Alice Bailey and her plan to “revitalize” Christianity

Review of : Alice Bailey “Mother” of the New Age movement, and her plan to “revitalize” Christianity

This is an important booklet for all serious Christians to read and understand.
The New Age spirituality has infiltrated almost all churches and pulpits, Sunday schools, businesses, classrooms, and even the medical industry. How? From the “mystery religions” aka the occult, being repackaged and seductively sold to unsuspecting people as the
“New Age”, with meditation, yoga, labyrinths, or that “God is in everything”, or through ecumenism, and the now-prevalent blending and obfuscation of all denominations and religions into one. In short, redefining Christianity and fooling almost everyone.
This booklet also gives a brief history of the swastika, and the term Aryan, too, which will surprise
you! I highly recommend this booklet.

Link to read the booklet free, online:  https://www.lighthousetrails.com/new-age-movement/982-booklet-alice-bailey-the-mother-of-the-new-age-movement.html?post=1

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The Ebb Tide book review

I’ve been a fan of Beverly Lewis for years, but haven’t read many of her books recently. The Ebb Tide was a refreshing, full of light read for me.  Her descriptions of the ocean, and the guest house in which Sallie Riehl stayed, made me wish I was in such a place. 

The Ebb Tide explored an unusual side of the typical Amish fiction romance, and that was of an Amish person having questions about their faith, and about remaining in the Amish community for  the rest of their life.   Mrs. Lewis handled it very well, as if she had interviewed several people who had either left the Plain people, or had struggles about making the permanent commitment.

The relationship between an Amish young woman and a Mennonite young man was interesting, and tastefully done. I liked the devotion both had to God, and that Kevin was a strong male figure who kept the bible and God prominent in his thoughts and actions.

Sallie’s first step out was to be a nanny for a sweet  little girl named August, whose mother had just had Conner, her baby brother. There was a subplot in the book about Sallie trying to help Autumn adjust to her new role as big sister, not as only child anymore.  I thought the way Sallie had insight into the situation was very good, and also that she consulted her Mamm about how to help Autumn get closer to her little brother.

All in all, this was a great book, and I enjoyed picking it up each time, and kind of escaping into this wonderful world of the ocean, happiness, and new, fun discoveries. 

Thanks for writing this book, Beverly Lewis.

Her website is here:  https://www.beverlylewis.com/

Ye must be born again to get to Heaven: ROMANS 10:  [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
[11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
[13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Amish Christmas Miracles: 14 Stories to touch your heart and warm your soul this Christmas

I’ve just read the book by Jennifer Spredemann, An Unexpected Christmas Gift,  which is part of the book,  Amish Christmas Miracles.   This was a lighthearted, enjoyable story that I liked a lot. It put me in the mood for winter, and all things that are enjoyable about the season of good will towards each other.   Living in a hot, humid climate, it was refreshing to get immersed in this short story set in the cold months.  I almost could feel the need for a coat!  Loved it!

I liked the main characters, Janie Mischler, and Rob Zehr.  Janie seemed “real”. She felt a lot of emotions I’m sure most people feel, and she was determined to stay true to her faith, and to obey God’s direction for her.   That in itself is inspiring.  The supporting characters were interesting and likeable, even the one person who was an irritation to Rob for a while.  The way Mrs. Spredemann sketched the closeness of the Amish families made me feel good about life.  A welcome change. 

The most important part of this story about miracles was, at various times,  her focus on the fact that God gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross so our sins could be forgiven.  Jennifer actually wrote the whole plan of salvation in this story, and that was MARVELOUS.  She wrote what God said, that we are to forgive each other. She went further to say,  … if we refuse to, we’re telling GOD that His love wasn’t enough for us!  I was extremely elated to read all of that and more, in this short story.  This is one of the reasons I will continue to purchase JEB Spredemann’s books, and support her work.  She’s a gifted and talented writer, and she is doing God’s work by using her talents to show people the way to Heaven.

A copy of this book by Jennifer Spredemann was provided to me by the author.

Jennifer Spredemann (formerly writing as J.E.B. Spredemann) seeks to pen compelling stories that captivate readers and bring glory to GOD. She has authored over two dozen Amish fiction titles in her can’t-put-down writing style, some of which have won awards.

She resides in Indiana Amish Country with her family on a former Amish farm where the documentary Breaking the Silence was filmed.

Title: Amish Christmas Miracles: 14 stories to touch your heart and warm your soul this Christmas
Author(s): Jennifer Beckstrand, Kathleen Fuller, J E B Spredemann, Dana R Lynn, Susan Lantz Simpson, Ashley Emma, Lenora Worth, Serena B Miller, Loree Lough, Rachel J Good, Laura Bradford, Tracy Fredrychowski, Adina Senft,
Publisher: Jennifer Beckstrand Publishing
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   Amazon CA   Amazon AU

JOHN 3:16-21:   [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
[17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
[18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
[19] And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
[20] For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
[21] But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

The Shenandoah Road-A novel of the Great Awakening

Lynne Basham Tagawa’s book, The Shenandoah Road, is an impressive story about what life was like in America during the mid-1700s.

