Reviews by Crissyanna
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Rejoice (CD)
On 8/29 Crissyanna wrote: I love listening and singing along to worship music. So when the chance to review the Women of Faith Worship, Rejoice CD presented itself, I jumped at the chance. I like to have worship music playing as I’m going about my household duties. It reminds me that what I am doing, no matter how menial, ... Women of Faith, Rejoice CD Review
No He Can't
On 4/29 Crissyanna wrote: The truth can be disturbing. Who wants to find out that they had been hoodwinked, right? I know I don’t like to find out that what I thought or believed was a lie. Yet at times, it is necessary to point that stuff out even if people’s toes get stepped on. Kevin McCullough has done ... Very Disturbing, but Truthful
Max On Life
On 4/18 Crissyanna wrote: Do you have questions on life? On why God allows things to happen? Or why if God is such a loving and kind God, is there suffering? What about on how to make it through the nitty gritty of life? I’m sure that most, if not all of us have questions that run along these ... Questions On Life Answered
The Fight of Our Lives
On 3/29 Crissyanna wrote: Apathy: the absence of expression of passion/emotion/expression Controversy: dispute, argument, or debate, esp one concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement and esp one carried on in public or in the press (definitions thanks to www.dictionary.com, I love that site…) Ten years ... Apathy and Controversy
A Conversation with God for Women
On 3/6 Crissyanna wrote: I don’t know what I was thinking when I requested this book to review. I was intrigued by the title A Conversation with God for Women, I thought the cover was very lovely (white with cherry blossoms, I love cherry blossoms) and it looked like it could be promising. I am ultra conservative, just to ... Putting Words in God’s Mouth
Love & Respect
On 2/11 Crissyanna wrote: I have read a lot of books on marriage from when Hubbs and I were courting and then engaged and since getting married. We truly wish to have the best marriage possible. Especially in our current society of easy and fast divorce for any reason. I recently got to review the book Love and Respect ... One of BEST Books on Marriage Ever
Sabbath
On 1/7 Crissyanna wrote: What does the word Sabbath conjure up in your mind? For me, the word reminds me of reading books when I was younger (Little House, things about the Puritans) and I cringe. I think of forced boredom. Of days where all you could do was sit and read and memorize the catechism. Of not being ... Totally Transformed My Thoughts on the Sabbath
Slave
On 12/18 Crissyanna wrote: I recently received a copy of Slave by John MacArthur to review. I requested this book because it intrigued me in regards to the thought that Bible translators through the years have totally mistranslated a key word, mainly used in the New Testament. The word that is mistranslated, according to John MacArthur is the Greek ... Are You Truly a Slave?
An Amish Christmas, expanded edition
On 11/28 Crissyanna wrote: Life is hardly ever tied up in neat little packages with a very pretty bow on it, no matter what your faith is. Sometimes, it is all we can do to move on from the past, forgive others, see the change in others and be open to what God is trying to tell us or ... Christmas, Hope, and Romance Abounds
The Least Among You (DVD)
On 11/18 Crissyanna wrote: Recently, I got to review the movie The Least Among You. Knowing the reputation that Christian based movies have (as either being really corney, lame and just badly produced and acted), I was kind of not looking forward to watching it. I honestly chose it as it looked like an easy review to do.... Well, ... Finally, Good Christian Movie Options!
