February’s Quick Reviews (Children’s Book Edition)

Hello guys! It’s time to dive in to some newly released and upcoming children’s books that matters. It seems that these books (and I hope all books) have the same goal: to point them to Christ. There different approaches done by each books here that(spoiler!) they all deserve a high flying score of 5 (which is the highest). So let’s look at each one and if you like my reviews, please purchase these books. Another reminder is, there are free downloads which serves as extra stuff from the books published by The Good Book Company.

My First ABC Book of Bible Verses (Jonathan Gibson and Mike Mullan, New Growth Press) Make My First ABC Book of Bible Verses first on the list of books that your kids will dive into. The words that represent the A to Z  here are not the usual ones. The words here are part of a Bible verse that touches different topics that points to God. The verses are short just enough for the kids to read or memorize and you can say some kudos to the author on how he picked out those passages. So passages are familiar and some are not but you’ll be glad the author included them here.

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “The Grace of Gratitude” (Paul Mallard, 10Publishing)

Happy Monday! Kindly pray for us as we are in the final draft of the book Risk Is Right and our preparation to translate, Pray Big by Alistair Begg. Always keep Driven By The Gospel in your prayers.

Anyways, here’s some quotes from the book The Grace of Gratitude by Paul Mallard, published by 10Publishing. Get your copy by following this link.

“When your heart is full of gratitude, worship God. When you heart feels numb, worship God. When crushing circumstances want to control all your attention, worship God. True worship leads to wonder, gratitude, hope and joy. True worship fixes our attention outside of ourselves and nourishes the grace of gratitude.”

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “Light of the World” (Jonathan Griffiths, 10 Publishing)

Happy Monday! To jumpstart the work week, here’s some quotes I like from the book Light of the World authored by Jonathan Griffiths and published by 10 Publishing. To buy a copy of the book, just click this link.

“The child of Christmas is not feebly crying out for your attention from a manger of straw, longing and hoping that you might notice him. Not at all. He is the eternal God, the Lord of heaven and earth. He is the very Word of God and the embodiment of God’s own message to the world.”

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “Christmas Uncut” (Carl Laferton, The Good Book Company)

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book, Christmas Uncut, written by Carl Laferton, a forthcoming book from The Good Book Company. If you enjoyed these quotes, pre-order the book here.

“In the 21st century, many people just assume that Christianity is false. They don’t check; they assume. Equally, some people just assume that the whole Jesus-the-Messiah thing is true, without thinking about it; and often, when their views are challenged, their faith falls over.”

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “Surprised by Jesus” (Dane Ortlund)

Happy Monday! Here are my favorite quotes from a book I finished reading that really lives up to it’s title. I haven’t read a long book for quite sometime now and I’m venturing on reading Gentle and Lowly after this amazing book stoked me. These quotes are from the book, Suprised by Jesus, authored by Dane Ortlund published by 10 Publishing. You can get the book on physical and digital format by following this link.

“The fundamental distinction between churches is not that some of them have sinners and others do not. The fundamental distinction is that some churches have honest sinners and other churches have self-protecting sinners. The question is not whether we are sinful or not, but whether or not we are honest about it.”

(Author Interview) Hannah R. Hess, author of “The First Skyrider”

The second serving of the very delectable Christian YA fiction, Dark Star is out. So bite into The First Skyrider and savor the fantastic journey of Cairn to greatness.

This is the second part of my interview with H. R. Hess. You can read the first part here that covers reading fiction and her first book, Dark Star. On this last installment, we talk about writing and The First Skyrider.

Hello Hannah! Please tell us how you got into writing fiction?

Hi, and thanks so much for interviewing me.

I have been making up stories for as long as I can remember, and reading them too. I think as young as eight I decided I wanted to be a writer. I kept writing in my spare time all through university, and when I was raising my three children. Once my youngest started school I decided to take a serious shot at being published. I tried a couple of publishers first, before deciding to release my first novel independently. Very shortly after, I got picked up by Reformation Lightning, a new imprint for Christian YA fiction.

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “The StoryChanger” (David Murray)

Here’s some great quotes I got from a book I recently finished, The StoryChanger by David Murray, published by Crossway. You can get your copy, both physical and digital by following this link.

“When our lives connect with God, we experience a new contentment with life. Heaven has begun on earth.”

Comicbook Review: “A Reign of Beasts” (Andrew Carman and Jared Boggess)

Summary: The prophet Daniel wakes up from a vision that is filled with horrific imagery. A prophetic dream (or nightmare) which shows Titans or kaijun emerging to battle humanity in the near future. Then as he nears the end of his, then comes a “Son of Man” to do a rescue mission.

Cover Art: This is just a foretaste of the art that you’ll experience inside the comic. And just by the cover (without giving away the details) you’ll find this is not the usual comicbook artwork. The monsters are scary looking and brooding over Daniel. It gives you that vibe that they’re menacing Daniel in his dream. The purple or maroon (color blind on digital copy) color instead of black still delivers that insidious feel to the reader.

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “The Scriptures and Prayer” (Arthur W. Pink)

Here’s some great quotes I got from a book I recently finished, The Scriptures and Prayer by Arthur W. Pink, published by Chapel Library. You can get your copy, both physical and digital for free by following this link.

“…freedom and delight in prayer are stimulated by the consciousness that God is, through Jesus Christ, willing and ready to dispense grace and mercy to suppliant sinners.”

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “The Scriptures and Joy” (Arthur W. Pink)

Here’s some great quotes I got from a book I recently finished, The Scriptures and Joy by Arthur W. Pink published by Chapel Library. You can get your copy by following this link. You can download this on three different digital formats or order a print copy for free.

“It is the sovereign decree of heaven that nothing can make sinners truly happy but God in Christ;”