The Shenandoah Road is about traveling through the pristine woods in order to get back home, and about encountering dangers, real life situations, and how they were resolved. Lynne Basham Tagawa does have an eye for story continuity and adding pertinent content to tie the history neatly with the fiction. 

This is also about a Scottish frontiersman, John Russell, who needs to marry again, and about a woman, Abigail Williams, who finds out her faith is not all she thinks it is.  Abigail is talented  in using natural herbs to heal people.  She reads books about botany and herbals, and makes quite a useful collection of them to keep nearby when she needs to use them.  This was an interesting detail about Abigail, and I would have liked to learn more about herbal medicines used back in that time.

John is a kenspeckle (Hi, Lynne!) Scotsman,a responsible family man, and a good provider.  He has a daughter from a previous marriage, since his wife had been killed.  A faithful Christian, he consistently does his best to do what the Lord expects from him.

This book was more of a spiritual great awakening of Abigail, and in some aspects, John. Many thought-provoking bible verses and insights.   John’s duty-bound devotion to Abigail, after he married her, and before he fell in love with her,  was refreshing, and something I think needs to be emphasized more to people today. I enjoyed each time John shared the bible with Abigail, and how the sermon from George Whitefield brought up very important questions in her mind. 

The way Mrs. Tagawa ends the book is genuinely sound and sensible!  All of it comes together nicely, and in a way that makes you glad you read her book.  I’m looking forward to reading more from her.

 

 

 

 

Product details

• Print Length: 314 pages
• Publisher: Blue Rock Press (July 11, 2018)
• Publication Date: July 11, 2018
• Language: English
• ASIN: B07FK5ZQ5Z

John 17:3 – And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 

The Everlasting Flame~ a book by Linda L. Chaikin

Linda L. Chaikin’s historical fiction account of reformed Protestants working to provide the world with the bible written in English is a book EVERY Christian needs to read. 

The topic was well-researched, and her story was structured in a way that made it easy to follow.  The basic plot :

Justin Brice and Lady Regina Redford, through a series of interlinked events,  join up with William Tyndale to translate and print thousands of copies of the Holy Bible, with the help of merchants and printers who are sympathetic to the Protestant Reformation.

The account is set in the early to mid-1500s in England, Germany, and parts of the Netherlands.  The reader will meet the true heroes of the Protestant Reformation, men and women who heroically risked their very lives in going against the corrupted Catholic church. 

You will learn about Erasmus, Bishop Stokesly, Dean John Colet, Martin Luther, Thomas Poyntz, Thomas Cromwell, and other real people who were involved, either for or against, providing understandable, English-language bibles for every person.

 

 

 

 

The Everlasting Flame exceeded my expectations, and kept me interested from chapter one to the end.

Throughout this wonderful historical fiction book, the message of determination, perseverance, in spite of horrendous consequences, and above all, a love for the finished work of Jesus Christ, the holy Lamb of God, was constant and encouraging.  This is a valuable historical lesson for every born again Christian.

 

• Product details

  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Moody Pub (April 1, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780802423399
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802423399
  • ASIN: 0802423396
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces

An Unforgivable Secret ~ Book review

What can I say about this book that will really give it the accolades it deserves?
I’ll try.

This story begins like a little snowball, and gains momentum, getting more powerful
and bigger with each chapter. It has a moving and deeply spiritual message of hope and
forgiveness, extended to anyone identifying with the main subject of the novel.

Hannah Glick, a young Amish woman, is engaged to Christian a young Amish man in her community. Through a happenstance “chance”, she finds out something about him
that totally changes her course in life. The book Mrs. Spredemann has written deals
compassionately yet truthfully about her alternate pathway, and those whom she is
involved with along the way. I don’t want to give much away, I’m hoping everyone who reads
this review will read An Unforgivable Secret. It really has so much valuable information, along with
tidings of hope and directives for how a couple can go about repairing the damage this unforgivable secret that can and does, unleash catastrophe in the involved person’s life.  JEB Spredemann weaves a series of events that COULD happen, and it gives you such a joyful blessing.  She’s a Godly author, and I love that.

Again, I encourage everyone reading the review to read this book for yourself. You’ll be amazed, uplifted, and oh so much better equipped to help yourself, or someone else.

Thanks be to God, for giving his faithful servants such awesome talents.  If we would all use them for HIS glory and to bring honor to Him, what a better world this would be!

Jennifer Spredemann’s website:  https://www.jenniferspredemann.com/

Her facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.spredemann

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Healing After Abortion – Creative Ways to Memorialize Your Aborted Baby

I’m reading  a Kindle book now, by J.E.B. Spredemann, called “An Unforgiveable Secret”.   In it, she gives very helpful resources for ANYONE affected by an abortion, miscarriage, or death of a child. Anyone.

