Read Episode 1 Click to read Episode 15 Mama D’s birthday was on a Tuesday. Since it was a work day, I could not go over to her place. I was surprised when that evening, one of her daughters called to inform me she was in town. She was making plans for a birthday party for Mama and wanted me to invite as many people as I could. Simeon jumped into action when I informed him of the birthday plans...
This book, Words that move mountains by E.W Kenyon stirred my heart in more ways than I can explain. I came across it at a time when fear wanted to ruin my joy and destroy my peace. I shared one of those experiences in a recent post, What are you afraid of? Overcoming the spirit of fear. My eyes have been enlightened through this book and I have walked into a deeper understanding of the life of...
I read Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers for the umpteenth time and so many thoughts ran through my head as I reflected on the intensity of love that spread across the novel. This amazing novel, Redeeming Love, is a beautiful retelling of the story of Hosea and Gomer. We see God’s unconditional and never-ending love portrayed through the eyes of Michael Hosea, a man who never gave up on his wife...
A wife after God’s own heart by Elizabeth George is one of the few books on relationship that has blessed me tremendously. Written by a woman married for about four decades, it gives practical ideas and principles on a woman’s role in building a solid relationship, all from a biblical standpoint. Here are a few nuggets that stayed with me as I read A wife after God’s heart by...
The queen of christian fiction, Francine Rivers, has released another novel titled, ‘The Masterpiece’. It is an interesting and intriguing novel full of deep spiritual lessons and centered around a verse of the scripture. When I started reading The Masterpiece, I expected the usual format- an interesting romantic story wrapped around biblical truth. I never expected that this 71 year...
Some days ago, I finished reading Karen Kingsbury’s ‘One Tuesday morning’. I mean, I got to the last page and turned to the next only to discover the story had ended. That book kept me awake till the early hours of the morning. I kept telling myself that I would stop at the end of a chapter and continue later in the day, but I found myself staying glued every time. The lessons...
The first time I stumbled on any of Mitchelle’s book was some 10 years ago. At that time, I had no interest whatsoever in Christian Literature or relationship books and so I dropped it almost at the same time as I picked it. Fast forward to many years later, I was battling with an emotional issue when out of the blues, she suddenly flashed across my mind. What was it about this woman that...
I love reading novels. As a teenager, I read all kinds of novels: from romance to detective to horror. Stories connected me in much deeper ways and made my imagination soar. Because I grew up with a father who read alot, I remember I would get into his room and search for books that had stories in them. But my search almost proved abortive because Dad read expository christian literatures that...
