One Word for Today For Spirit Filled Living: A 90 Days Devotional Book Review

One Word for Today for Spirit Filled Living is a new 90-days devotional written by Baker Publishing Group. The book is written with the idea of focusing on one word that will guide us into getting closer to Christ. Some of the topics included, “Shine, Press, Comfort, Vision, Believe”, and much more. Each day included things to build our spirit lives. Each day enclosed a verse, a story/teaching, reflect, pray, declare, and act. 

 

 

One of my favorite topics was the one on vision. It begins by asking readers where do we find joy. Sometimes we can feel lost and in a daze. But in the mist of our challenges, God wants us to focus and direct our attention to Him. This day explained how we need to have fresh vision for our lives and to quit dwelling on what’s not working. We can instead pray and refocus on God’s vision for our lives. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome devotional to anyone who is seeking assistance in living more spirit lives. I immensely enjoyed the wide vast range of topics and how they are all geared to build up our faith. I loved how easy readying the devotionals are and you can finish them in under three minutes. I also liked how each day had a prayer and a declaration to help change the scope of our lives. I also liked how they had a built-in ribbon to help bookmark your process. 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon.com: 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/One-Word-Today-Spirit-Filled-Living/dp/0800762304/

I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America by Tyler Merritt Book Review

In I Take My Coffee Black, Tyler Merritt opened up about many different variety of topics about his life story. He was raised in Las Vegas and he shared about his childhood. He is a musician, actor, and activist. He begins the book by opening up about how he loved exercising and one day he witnessed a lady hurrying to lock her doors and roll up her window and she said oh my god. She was truly terrified of him. He explained how he was six foot two and had deadlocks and he shared how he was perceived because he was black. Throughout the book, he opened up about his experiences with being black and how we are losing people at a rapid rate. One of the key things, he discussed was the viral videos he made entitled, “Before You Call the Cops” and “Walking While Black”. He shared his passion for rap and music and how he was a member of Broken Frame and how he was the leader of it. He opened up about his three top business axioms and how we can use them and apply them to our own lives. He also touched on religion and how he come to believe in Christ and his experiences with the church. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome book to anyone who is a fan of the viral videos and they relate to the message behind them. I also appreciated in how he tried to explain what it was like to be a black man and the racist he endured. One of my favorite chapters is the one called, “The Bench”. This one discussed his background in becoming a youth pastor and how transparent he was in sharing his fallout from the church. He was forced out for a mistake he made and they told him he would also lose his chance to keep speaking to a local high school. What I found encouraging was in the fact the coach stood by him and he still allowed him to have a part in the students’ lives. It’s was very touching to see that the coach and high school stood by him and it was disheartening that the church wouldn’t do the same. I understand both sides by everyone makes mistakes and isn’t perfect. I liked all the variety of topics he discussed and readers will get to meet the man behind the actor and musician. 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy of I Take My Coffee Black, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Take-My-Coffee-Black-Reflections/dp/1546029419/

The Bible Recap: Daily Questions to Deepen Your Understanding of the Entire Bible Study Guide and Journal by Tara-Leigh Cobble Book Review

The Bible Recap Study Guide follows the readings and teachings found in the same book under the same title name. The only thing the series of this book is that there isn’t a Bible with it. Readers are free to choose whichever version they prefer. There is however a podcast series available for listeners. The book is meant to be read in 365 days where we can get through the whole Bible in a year. This study guide contains questions to help readers to dig even deeper into the daily readings. Some of the questions ask about who wrote the book of the Bible, why, when, and promises that God declared. The questions enclosed objective, subjective, critical thinking, and ones that will assist you in researching the topics at a deeper level. 

 

 

The Bible Recap Journal is an additional resource for readers to help readers in writing down their thoughts about what they learned in their reading. She included a section called things I loved/questions/God Shot just to name a few. God shot is a special section dedicated to learning and looking at the character of God. There is also a short statement at the end of each page to understand and pray on. 

 

 

I would recommend these awesome resources to anyone who is ready to learn more about the Word. The questions are very open and ended and it will cause readers to ponder what God is trying to communicate to us in His Word. I have read some of the actual book and I honestly love the way it is written and how easy it is to follow and to read the whole Bible in a year. This is a perfect time for readings to obtain a copy of the book, study, journal, and listen to the podcast. The New Year is just around the corner and it’s a perfect time to begin. I’m also thinking about restarting over and using all of these resources together to build up my faith and to gain more knowledge about Christ. 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy of The Bible Recap resources, check it out on Amazon.com: 

 

The Bible Recap Book:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Recap-One-Year-Reading-Understanding/dp/0764237039

 

The Study Guide:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Recap-Study-Guide-Understanding/dp/0764240323

 

The Journal:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Recap-Journal-Companion-Entire/dp/0764240315/

 

 

For More Information on The Bible Recap Resources, check out their official site:

http://www.thebiblerecap.com/start

 

To check out my review of the book:

 

https://runningtowardschrist.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-bible-recap-one-year-guide-to.html

Once Upon a Christmas by Dawn Young and Illustrated by Kenneth Anderson Book Review

Once Upon a Christmas is a children’s book that features mystical creatures and legends. It featured santa, a giant, fairies, unicorns, Jack Frost, Rapunzel, the three bears, little red riding hood, and much more. The three bears were at home preparing for a Christmas Eve celebration. They invited over everyone and then suddenly Rapunzel fell into Jack Frost and he accidently blew out air and messed up the decorations and knocked down santa’s sleigh from the sky. All the presents and the sleigh started to sink into the lagoon. Everyone had to work to together to save santa and Christmas. 

 

 

I would recommend this wonderful book to anyone who enjoys Christmas and they are seeking a brand-new story adventure. Kids aged 1-7 would enjoy this book. I loved how the book brought together many different legends all together for Christmas. Kids will have fun trying to pick out one that they recognize throughout the pages. I liked the message of everyone coming together to save santa and Christmas. The illustrations in this book were truly amazing and very appealing to children’s and parents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords/ Worthy Kids for my honest review.”

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy of Once Upon a Christmas, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Christmas-Dawn-Young/dp/1546013911/

 

The Story of the Wise Men by Patricia A. Pingry Book Review

 

The Story of the Wise Men is a Christmas story about the wise men traveling to Bethlehem following the great star. They travelled to see the Great Messiah being born. They brought him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. It is a classic tale of Jesus being born and told by the wise men. 

 

 

I would recommend this awesome Christmas book to kids aged 1-6. I loved how it taught the journey to Bethlehem and how they were able to meet Jesus. It showed the importance of the star and how it helped guide them to meet the Savior of the world. We need them being the first worshipper to Jesus. I loved the illustrations and how detailed they appeared and how it will teach our children the story of Jesus and the wise men. 

 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords/ Worthy Kids for my honest review.”

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy of The Story of the Wise Men, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Story-Wise-Men-Patricia-Pingry/dp/1546013865/

Alphabet Love by Rachel Tawil Kenyon and Illustrated by Anna Süßbauer Book Review

Alphabet Love is a children book featuring colorful illustration about the alphabet and what it stands for. For example, the letter M stands for mittens for when it’s a cold day. The book is shaped as a cutout of a heart. The whole book is a love themed kid’s book and how we can share moments with the people that we love and care about. 

 

 

I would recommend this book to any kid aged 1-5 and they are wanting to learn the alphabet. This will also teach kids how we can do fun things with others and show love to people that we care about. The illustrations are very colorful and it will keep little children’s attention engaged. 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords/ Worthy Kids for my honest review.”

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy of Alphabet Love, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Alphabet-Love-Rachel-Tawil-Kenyon/dp/1546013946/