Reviews by Ellen Vanderwerf
Green
On 11/30 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Greenby Ted DekkerWhile I admire Ted Dekker and his creative story telling skills, there is one detail that I find very distracting about this series: The obvious and overstated marketing. There is a specific pendant designed especially for this series that you can buy and proudly wear the symbol of ... Book Review
Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Find Your Strongest Lifeby Marcus BuckinghamThis was a very good book to read, it really helped me to view my life in a much more pro-active way than I had been viewing it before. Marcus Buckingham is a statistical expert, and his love of statistics translates into a worldview that is helpful and aware. ... Book Review
What Difference Do It Make?
On 10/3 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: What difference do it make?By Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn VincentI appreciated this book even though I have not read the book that precedes it. There are homeless people who are homeless by choice, but this book is about homeless people who need a hand up. I really appreciate the part early in ... Book Review
Fearless
On 9/8 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Book ReviewMax LucadoFearless – Imagine Your Life Without FearThe focus of this book is fear…or rather, freedom from fear.With many examples and illustrations, Max Lucado demonstrates for us the inevitability of humans feeling fear and the harm it does a human to feel fear. Max Lucado uses his signature ...
Everyday Greatness
On 8/18 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Everyday Greatness, published by Readers Digest, edited by Stephen R Covey.This was a very good book. From beginning to end it was inspiring and liberating. It is a book of many authors and many sections. Each section teaches a different theme of admirable human character. Each section includes two ... Book Review
Between Wyomings
On 7/13 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Between WyomingsBy Ken MansfieldThis is a very detailed record of a road trip taken by Ken and his wife Connie. They each had an iPod, (his black, hers green like her eyes) loaded with their own favourite music.If you dream about taking a road trip with your van and your life companion and some good ... Book Review
Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions
On 5/24 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Nelson’s Illustrated Guide to ReligionsJames A. Beverly850 pagesPublished by Thomas Nelson, 2009This book surprised me in a good way. I am interested in the world religions, and perhaps that is why I was able to read this whole book in one week, perhaps being bedridden with a bad cold helped me read ... Book Review
I'll Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse
On 5/5 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Title: I'll Make You an Offer You Can't RefuseAuthor: Michael FranzesePublisher: Thomas Nelson, 2009I found this book a little difficult to read. I chose to read it because I was intrigued by the idea of a former mobster giving moral business advice in a book. He is a good writer, and has a friendly, ... Book Review
The Noticer
On 4/27 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Title: The NoticerAuthor: Andy AndrewsPublisher: Thomas Nelson, 2009There is a theme in this story that fills a person with hope. Hope that our lives might still be salvaged into something beautiful. There is still time, because the most important part of our life has not yet been lived, or we would ... Book Review
The Great Eight
On 3/20 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: The Great Eight By Scott Hamilton This is a good book. I started out reading it with a cynical eye. I wondered what motivated him to write this book. Do we just want to hear from him because of his fame? He felt a little preachy at times, and I assumed that he was only writing the book because of his ... Book Review