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Review: Outlaw by Ted Dekker
Outlaw by Ted Dekker Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Action, Adventure Publisher: Center Street Publication Date: October 22, 2013 Julian Carter is far, far away from her native home of Atlanta, Georgia. Born and raised in the social circles of the Deep South, she’s ill prepared for her odd, yet highly impassioned mission trip to a far off place she’s only seen in pictures. When a massive storm blows up, Julian and her two year old son Stephen are caught up in a horrifying reality. The boat goes down and Julian straps her toddler to a life preserver – the only way she can imagine that he might weather this…
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Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Publisher: St. Martins Griffin Publication Date: September 2013 Cath and her twin sister Wren are sort of somewhat maybe kind of ready for college. As part of a pair that’s always been known in the singular, Cath isn’t quite ready to stretch beyond what she already knows. Wren on the other hand, is very ready to jump into new. So much so that she’s chosen not to be Cath’s roommate and not to take similar classes. This causes no small amount of panic and chaos in Cath’s world. It’s not pretty. It only adds to the adventure when Cath…
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What Does Your Spirit Say About It?
Recently a friend of mine posted a question through social media asking Christians whether or not they ‘celebrate’ Halloween. The answers came fast, furious, and with a little more bite than I think she was expecting. There was a good range of answers from just yes to not even a chance and everything in between. What surprised me most was a comment that she made within the discussion. She said that she couldn’t find any biblical references to Halloween in particular, but it just ‘felt wrong’ so she wondered. That piqued my interest. To me, the answer of what she should do was pretty plain in that comment. It felt…
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Review: Grace Unplugged – The Movie
Gracie Trey is 18 and only sure of one thing. She wants to sing. She loves music. It’s a part of her soul. That would probably come from the fact that her father is a musician as well. A long time ago, he had a hit song that made the top of the charts and he was amazing. Then he accepted Christ and took his singing talent in a different direction. He’s now the leader of praise and worship at his church and Gracie sings with him. But that’s not what she wants to do. Gracie wants to break out and find her own path but her dad is pretty…
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Grace Unplugged in Theaters Friday!
Over the past week or so you’ve seen a lot about Grace Unplugged here on my site. It’s because I loved the book and I can’t wait for the movie. (It comes out tomorrow in theaters!) I would encourage you to visit the website and check out the trailer for this amazing story. This is about a young girl who gets pulled into the music industry and struggles with her values, her family, and what the industry is trying to do with her. As someone who works regularly in the entertainment industry, this isn’t far off of the mark. There’s always peer pressure out there. Get into the entertainment industry…
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What? You’re giving away books and music? Why yes, I am!
Since next Monday is my birthday (yes, shameless plug I know!) I thought I’d try to track down some things to give away and share the love with my readers. I’ve got a great one too! Grace Unplugged is a fabulous book that I really enjoyed. My review is here if you want to read it. It’s also a movie that will be coming out in theaters in the next few weeks. Check out the trailer! So for this awesome contest, I have two copies of the book to give away AND a copy of the soundtrack. (Also amazing and very cool!) It’s open to anyone in the U.S. – and…