Friday, May 19, 2017

Fun I Spy Book

In the Bible Sleuth: New Testament, you will find 14, 2 page Bible scenes taken from the “Where’s Waldo” genre.  This is a fun and creative book.  It is not a Bible, although there is a short paragraph given a description regarding each Bible scene which is depicted.  The book is illustrated by Jose Perez Montero.

You have to find the characters who are shown on the side, as well as Mike, the main character.  There are 8 objects to find on every section.  But it is also fun to look at the other people and characters on the pages.

Some images were harder to find than others, but it is a fun book for young and older children, and even some adults.  This may be a fun gift to a child, or to a child who is sick and needs to spend time in resting.  This is a hard back book, so it is not flimsy.  It may be hard to find the images in the car if it is a bumpy ride.

There is also a Bible sleuth: Old Testament.  I would assume it is very similar to this one.

I received this book from Tyndale Publishers in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent Beginner's Bible

Since my children are grown, I wanted to see what I could recommend for parents with younger children, and The Beginner's Bible for Little Ones is a great addition.

This Bible is extremely sturdy and rugged and would be great for a child who is learning how to hold a book without destroying it.  There are a number of very basic Bible stories in this Bible.  What I really enjoyed were the pictures which allows the parent to fill in the blanks as the child asks questions or seems interested.  The parent can play out the story as much or as little as they wish.

There are many of the favorite Old Testament and New Testament stories in this Bible.  It would be a fun Bible to get new parents who often are not thinking about what Bible to read to their children.

It would be excellent for children ranging from infant to maybe 4 years old.

I would highly recommend this Bible.

This book was provided at no cost in exchange for an honest review.

Monday, May 08, 2017

Beautiful Women's Bible

The NKJV Woman’s Study Bible: Receiving God’s Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation is not only using an excellent translation, but has a well put together Bible.  This Bible includes many features which a Bible needs.  And as the cover and title indicate it is for women.  

The cover is a great soft fabric covered material which still gives the feel of it being a hardcover Bible.  The colors are vibrant.  

Once you open the Bible there are a number of excellent inclusions ~ 

1.  The Bible is very readable.  That is key.  The font size is 11, which is bigger than most Bibles and actually seemed bigger than that.  

2.  I really appreciated the special pages in the beginning of the Bible, which included a page for the Spiritual women in your life.  I have never seen that before, and that it was a great idea.

3.  There are a number of biographies of women in the Bible.  Sometimes they get overlooked, and it was great to be able to read and gain more knowledge about each women.

4.  There are study notes, which helps the reader.  

5.  There are comments about theological issues, archaeology and more.

6.  There is a great index and concordance in the back of the Bible.

Overall, this is an excellent choice of Bibles.  I would highly recommend it.

I received this Bible from Booklookbloggers in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent for Leaders!

I was privileged to receive an advance copy of The Power of Positive Leadership, by Jon Gordon.  His premise is so true, positive leaders and positive cultures become the leaders and catalysts for positive change in homes, schools, companies and chuches (religious institutions).

I have used Jon's other books to teach leadership and will definitely use this book as well.  The Power of Positive Leadership is an excellent book which offers a number of tools which can be used by aspiring and current leaders.  The theme of being positive resonates deeply within me as I attempt to make sure I and the other leaders cast positive visions and promote a positive culture.



This book will go a long way in making that occur.
I highly recommend reading Jon's newest book.

Fun Kids Devotional

God Gave Us the Bible: 45 Favorite Stories for Little Ones is a very well done, hardcover introductory Bible for parents to read with thei...