Reviews by Jill Jones
Buried Alive
On 2/5 Jill Jones wrote: Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes Correspondent, called this book "...vivid, absorbing and chilling." She was correct. The descriptions are vivid, the story is absorbing and the fact it is true is chilling. Roy Hallums was a contractor working in Iraq who was taken hostage and held captive for 311 days by ... Review of Roy Hallums' "Buried Alive"
NKJV Greatest Stories of the Bible
On 12/28 Jill Jones wrote: When I chose this book to review, I thought it was a paraphrased version of familiar Bible stories with children in mind. However, I discovered that each story which includes familiar and not-so-familiar Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation are from the New King James Version with no paraphrasing. ... Review of Thomas Nelson's Greatest Stories of the Bible
Jesus Lives
On 12/8 Jill Jones wrote: If you haven't chosen your 2010 devotional book, I would highly recommend this one. It is the companion to "Jesus Calling" which I haven't read, but I will definitely put it on my reading list for next year. This devotional is not your typical devotional with a particular day to read. Instead, you ... Review of Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
The Liturgical Year
On 11/11 Jill Jones wrote: I was intrigued by the description on the back cover, "The liturgical year is an adventure in bringing the Christian life to fullness, the heart to alert, the soul to focus. It does not concern itself with the questions of how to make a living. It concerns itself with the questions of how to make a ... My review of Joan Chittester's "The Liturgical Year"
Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World
On 10/21 Jill Jones wrote: It took a couple of chapters before I finally got interested because it wasn't like most of Dr. Jeremiah's books. Well read in current events and behind-the-scenes action in the world, he delivers a textbook of how to react to the chaos swirling around us and the turmoil yet to come. His main concern ... Is God's Alarm Clock About to Go Off--
Kabul 24
On 9/27 Jill Jones wrote: Kabul24 was written to share the story of 24 Shelter Now workers who were kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan and held on charges of crimes they did not commit, but the book was more than that. This book was more a testimony of God and how He still works miracles in the lives of His people (even ... Review of Kabul24 by Henry O. Arnold and Ben Pearson
Let Go
On 9/1 Jill Jones wrote: In “Let Go,” Sheila Walsh sets out to teach readers that we can live free of the burdens women carry by letting God be God and accepting His unconditional love. This is often so very hard to do, but Walsh uses a short anecdote and personal experience along with scripture to show how we can release ... Let Go and Live Free