Book of Jonah: Word for Word Comic – Book Review

Cover art for The Book of Jonah: Word for Word Bible Comic

Do you think you know the story of Jonah? Do you think that you can visualize it in your mind’s eye?

Why not just read The Book of Jonah: Word for Word Bible Comic and get both?!

Available November 1st, The Book of Jonah is a literal retelling of the minor prophet, but this time in a format that is totally 21st century. This is small Old Testament book meets the amazing visuals of comic books. With Simon Pillario at the art helm, colors by Leslie Wilmer and Ryan Esch, and the actual Bible text as the script, this is The Book of Jonah like you have never seen it before.

Don’t miss out on the latest in a growing collection of Word For Word Bible Comic stories.

EPIC – The Story That Changed The World by Aaron Armstrong and Heath McPherson: Book Review

B&H Kids

The Bible is an astonishing book. There is no other text like the Scriptures. Over 40 authors. Dozens of literary styles. An overarching story of over 6000 years. But will it keep my teenager engaged? Will my 10 year old want to read it?

The Parables of Jesus by David Wenham: A Book Review

IVP Academic

The significance of Jesus’ parables cannot be understated. They are a major portion of the Gospels, not to mention a healthy chunk of his recorded teachings. And as such, the Parables of Jesus have been taught on, preached about, and otherwise expounded upon at length. To the point of exhaustion, if you ask some church parishioners.

So how are we to understand these stories? Because they are stories after all, correct? They aren’t actual facts…or are they? Are heaven and hell really just a chasm apart? Is God like an angry king that begrudgingly answers a widow’s prayers? Does Jesus really not understand that mustard seeds aren’t the smallest seeds there are?

Grown-Up Faith by Kevin Myers: Book Review

Thomas Nelson Publishing

It isn’t enough to just believe, you need to grow in your belief. You need to take steps to deepen your relationship with Christ. You need to walk into the fullness of a life of faith.

You can’t stay a baby of faith; there’s too much life to enjoy.

Kevin Myers, in his new book Grown-Up Faith, aims to help believers and non-believers take the steps to move from infancy to maturity. With funny personal stories and simple language, Myers shows what it looks like to leave the former things behind, and grab onto the new and great things a life of faith has for us all.

Vertical Marriage by Dave and Ann Wilson: Book Review

Zondervan

“God is not optional, supplemental, or even a helpful puzzle piece to a better marriage. No, God is the very table on which the puzzle rests. He is not a supplement; he is the strength itself.”

After the ‘I do’s, newlyweds don’t seem to worry too much about the after part. They are excited about being married. Sadly, they might not be adequately prepared for what’s coming.

After 5, 10, 25 years of marriage, couples can hit a wall. Things have drastically changed since ‘I do’, so much that a husband and wife can say ‘I don’t’ and ‘I won’t’ to a marriage.

What can be done to save a marriage from collapse? What magic can we cast over our most important relationship to keep it strong, whether we are at the start, in the middle, or staring at the end?

Go Vertical.

Can We Trust The Gospels? by Peter J. Williams: Book Review

Crossway Publishers

Can we trust the Bible?

Or better yet, can we trust the parts of the Bible that talk about Jesus, specifically? It’s easy to read the Psalms and say “sure, maybe someone wrote these a long time ago. Anyone can praise God or be angry”. But is there any certainty that the stories of a miracle worker in ancient Israel are true? Or that the sermons he preached weren’t made up hundreds of years later? Or the claims about his life weren’t fabricated to make him more important than he actually was?

These aren’t just the questions of the skeptics. Believers are, and should, ask these questions about Jesus and the Gospels as well.  But where do you start? What evidence is there that the Gospels are true? What proof is there that Jesus was who he said he was?

Can We Trust the Gospels? by Peter J. Williams is the perfect place to begin.

Dangerous Prayers – 50 Powerful Prayers That Changed The World: Book Review

Thomas Nelson

History is filled with moments. Moments that were so powerful that life was never the same after that. Some were in battle. Some were in the halls of government. Some were done with weapons and great violence.

Those we hear about most often. But there have been other moments that have changed the world. These were moments of prayer.

Collected to show the powerful nature of prayer and the kinds of things some significant people prayed, Dangerous Prayers – 50 Powerful Prayers That Changed The World tells the story of courageous men and women that believed God heard them.

Beautifully illustrated by Francesca Resta and compiled by Susan Hill, this book stands as a unique testament to the power of prayer, praying people, and God’s answers to his people.