simple way. Then one day things start to change. Sales people quickly sell them all "the good things" in life like a T.V., running water inside, a washer machine, a car, etc. Henry quickly gets in debt. He can't pay for all this. His family is changing too. They no longer talk to one another, but just watch T.V.. Henry's wife is always busy now with shopping, helping with this, going here, etc. Henry has to get a better job because working the farm isn't giving him enough money to pay all his bills. He is having to work long hours now and isn't sleeping well anymore. He hardly has time to spend with his wife. Slowly all "the good things" in life that he bought are braking. His kids don't want to spend time with him, they want to watch the T.V.. Henry don't know how he can fix all of this. Can he get his life back in order? Or will it never get better? You will have to read this book to find out! (I just love leaving you hanging!) :-)

I Came to Love You Late

This summer I read a book called "I Came to Love You Late". I really loved it. It is a fictional story about Martha and Mary (the Martha and Mary from the Bible). It was a great look at what they might of felt and thought. I would highly recommend this book to girls that love God, his word (the Bible), fiction stories, and the story of Martha and Mary.

More Than A Carpenter

I just finished More Than A Carpenter the other day. It's a great book. Josh McDowell (the author) actually wrote it after he tried to find proof that Jesus wasn't God's Son, because when he tried to find the proof he needed it wasn't there. Instead he found the opposite, that Jesus was God's Son as a man on earth to save his people from their sin. He found so much evidence that he wrote the book More Than A Carpenter. It was an excellent book and I would recommed it to all christians and also none christians. I think if a none christian read it that person would be a christian, or want to be a christian, by the end of the book.

The Tinker's Daughter

I just finished a great book called "The Tinker's Daughter - A story based on the life of Mary Bunyan" by Wendy Lawton. Here is a little paper on the moral of the story.


I can do all things...

Do you sometimes find yourself not wanting other peoples help because you want to show that you can do it on your own? Do you ever reject help so you can do it on your own, show that your not helpless, and be independent? Well your not the only one that has ever felt this way. Mary Bunyan was the blind daughter of John Bunyan (the author of Pilgrims Progress). Being blind kept her from wanting peoples help. She wanted to do things on her own to show that she wasn't helpless. She didn't even want God's help! John Bunyan was a very religious man and often quoted scripture. One verse he said often was "I can do all things though Christ who strengthens me."Mary often heard him repeat this and soon started saying the first part "I can do all things...", but she always left of the part about Christ strengthening us. Mary went thought part of her life not wanting God's help. She tried to do everything by herself. Finally she realised one day that she couldn't do "all things", on her own, but she could do all things though Christ. She came to know Jesus and a great burden was lifted off of Mary that day. None of us can go though life without needing God's help. Let him help you today. Lay your burden at his feet and follow him. He loves you so much.

Cynthia