Transforming Church in Rural America
On 10/11 Crissyanna wrote: I grew up in a rural church. Not to stereotype (as I have been blessed to be a part of others that are the opposite), but it was your “typical” rural church. The average age of those attending was over 65. My sister and I were the only children in Sunday School when they bothered ... A MUST Read for Every Church Leader
Let's Do Lunch
On 8/24 Crissyanna wrote: Let’s Do Lunch is a diet book and program like none other I have ever seen. For starters, it is fairly short. Most others I have been acquainted with are much longer. It also approaches weight loss from a totally different perspective than I have ever thought of before. Let’s Do Lunch doesn’t start with ... A Diet that I think We Could Stick To
100 Prayers God Loves to Hear, 100 Praise Songs
On 8/5 Crissyanna wrote: 100 Prayers God Loves to Hear and 100 Praise Songs by Stephen Elkins was a pleasant book and cd set to review. The pictures are simple, which I appreciate as I don’t like a lot of visual clutter. My nearly 4 year-old daughter loved having the prayers read to her and she understands a lot ... A Good Springboard for Devos on Prayer with Kids
Beyond Opinion
On 7/26 Crissyanna wrote: I finally finished reading Beyond Opinion edited by Ravi Zacharias. This book is a thinking book and one can not even remotely begin to comprehend it if one is half asleep, hungry or also trying to keep an eye on children. This book took me two weeks to read, and normally I can read one ... A Deep Thinker of a Read
Sarah's Garden
On 6/28 Crissyanna wrote: No matter what our theological beliefs may be, we are all asked to submit to the will of the Lord and to trust Him with out lives. Such is the case with Sarah in the book Sarah's Garden by Kelly Long.Sarah is an Amish girl who must learn to lean upon her Creator to sustain her throughout all of life's ... Booksneeze Book Review 6.28.2010
Love on a Dime
On 6/8 Crissyanna wrote: I just finished reading Love on a Dime by Cara Lynn James. I requested this book as I was in need of some predictable brain candy, and I got my wish.Lilly is living a double life. One of dutiful daughter and secret author of dime novels in 1899. She had been jilted six years previously and had finally ... Book Review for Book Sneeze 6.7.2010
God's Promises for Girls
On 5/19 Crissyanna wrote: I read God's Promises for Girls by Jack Countryman and Amy Parker. It is a cute little book that consists with verses for different issues little girls can face. Issues about being a good sister, obeying your parents, faith, and telling the truth among others. The verses were taken from the International ... Book Review for Book Sneeze 5.19.2010
I Am Hutterite
On 5/5 Crissyanna wrote: I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann KirkbyI didn't know what I was totally expecting when I first started reading this book. I had never heard of the Hutterites, and I had thought myself fairly well-educated on the Anabaptists (Amish and Mennonites). I am glad I was able to learn something new about the Anabaptist's ... Book Review for Book Sneeze 5.5.2010
The Money Answer Book
On 4/26 Crissyanna wrote: I recieved a copy of Dave Ramsey's the The Money Answer Book to read and review. I had heard many good things about the teaching of Dave Ramsey and I had seen his Town Hall of Hope broadcast. I was impressed by what I had seen, heard some of on the radio and read briefly before this book. This book ... Book Review for Book Sneeze 4.26.2010
If I Could Ask God Anything
On 4/12 Crissyanna wrote: If I Could Ask God Anything, awesome Bible answers for curious kids was compiled by Kathryn Slattery. It is a book of questions that children have been known to ask about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Church and the Christian life. As books of this nature go, this was honestly, just like the others. ... If I Could Ask God Anything, A Review for BookSneeze
Lies the Government Told You
On 3/9 Crissyanna wrote: Lies the Government Told Youby Judge Andrew P. NapolitanoI was curious about this book title when I first saw it. I have always been leery about trusting everything the government does and tells us is for our own good. Judge Napolitano takes a literal view of the Constitution of the United States and ... Book Review for Book Sneeze 3.09.2010
Beautiful Things Happen When A Woman Trusts God
On 2/15 Crissyanna wrote: Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God By Shelia WalshI wanted to throw this book out the window or in the trash while reading it. Not because it was poorly written, not because I didn't agree with it, but because I didn't want to hear what Ms. Walsh was saying to me. You see, I too struggle ... Book Review for Book Sneeze 2.15.2010
The Hole in Our Gospel
On 1/29 Crissyanna wrote: A Review of The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Sterns, President of World Vision, U.S.“Saved by faith. Saved for works,” sums up the message of The Hole in Our Gospel written by Richard Stearns who is the president of World Vision, U.S. Mr. Stearns did an excellent job of writing this book from a ... Review of The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns