Alienation: A C.H.A.O.S. Novel By Jon S. Lewis Blog Tour

My Review:

Alienation has a lot of action packed events with weird aliens hunting down the humans. I could connect with the main character Colt. He was relatable because he experienced traumatic situations in his life. He witnessed his own parent’s death and he overcame that event with determination. He faced the giant aliens with tremendous courage and speed. The aliens were trying to kill him and he continued to fight for the world safety.  He had to learn to stand up for what he believed was right. I would recommend this novel to any teenagers and also to adults. It is a friendly read and has a few Christian themes throughout it. It is filled with wonderful science fiction action and the aliens are made out of a great imagination from the writer. The way he described the aliens provide me with an image of what they were created to appear like. The novel could very well be easily made into a bestselling movie series. I read the novel in about two days and I couldn’t put it down. If you enjoy comic theme movies and books you will immensely like this novel. It will keep you longing to stand up with the good guys and fight challenges! Giving up and surrendering to fear isn’t an option! It wasn’t to Colt and it shouldn’t be with us. Believing and standing up teaches you courage and helps you to know you can do anything!

“I received this book for free from Litfuse Publicity Group for this review”.

About the book:

After his parents were killed in a car accident, Colt McAllister was drawn into a world he thought only existed in comic books-one where mind control, jet packs, and flying motorcycles don't even scratch the surface.

Along with his best friends Oz and Danielle, Colt is now training at the secret Central Headquarters Against the Occult and Supernatural academy. But strange accidents seem to follow him. . . even with the security of the school grounds. What first seems random soon turns deadly. But who is targeting Colt?

As the alien invasions increase in frequency and force, C.H.A.O.S resources are taxed to the limit and they're forced to utilize the new recruits. In the midst of battle, Colt will discover some startling revelations . . . about himself, his friendship with Oz, and why he has been chosen to defeat this alien attack against earth.

About Jon:

Jon S. Lewis is the coauthor of the Grey Griffins trilogy (over 500,000 books in print) and the upcoming Grey Griffins Clockwork Chronicles. He also writes for the DC COMICS family of publishers. He resides with his family in Arizona.

For more about Jon and the series, visit www.chaosnovels.com.

Link to buy the book: http://ow.ly/8wW4O

Blog tour schedule: http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13451655

 Win an iPad2 in the Alienation Givaway!

Enter 1/19 - 2/7. RSVP for Party today!

 

Win an iPad from @JonSLewis and @NelsonFiction in the Alienation iPad2 Giveaway!

The invasion was only the beginning! Jon Lewis is celebrating the next adventure in his fast-paced C.H.A.O.S. series with an explosive giveaway!

One thrill-seeker will receive:

• iPad2 with Wi-Fi
• Copies of the C.H.A.O.S. novels, Invasion and Alienation

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends at noon on February 7th. Winner will be announced at the Alienation Facebook Party on 2/7. Jon will be hosting an Author Chat, giving away copies of the books and gift certificates to iTunes and Amazon.com! Don't miss a second of the intrigue!

Grab your copy of Alienation and join Jon on the evening of February 7th for an author chat, spy training (How much do you know about alien invaders?) and lots of giveaways. 

Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 31st!

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Win an iPad2 in the Alienation Giveaway! Alienation is the continuing story of the C.H.A.O.S. series' Colt McAlister. In this 2nd installment, Colt starts a new life training at the secret academy for Central Headquarters Against the Occult and Supernatural. Thomas Nelson is hosting a Facebook Party on 2/7 with Jon – RSVP today and save the date! The winner of the iPad2 will be revealed and Jon will be chatting with guests and giving a sneak peek at the next book in the series.  Click for details and don’t miss the fun. http://litfusegroup.com/blogtours/text/13451655. Young adults and fans of graphic novels will find Alienation and the C.H.A.O.S. series a thrilling read, which includes a graphic novel prologue and a sketchbook of characters. 

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Every Body Matters: Strengthening Your Body to Strengthen Your Soul By Gary Thomas Book Review

In Every Body Matters, Gary Thomas teaches readers the importance of being physically fit and healthy. We have a silver soul that must be shown to the world. Thomas believed that believers need to turn to God instead of turning to food to make us feel complete and whole. Foods will only temporary fill us up but you always have to keep coming back for more. Some believers in the church are becoming unhealthy and lazy in regard to working out and eating right. We forget that God has given us this body to be made holy and it’s His temple. He can only work through us if we are willing to follow Him. The church tends to not want to discuss the significance of having self-control when it comes to eating. Sometimes the pastors are unhealthy themselves and they aren’t eating and exercising the way they should be doing. If you don’t exercise and eat right you won’t be able to run the race God wants you to run. You will have less energy and you might also die sooner due to not treating your body like its God’s temple.



Some important points that stick out to me were:



“The reality is that overeating and obesity kill far more people than anorexia or exercise.” (99)



“Physical fitness is like farming. Much of the work that produces it is unseen. No one is applauding or even recognizing our efforts. But the life it creates can be used by God to bless and serve many. The “planting” is grueling; the harvest can be great.” (107)





This book isn’t about your typical fitness guide. It doesn’t include what to eat and how much to exercise. The book is about being spiritually healthy so you have the energy to perform what God wants you to do. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to become healthier for God. It’s very helpful for teenagers and adults in understanding the journey of living our lives healthy, the way God intended. It’s tremendously we run our race physically and spiritually with God leading us. Working out and eating the right kinds of foods benefit us to have the strength and energy in our daily lives. Thomas is a wonderful teacher in showing readers to turn to God for our needs and letting him assist us in our lives. Food isn’t our god and we don’t have to listen to it when it says to keep eating more. The devil wants us to not have the energy to follow God’s calling on our lives. If we are unable to have and show discipline and self-control Satan can just keep us running towards anything but God. He will try anything to stop us from listening to our Creator. We can’t help others if we are constant helping ourselves to something in the refrigerator. It’s deeply important to let God take control of our lives and our souls! He will help you to run your race!





Zondervan provided me with a free copy for the purpose of review.



If you would like to purchase a copy of Every Body Matters check it out on Amazon.com:



http://www.amazon.com/Every-Body-Matters-Strengthening-Strengthen/dp/0310290813/




Every Body Matters Book Trailer:

















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOJVmFwlYbA


Listen to Chapter One:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7ZoywOd4RM

Read Chapter One:

http://www.zondervan.com/media/samples/pdf/0310290813_samptxt.pdf

The Essential Guide to Healing: Equipping All Christians to Pray for the Sick By Bill Johnson and Randy Clark Book Review

In the Essential Guide to Healing, Bill Johnson and Randy Clark explored how people can pray for people to become healed. Randy Clark has experienced firsthand his own healing. He got into a bad car accident and had some serious health problems. He started praying for his body to be healed and God healed him. He eventually became a minister and started traveling the world preaching the message that God is still here performing miracles.  The book shared countless stories about people being healed from spina bifida, back injuries, muscles withering, ear problems, and many other sicknesses. The book shared the impact of using the words of knowledge. The words of knowledge are the way we receive visions and words from the Lord to bring healing. We have to listen to the voice and leading of the Spirit on who we need to pray for. If a part of your body hurts and it just started he may be leading you to pray for someone else’s hurting body. The book also revealed a five step prayer model in order to pray for others healing. The book will walk you through on how to pray for healing. It gives a lot of examples and stories on how Bill and Randy has prayed and listened to God’s voice and leading.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to pray for others to be healed. Prayer is the first step in making our requests know to God. Healing is in God’s hands so it’s important to not think it’s us who brought healing. The words of knowledge shown in this book explained how to listen and receive from God who he wants us to pray for to be healed. We have to listen to his small voice and dreams he gives us to pray for others. This book will show you the importance of listening to others stories. You need to try and find out where they need for you to pray for them. The book also contains how other churches respond to the topic of healing. This book will guide you into praying big bolder life changing healing prayers for people who are hurting. God is urging us all to start praying for others!

“I received this book free from the publisher through the Chosen book review bloggers program.”

Read Chapter One:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/66685807/The-Essential-Guide-to-Healing

If you would like to purchase a copy of The Essential Guide to Healing check out Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Guide-Healing-Bill-Johnson/dp/0800795199/

The Exceptional Life: 8 Powerful Steps to Experiencing God’s Best for You By Stephen Arterburn Book Review

The Exceptional Life teaches readers eight powerful steps that will radically change their life. The book includes what you must give up in order to have the life you have always wanted. The eight things we must give up are guilt, resentment, fear, anger, instant gratification, helplessness, isolation, and addiction. It also includes what will enrich your life when you give that thing up. For example, if you give up guilt you will receive your hope back. We don’t have to hold on to our past failures and mistakes. We are to accept God’s forgiveness. Another step is giving up fear in our lives. We have to remember that God will protect us no matter what we may go through. If we give up fear we will receive trust back into our lives.

Each chapter is divided into five sections: what we need to give up, how the thing hinders us from living fully, how to give it up, what we will gain if we give it up, how our life will change. Each chapter has discussion questions to assist you in your journey to your exceptional life.  

One of my favorite quotes was:

“We like what we like, and we do what we do. Once we’re in any kind of behavioral pattern, getting out can be a true challenge.” Page 171

I would recommend this book to teenagers and adults who are struggling with how to live their lives. If things are holding you back from living your life this book will help you to become free.  One of the chapters helped me immensely to stop hiding from the world. I saw that I was living and staying in my comfort zone. I realized that I have to give up isolation in order to get back to living in a community with friends. I have to get to the bottom line of why I choose to hide from the world. The past has held me back and I had to choose to stand back up and start living again. If I stay on the sidelines protecting myself, my whole life, I will miss a great life. I started walling myself in and would stay away from people who hurt me. I believed that everyone else would treat me the same way that they did. We don’t to live in fear of getting hurt because God will always be there to put us back together. This book helped me to see I need to live in fellowship with others. God will protect me and he will never let me down. This book is a wonderful book to help you break free from your past. It can help you to stop past behaviors and it will change your life into an exceptional life. Say goodbye to the old you and say hello to the new you. If you will put these eight life changing steps into your daily life you will start seeing changes in your life like never before.

“I received this book free from the publisher through the Bethany House Publishers book review bloggers program.”

Read Chapter One:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/61473712/The-Exceptional-Life

If you would like to purchase a copy of The Exceptional Life check out Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Exceptional-Life-Powerful-Steps-Experiencing/dp/0764204254/

Happily Ever After: Six Secrets to a Successful Marriage By Gary Chapman Book Review

Happily Ever After is a book that helps readers to solve conflicts in their marriage. We must learn to respect and listen to our spouses. We have to give up the selfish attitude and the perception that our point of view is the only correct one. If you want to change your spouse we have to realize we can't change others. The plank must be removed from our only eyes before we try and fix someone else. Gary Chapman encouraged readers to ask their parents, God, in-laws, friends, and their spouses how they could improve their relationship in their marriage. This is where you can see your flaws and the issues that you may have that hinder your relationships from growing. Then you must work to fix the issues that you find.

An important part of the book is finding out your love language. The five love languages are gifts, acts of service, physical touch, words of affirmation, and quality time. The book will describe and give an example of how each love languages work. Once you find how you receive and feel loved you need to discover your spouse’s love language. Then if you have children you may want to find out how your children receive and feel loved. This section will greatly mend your relationships.

Happily Ever After is divided into six parts, “Everybody Wins”, “Home Improvements”, Profits Sharing”, “Now What?”, “Making Love”, and “In-Law Relationships”.  

Gary Chapman has also included discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The questions will help you to dig deeper into the book.

I would recommend this wonderful marriage book to improve and fix broken marriages. Anyone can benefit from learning their love language, their spouses, and their children love language. The book has provided me with great resources and ideas to resolve conflicts in my relationships. I have learned that I must fix and change myself before I try changing others. I am the only one that I can control. I can’t control others and their opinions. It’s important to stop arguing and listen to the other persons concerns. Marriage isn’t about being always right it’s about coming together for peace and harmony. Making love isn’t about just having sex it’s about showing each other love and respect. We have to learn to listen closely and understand how the other person feels and thinks. If you will apply these six secrets to your marriage it will change your marriage for the better. I am not married yet but when I am, I will be rereading this book to help me in my marriage. This is a great book to give to couples who are getting married or already married! I would also encourage both spouses to read the book together it help you in your marriage. Learn to enjoy each other!

Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book. 

If you would like to purchase a copy of Happily Ever After then check it out on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Happily-Ever-After-Successful-Marriage/dp/141436444X/

Paper Angels: A Novel By Jimmy Wayne with Travis Thrasher

Paper Angels is a story based on the concept of the Salvation Army angel tree program. The Salvation Army angel tree program is a program that helps needy children get Christmas presents. Most of these children wouldn't be getting any presents without the help of people who care. People can pick up a paper angel from one of the Christmas paper angel trees. They buy the presents for the children out of the kindness of their hearts. They are changing lives and they don't even realize the positive impact it will have on these children. Jimmy Wayne has written this story to bring awareness to this wonderful life changing program. He was a child who was apart of the paper angel program growing up. He has witnessed the impact it had on his life and he had to share it with others. It is a fiction book but it is also based on the true meaning of the angel tree program.


Thomas Brandt is the one of the main characters in this Christmas story. Thomas has a father who is addicted to drinking alcohol. His mother got abused and hit by her husband. She eventually wised up and decided to take her two children and leave. Thomas and his sister, Sara realized that their whole lives are about to change. They move to a small trailer where they don't have very much. Thomas is also getting picked on at his new school by a bully. He wears the same clothes every day and they aren't new. He is made fun of during school and the attacks eventually escalates to online bullying.


The second main character is Kevin Morrell. His business is struggling to survive in the tough economy. His wife is having twins soon and he is about to be without a job and income. The wife sees the angel tree and talks her husband into picking an paper angel off the tree. 


Both of these familes lives are about to change forever. The story will show you the true meaning of Christmas and why it's important to be kind all year long. Everyone is hurting in some way and we can help change the world if we listen and help one another.


I immensely enjoyed reading this book. I felt changed after reading it. Kindness and love are important to have towards one another. This book is a true Christmas meaning story. But we must also keep the kindness all year long. I needed to be reminded to be thankful for what I do have. Someone always has it worst than I have. I have been blessed with so much and I need to start giving some back! This is a life humbling and awakening novel. It also has a wonderful idea on how to stop some bullying. How Thomas turns that around will touch everyone and cause them to think about their own lives. It's a true story about kindness and forgiveness. I think every teenager and adult should read Paper Angels and learn what kindness really is. This book is so good that it needs to be made into a Christmas movie in a few years! Let's really love each other and show kindness!




Salvation Army Paper Angels Interview

http://youtu.be/kmKcUngRvKU






Jimmy Wayne Interview about Paper Angels:

http://youtu.be/Sy9WQoqoiXQ


Jimmy Wayne-Paper Angels

http://youtu.be/-UVIZpRm8ks