May Quick Review (Children’s Book Edition)

Here’s a new batch of upcoming children’s books from The Good Book Company and I hope you’ll consider getting them for your little (and not so little) ones. The links are provided to pre-order and for appetizers, some sample pages are provided. Enjoy!

The Man in the Tree and the Brand New Start (Carl Laferton and Catalina Echeverri) – The Laferton and Echeverri duo is at it again, this time is the story of Zacchaeus meeting Jesus. They bring out the best on their take on the story, both in art and in the narrative.

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.

The Freebie Round-Up #157

Happy New Year! It might be a late greeting from me to you guys because of the changes that happened lately to my work and at church. Glad that God sustains us as these changes unfolds. Moreover, its an amazing thing that these changes leads us to have more of His Son, Jesus Christ. It feels that I became more prayerful and meditating more to His Word to help me focus on Him. Praying that you have that too.

Anyways, here’s a fresh batch of freebies.

FREE e-book Living Victoriously  (James Montgomery Boice)– To jump start your year, here’s a free e-book from Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals featuring the Philippians that will help you meditate 2024.

8 Favorite Quotes From The Book “Do Not Be True to Yourself” (Kevin DeYoung, Crossway)

Jump start your week with these quotes from the Kevin DeYoung’s new book, Do Not Be True To Yourself, published by Crossway. Get a physical or digital copy of this book by clicking here.

“Endurance is not a magic spell that falls upon the Christian. Endurance comes from knowing what God’s word requires, knowing who we are according to God’s word, and knowing that God’s word lasts when all else falters and fails.”

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.”

Children’s Book Review: Christmas Releases of The Good Book Company This October

The Good Book Company recently dropped some Christmas treats for kids. It’s one jolly bunch of books about the birth of Jesus Christ. So today, I’ll be reviewing them here, including sample pages of each book. Click on the title to get yourself a copy.

The Christmas Surprise (Stephanie Williams) – What I like about this book is that it didn’t quickly dive into the birth of Jesus. Rather it starts with a brief look on the “promise” made by God in the Garden of Eden and Israel. It revolves around people being surprised by Christ coming. The ending would be a good springboard to explain the gospel message to kids. The art is nice, it goes along with the story and appeals for the young reader. But the scene with the angel telling Mary about having a baby is a bit exaggerated. Still a good read for you and your kids.

Book Review: “The StoryChanger” (David Murray)

The redemption story never gets old. It’s the essential story that is not just for the unbelievers but for us who are the elect. It’s the story that we see also in secular movies and books (good vs. evil). This story, God’s story is not just a feel good narrative. It has the power of transformation. David Murray’s new book, The StoryChanger shows us this power that changes lives.

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.

The Freebie Round-Up #129

My mother-in-law will have her brain surgery next week. Kindly include it in your prayers. This is life changing for us as we focus on her in the coming days after her surgery. You can still donate any amount on my accounts after this post.

It’s Thursday and I can’t wait for Friday to share these freebies curated just for you. And hey, please do share ok. If you missed the previous one and some of the old round-up, just scroll down and you’ll find them at the end of this article.

Also since I’m not 24/7 monitoring the latest freebies of publishing companies, I’m posting their e-mail sign up page, so you’ll be in the loop whenever they give out freebies. You can find it at the end of this round-up.

FREE e-book “A Christian Teen’s Guide to Dating & Sex” – A free minibook from Fervr focusing on dating, sex and marriage.