Reviews by Valerie Dykstra
Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain
On 3/1 Valerie Dykstra wrote: By Drs Paul Meier and David Henderson, Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain is instruction and encouragement in moving victoriously beyond the most common struggles in our lives. The "common struggles" addressed are: Injustice, Rejection, Loneliness, Loss, Discipline, Failure, and Death. The conclusion was ... Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain
Fresh Start
On 11/16 Valerie Dykstra wrote: Fresh Start is written by Doug Fields, youth minister of Saddleback Church. Although it's written by a youth minister it is not written with youth in mind. It is written to anyone who's craving a new beginning in life. Fields generously sprinkles Fresh Start with humor, and gave me many laugh-out-loud ... Fresh Start, by Doug Fields
Fearless
On 9/8 Valerie Dykstra wrote: Max Lucado’s newest book, Fearless, is a short easy read of 180 pages (not including the discussion guide) covering the topics that tend to breed fear in many of us: uncertainty about the future, our children and their safety, violence, finances and more. I was encouraged and especially loved how ... FEARLESS, by Max Lucado
What's He Really Thinking?
On 8/25 Valerie Dykstra wrote: What’s He Really Thinking, by Paula Rinehart is an excellent tool to help wives navigate some of the bumps on the marriage highway. Rinehart methodically explores some of the complex components that make a husband who he is and how the wife’s response to those components can powerfully impact who ... What's He Really Thinking, by Paula Rinehart
I Believe Bunny
On 7/10 Valerie Dykstra wrote: The I Believe Bunny by Tish Rabe is a beautifully illustrated (by Frank Endersby) story of a little bunny who is called to save to a mouse from drowning. Little bunny is much too small for the task before him and cries a heart-felt prayer for help. As the little bunny does all he can to save the mouse ... The I Believe Bunny
The Hole in Our Gospel
On 6/23 Valerie Dykstra wrote: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 The Hole in Our Gospel, by Richard Sterns The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Sterns is a book capable of changing lives; the lives of those who read it and the lives of those that benefit from our having read it. It begins with Sterns sharing his testimony and more specifically ... The Hole in Our Gospel