I'm All Booked
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Book reviews, summaries, lists, and recommendations for the Christian reader.
I'm All Booked
3M ago
Trusting God, Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges “No detail of your life is too insignificant for your heavenly Father’s attention; no circumstance is so big that He cannot control it.” “An unreserved trust of God , when we don’t understand what is happening or why, is the only road to peace and comfort ..read more
I'm All Booked
7M ago
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus (1818) by Mary Shelley “I saw—with shut eyes, but acute mental vision— the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and ..read more
I'm All Booked
1y ago
Of Plimoth Plantation by William Bradford “In this precious volume…is told the noble, simple story ‘of Plimoth Plantation.’ In the midst of suffering and privation and anxiety the pious hand of William Bradford here set down in ample detail the history of the enterprise from its inception to the year 1647. From him we may ..read more
I'm All Booked
1y ago
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien “Not idly do the leaves of Lórien fall.“ “One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters.” This past weekend I did something I never thought ..read more
I'm All Booked
1y ago
More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation by William Hendricksen (1939) “Throughout the prophecies of this wonderful book Christ is pictured as the Victor, the Conqueror… He conquers death, Hades, the dragon, the beast, the false prophet ..read more
I'm All Booked
1y ago
The Grace and Truth Paradox: Responding with Christlike Balance by Randy Alcorn “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). What ..read more
I'm All Booked
1y ago
At my church we sing hymns, specifically those found in the Trinity Hymnal (Baptist Edition). The original edition was published by a Presbyterian church in 1961. The Baptist edition was published in 1995 as a collaborative effort of several Reformed ..read more
I'm All Booked
2y ago
The Pursuit of Holiness and The Practice of Godliness by Jerry Bridges “Pursue holiness…without which no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). “The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God, otherwise it is doomed to ..read more
I'm All Booked
2y ago
The Godly Man’s Picture Drawn with a Scripture Pencil by Thomas Watson “Praise and thanksgiving is the work of heaven and he begins that work here which he will always be doing in heaven…None but the godly can praise God ..read more
I'm All Booked
2y ago
The One Year Book of Poetry: 365 Devotional Readings Based on Classic Christian Verse, Compiled and Written by Philip Comfort and Daniel Partner “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are ..read more