Imagine The Fall of Jericho by Matt Koceich

Here is the book summary:

The Third Release in an Epic Bible Adventure Series for Kids

The last thing fifth-grader Jake Henry remembers (before the world as he knew it disappeared) is napping at summer camp. What happens next can't be explained as Jake finds himself surrounded by massive stone walls that rise up all around him—in ancient Jericho! Imagine. . .The Fall of Jericho is the third release in an exciting epic adventure series for kids ages 8 to 12 written by schoolteacher Matt Koceich. The Imagine series brings the Bible to life for today's kids as they ponder what it would be like to live through a monumental biblical event.

And now, my review:

Imagine… The Fall of Jericho by Matt Koceich is a wonderful fiction story based on the True story of the Walls of Jericho falling down in the Word of God.  The relatability of the boy was spot on.  There are so many who feel unwanted and unloved and this is a great example of the truth of that untruth.  The main character finds himself in Jericho and it’s so intense and frightening, in a good way.  A great thing we enjoy about this writer is that he has a way with words and he makes it so colorful and realistic.   Relationships are formed and untruths change into truth.  Can’t wait to read his next one…

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Fall-Jericho-Imagine/dp/168322714X/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=3M1TJUBFK46JO&keywords=imagine+the+fall+of+jericho&qid=1551393270&s=gateway&sprefix=The+Fall+of+Jeri%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imaginethe-fall-of-jericho-matt-koceich/1127954650?ean=9781683227144#/

The Prayer Coin by Elisa Morgan

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You can be totally honest with God. 

He wants to know exactly how you feel. The Prayer Coin will help you express your deepest emotions to God and have confidence in His will for your life. You’ll explore Jesus’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane and see His ultimate example of intimacy with the Father. Learn how to trust God the same way Jesus did when He said, "Not my will, but yours be done" (Luke 22:42).

Even as a popular and trusted author, speaker and media host, Elisa Morgan struggled with what to pray—her request or God’s will. She understands your need to be heard and your desire to follow the Father. Elisa shares her journey of growing closer to God and incorporates lessons from Scripture to help you find peace in your own prayer journey.

"Applying the two sides of prayer can move us deeper in dialogue with God," Elisa says. "On and on, deeper and deeper, further and further, we flow into oneness that reflects the unity Jesus enjoyed with his Father."

Experience the hope of praying with honesty, abandoning your will, and growing closer to God.

And now, my review:

The Prayer Coin by Elisa Morgan is a book that brings about a requisition to pray with an honest heart, but also an appeal to pray with an abandoned heart.  Honest and abandoned are the key to this author’s words about the two-sided prayer coin.  She really brings the reader along on a journey of His Word and then brings about her ideas of what she has been learning as she presses into His Word.  I really appreciated her vulnerability to share personal experiences in her writing.  Her participation in what she is asking of me and everyone who reads her writing.  This is my first book from her in a while and I’m so thankful that I’ve read it.  The journaling aspect that she brought up really has challenged me and I’m resting in God’s plans for me in it.  Looking forward to seeing what He reveals in my honest and abandoned prayers.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Coin-Daring-Honest-Abandon/dp/1627078835/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=34KR9NZKESSF&keywords=the+prayer+coin+elisa+morgan&qid=1551391298&s=gateway&sprefix=the+prayer+coin%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

https://www.christianbook.com/prayer-daring-pray-with-honest-abandon/elisa-morgan/9781627078832/pd/140775?event=ESRCG

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-prayer-coin-elisa-morgan/1127928835?ean=9781627078832

Overcomer by Dr David Jeremiah

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We live in a time of deep uncertainty. And yet, the Bible promises we were created to enjoy lives of freedom, even in times when the world around us seems filled with darkness. We were created to be overcomers, conquering the greatest obstacles in our lives.

In his new book, Overcomer, beloved teacher David Jeremiah offers his insights on one of the most quoted but least understood passages of the Bible: the apostle Paul’s admonition to the Ephesians to take up the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18). With his signature depth, wisdom, and compassion, Dr. Jeremiah explores the powerful relevance of spiritual armor as a critical tool each day as we confront the specific challenges in our lives and of our time. 