I’ve listed some of them above.  In her book, the National Memorial for the Unborn in Chattanooga, Tennesee was mentioned.  I found other helpful organizations, for anyone who needs to work through their grief at losing a child through abortion, or losing a grandchild, or niece, or nephew.   I’m going to give my aborted grandchild a name, and hopefully honor that child on a wall for the National Memorial for the Unborn. The child’s mother is welcome to help me name her unborn baby.

Treasures of the North~ Yukon Quest~ book review

Treasures of the North, book 1 in the Yukon Quest series by Tracie Peterson, was well written and had a lot of variety in each character’s personality and story. This is one of the very few
series books that I actually want to read the next book from! Tracie Peterson published this in 2001, which was 19 years ago! I knew this would be one of her earlier works, and was happily surprised that her natural skill in telling a good Christian historical fiction story was already blooming profusely in Treasures of the North. 

Openly and unabashedly Christian, Mrs Peterson writes the clear and simple Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ as the Saviour of the world, and how to be born again. THIS is the heart of her writings, and even on her website, she says, and I quote: Writing Christian fiction has been a ministry and joy for me. My goal is that every book I write–whether it’s a historical novel for a series, a standalone contemporary novel, a novella or a nonfiction book–would entertain, educate, and encourage each reader in whatever way God sees fit. This is my mission field and passion.  https://traciepetersonbooks.com/

God bless you, and thank you for remaining stedfast and loyal to the One Who gave you
the intelligence and perseverence to write solid, clean stories that are, indeed, a ministry and an education to your readers.
This story is about Grace, Karen, Doris, Martin, Peter, and to some extent, Jacob and Adrik. I liked all of the characters, and am looking forward to reading the next book, Ashes and Ice. I learned a lot about the gold rush, Skagway, Dyea, and how harsh the life was, of stampeders and their families in Alaska. Good research, great story.

 

Hometown Hope ~ book review

This was a great contemporary Christian fiction story, CLEAN Christian fiction,

about what God does, how He works in the lives of those who trust and depend on Him.  

It’s a story about 3 people, mainly, Anna Delaney, Hoyt Bradley, and his daughter, Jess.

Jess has selective mutism, which I had never heard of until I read this book.  She became mute after the death of her mother.

Anna is a bookstore owner, running a store her father had started and kept going until his death. Anna lives alone in the room above the bookstore.  Her business is failing, and she’s not sure how to get it to start making a profit again, so she is kind of giving up.

Anna and Hoyt had known each other in high school, and through a quick series of events, they got re-acquainted.  Hoyt was a praying man, depending on the LORD to give him wisdom and to help him daily.  His daughter Jess is very important to him.

Something I found to be very creative, was how Mrs. Blount linked Anna and Jess.  Read the book to find out more!  

Laurel Blount is a God-gifted writer, and you don’t want to miss reading her books.  She will immediately draw the reader into her richly descriptive stories about hope, perseverence, and building faith by depending on the Lord more and more.

My review here doesn’t do the book Hometown Hope enough justice.  Let me assure you, if you like clean Christian fiction, you’ll greatly enjoy reading this book.  Don’t pass it by!  It will engage your imagination and entertain your mind.  It will remind you of the importance of talking to the LORD daily!  Thank you Laurel, and please don’t stop glorifying God in your books.  Great storyteller!

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Laurel Blount lives on a small farm in middle Georgia with her husband, their four children, and an assortment of very spoiled animals. She divides her time between farm chores, homeschooling, and writing. She’s busy, but she’s never bored!

  Her website:  https://laurelblountbooks.com/

You can also meet Laura on Facebook, here: https://www.facebook.com/laurelblountbooks/

Or follow her at Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/laurel-blount

or see her photos at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurelblount/

Her books, both in paperback(YAY!) and Kindle formats:    https://www.amazon.com/Laurel-Blount/e/B01LX9BGY5?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1582575680&sr=1-1

Daughter of the Regiment~ Book Review

Daughter of the Regiment by Stephanie Grace Whitson

This is a delightful book! Stephanie has successfully woven historical fact with the fictitious Malone family, an Irish immigrants living on a small farm in Little Dixie, Missouri, in 1861, approximately one month after the Civil War had started.   Little Dixie is a historic 13- to 17-county region of mid-to-upper-mid Missouri along the Missouri River, settled at first primarily by migrants from the hemp and tobacco districts of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.    During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the Union and the Confederacy, had two competing state governments, and sent representatives to both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress.(from Wikipedia)

The other main, or co-star character in the book is Libbie, a true Southern belle, wealthy, and living with her abusive brother, Walker, on their plantation.  Stephanie’s descriptions of Libbie, her way of talking, her mannerisms, are all accurate reflections of how women were in the South. Part of the war ends up taking place on their plantation, Wildwood Grove.

Feelings and characters of the plantation slaves have an honest light shown on them.  I liked the way the author presented their points of views.

The Civil War scenes are intense.  Her descriptions of the fights on the  battlefields are vivid.   She gives just enough details of the war to keep interest going, yet she doesn’t get overly graphic.  Realistic, but not without hope and courageous acts by others.

If you like Christian historical fiction, and the Civil War, this is a must-read!

Romans 10:9-13;  John 3:16-21