A Review of Smack-Dab in the Middle of God's Love - A children's book

Smack-Dab in the Middle of God's Love by Brennan Manning & John Blase. Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
Please note that I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com; http://BookSneeze®.com; book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

I love everything Brennan Manning writes. So, when the opportunity to read and review this book for children came along I thought "great!  I get to combine two loves: reaching out to kids with God's love and reading another book by Brennan Manning."

While it is a sweet book, I'm not sure who the appropriate audience is. The illustrations would be great for young children but there is too much text on each page for their attention span. Older children would appreciate the storyline but would want more detail. 

A Review of Chasing Francis

After giving several mediocre reviews of selections from The Ooze Viral Bloggers I am very pleased to be able to highly recommend Chasing Francis by Ian Morgan Cron.

This work of fiction pulls you in immediately.  I generally avoid fiction so that I can spend my time on books that will challenge a way of thinking or teach me something, this book does just that! Walking the journey from lost faith to renewed faith with Chase Falson (and St. Francis) was both moving and challenging.


I would recommend this book to every "evangelical" who wants to be challenged to live a life or lead a church that will truly impact their world for Jesus Christ.  
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