If you’ve had enough of living in defeat, it is time to find renewed strength and claim the promises of God’s Word to overcome life’s greatest threats.

And now, my review:

Overcomer by Dr. David Jeremiah has blessed my socks off with the Truth that drips from the pages.  It’s challenged me with Truth and sent me to the Word.  It’s spoken Truth in ways that I need to hear and more than once.  I need to embrace these Truths and live in light of His Word which this author brings out on every page.  I love the way he brings everyday stories in showing me his meaning and by bringing these in it’s powerful and heavy.  He speaks of the Armor we, as believers, are to put on and walk in every day.  I’m so blessed to have been confronted by this written work.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Overcomer-Unstoppable-Strength-Unmovable-Unbelievable/dp/071807985X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=32Y3DK51V7N4Q&keywords=overcomer+david+jeremiah+book&qid=1551390829&s=gateway&sprefix=overcomer%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-2

https://www.christianbook.com/overcomer-hardcover-book-david-jeremiah/9780718079857/pd/079857?event=Christian-Authors|1003192

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/overcomer-david-jeremiah/1129301482?ean=9780718079857#/

Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar

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First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It’s also filled with danger and corruption―the perfect setting for Ariadne’s greatest adventure.

After years spent living with her mother and oppressive grandfather in Athens, Ariadne runs away to her father’s home in Corinth, only to discover the perilous secret that destroyed his marriage: though a Greek of high birth, Galenos is the infamous thief who has been robbing the city’s corrupt of their ill-gotten gains.

Desperate to keep him safe, Ariadne risks her good name, her freedom, and the love of the man she adores to become her father’s apprentice. As her unusual athletic ability leads her into dangerous exploits, Ariadne discovers that she secretly revels in playing with fire. But when the wrong person discovers their secret, Ariadne and her father find their future―and very lives―hanging in the balance.

When they befriend a Jewish rabbi named Paul, they realize that his radical message challenges everything they’ve fought to build, yet offers something neither dared hope for.

Be transported back in time by this gripping tale of adventure, bravery, and redemption, and discover why Debbie Macomber says, “No one brings the Bible to life like Tessa Afshar.”

And now, my review:

Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar was a wondrous work of historical fiction based on the historical time frame of when the Apostle Paul walked the earth.  I relished the point of view of seeing the interactions Paul had with the characters in this book.  The author builds the characters for the first half of the book and then Paul enters the scene.  It’s quite the painting of the defiled lifestyle of the Greek people that Paul was sent to share the gospel with.  Overall, I really enjoyed the book, but also I wish there had been more mention of Paul and his engaging Scripture like she did with the love chapter.  ABSOLUTELY the BEST part of the book for me.  I look forward to reading another book by this author in the future. 

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Thief-Corinth-Tessa-Afshar/dp/1496428668/ref=sr_1_1?crid=234JRWVEPTT95&keywords=the+thief+of+corinth&qid=1551376180&s=gateway&sprefix=the+thief+of+Cor%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1

https://www.christianbook.com/thief-of-corinth-tessa-afshar/9781496428660/pd/428666?product_redirect=1&Ntt=428666&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thief-of-corinth-tessa-afshar/1127416123?ean=9781496428660#/

The Reluctant Warrior by Mary Connealy

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Union army officer Cameron Scott is used to being obeyed, but nothing about this journey to Lake Tahoe has gone as expected. He's come to fetch his daughter and nephew, and seek revenge on the people who killed his brother. Instead, he finds himself trapped by a blizzard with two children who are terrified of him and stubborn but beautiful Gwen Harkness, who he worries may be trying to keep the children.

When danger descends on the cabin where they're huddled, Cam is hurt trying to protect everyone and now finds Gwen caring for him too. He soon realizes why the kids love her so much and wonder if it might be best for him to move on without them. When she sees his broken heart, Gwen decides to help him win back their affection--and in the process, he might just win her heart as well.

And now, my review:

The Reluctant Warrior is the second book in a series by Mary Connealy.  I think you could read this book without reading the first one but at the same time, there are a lot of things that make more sense to me having read the first book which I much enjoyed.  I found in this book, that there are many people who find themselves held up for the winter months on a man’s property and with that comes suspense, romance, danger, adventure, learning to communicate with those you are placed with, and vision to face head-on the struggle around them.  I find all those items to be a great strategy for an entertaining fictional book.  Another great one by this author.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Warrior-High-Sierra-Sweethearts/dp/0764219308/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=KA7DSDFAENQO&keywords=the+reluctant+warrior+by+mary+connealy&qid=1551375814&s=gateway&sprefix=the+reluctant+warrio%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

https://www.christianbook.com/the-reluctant-warrior-2/mary-connealy/9780764219306/pd/219306?product_redirect=1&Ntt=219306&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reluctant-warrior-mary-connealy/1127953133?ean=9780764219306#/

Kingdom Files Who is Jesus by Matt Koceich

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What do you know about Jesus?                                         

Was He:
. . .the Son of God?
. . .the man who gave sight to the blind, made the lame to walk, and raised people from the dead?
. . .the One who died so that we might live?
. . .all of the above?

Journey along with Jesus on the Sea of Galilee, on the hill called Golgotha, in the very center of God’s amazing power!

This biblically accurate story of Jesus, the Son of God, created just for the kids in your life, explores the life of Jesus while drawing 8- to 12-year-olds into a fascinating time and place as they learn about the One who gave sight to the blind, made the lame to walk, raised people from the dead, and who died so that we might live. Featuring three key sections—a Fact File, an Action File, and a Power File—kids will enjoying learning about the life of Jesus while coming to understand that an ancient Bible story really does apply to their lives today. Dozens of captivating line art pieces add depth and interest to every chapter.

And now, my review:

Kingdom Files Who is Jesus by Matt Koceich was a book my 6^th grader read and she really enjoyed it as she read about all of Jesus’ journeys, miracles, and friends.  He uses clues as he writes and he goes into details as he talks about the clues.  He mentions quite a few of the stories in the gospels, but not all of them.  It’s a good beginner book for someone seeking to know more about Jesus.  He answers the question: Who is Jesus.  He includes pictures in the book that kids would like.  My daughter would encourage families to read it together and talk about what they are learning.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Files-Who-Jesus/dp/1683226267/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=kingdom+files+who+is+Jesus&qid=1551372553&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

https://www.christianbook.com/kingdom-files-who-is-jesus/matt-koceich/9781683226260/pd/226261?event=ESRCG

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kingdom-files-matt-koceich/1127504882?ean=9781683226260

Draw and Paint Super Cute Animals by Jane Maday

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In her newest instructional book Jane Maday, queen of cuteness, teaches you how to draw cute animal friends with basic and timeless drawing techniques. After you've mastered pencil drawings from photo references, Jane will guide you through simple techniques for adding colored pencil, watercolor and pen and ink. 35 step-by-step demonstrations cover the gamut of the cute animal kingdom from cats and kittens, dogs and puppies, chipmunks, songbird and ducklings, and even flamingos and frogs!

And now, my review:

I found the book Draw and Paint Super Cute Animals by Jane Maday to be quite a delight.  There are animals in all sorts of varieties of different shapes and sizes to choose from in this book and I think they definitely fall under the category of cuteness.  I’m a dog person and so that was a fun category for me to check out.  I also was a huge fan of her sea creature group.  Sometimes I found that it moved quickly from step to step but I just needed to slow down and give it some intense, determined effort. 

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

https://www.amazon.com/Paint-Super-Animals-Step-Step/dp/1440353328/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KOQQC8G9B0EC&keywords=draw+and+paint+super+cute+animals&qid=1551371171&s=gateway&sprefix=draw+and+super+cute%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/draw-and-paint-super-cute-animals-jane-maday/1129181445?ean=9781440353321#/