Tell Me the Stories of Jesus is by Albert Mohler. Al Mohler is the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He hosts The Briefing and "Thinking in Public". This book is a Christian living book. The parables were written with an illustration. Jesus wanted the audience to think about what He was saying and then move to recollect on the deeper meaning within the parables. He wanted the audience to think about where their heart is and to apply the parables to their life. If the meaning is given in a straight forward way it can be easy to not think about your life because the meaning is given to the audience and they do not have to pause and think where Jesus is coming from. The parables are creative. . This book gives great background for each of the parables. It is very personable. This book is well written. It is a great book for any Christian and for any pastor. Thank you for netgalley , the publisher and the author for allowing me to read and review this well written book. This book was given to me to review.
Praying with Jane by Rachel Dodge
Praying with Jane" is a devotional book based on Jane Austin's prayers. It is very personal and practical. There is a prayer first . Then the author explains how it is practical and then has a prayer. There are many topics Rachel reviews in this book. She says pride and vanity cause blindness. It is easy to lose sight of God when we are prideful. We need to look at life from God''s perspective. If we do not our pride can blind us to our weaknesses. Another example is Jane asked for the Lord's temperament to be infused into her. We often can be challenged by people around us and by having His temperament in us we can interact with His character around us and be more Christlike to others who challenge us. Another example is We are to commend ourselves to His goodness instead of worrying about our concerns. WE often obsess over situations we can not change. Proverbs 18:10 the name of the Lord is a strong tower. ...
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