Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

Facing The Giants

Posted on Dec - 01 - 2010

Direction: Alex Kendrick Genre: Christianity Year of Release: 2006 Facing the Giants is a story about a losing high school football team and their coach, Grant Taylor. After several years of continuous failing seasons, the school is considering to replace him as head coach and the players’ fathers are collaborating to get him fired. With no one else  [ Read More ]

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Entrusting The Key

Posted on Nov - 01 - 2010

Author: Ali Smith Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2010 Every girl dreams of getting swept off her feet by her prince charming – Someone who has all the right qualities and attributes a girl could ever want in a partner. We all have our lists, with little variations here and there. In essence, most women have a basic  [ Read More ]

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Respectable Sins

Posted on Sep - 01 - 2010

Author: Jerry Bridges Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2007 "O Lord you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you  [ Read More ]

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I Kissed Dating Goodbye

Posted on Aug - 01 - 2010

Author: Joshua Harris Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2003 I Kissed Dating Goodbye is an interesting book written by Joshua Harris (published 1997) that tackles common misconceptions about dating and gives us a picture of how we should approach relationships, keeping in mind that everything we do affects others in a very real way. It challenges us to  [ Read More ]

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Author: John Ortberg Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2003 One of the most difficult things that we experience in the Christian life is when God asks us to get out of the boat and walk on water with Him. But this is also the most fulfilling because not only would we get to experience the immense power of  [ Read More ]

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Sine Cera

Posted on Jul - 01 - 2010

Cata De Jesus has put together a collection of essays that delves into snippets of life lessons in a Christian perspective. The miniscule book contains 23 essays that packs a powerful punch of personal stories centered on living a Christ-controlled life. Written in a simple and straight forward way each story presents subtle realizations and  [ Read More ]

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What’s So Amazing About Grace

Posted on Mar - 01 - 2010

Author: Philip Yancey Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2002 "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me…." Such goes the first line of one of the most popular, if not the most popular, hymns of all times. While many wonder, few would ask aloud, "What IS so amazing about grace?" Author Philip Yancey explores  [ Read More ]

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Author: Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2003 Written by 2 psychologists with equally inspiring backgrounds, this book stresses the importance of developing and maintaining healthy relationships by establishing one’s personal boundaries. Dr Henry Cloud, a practitioner with philantrophic interests, wrote this book together with Dr. John Townsend, his partner whom he  [ Read More ]

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Fireproof (Original Soundtrack)

Posted on Jan - 01 - 2010

If you were moved and inspired by the movie Fireproof, you might want to check out the film’s Music Soundtrack selections featuring songs by contemporary Christian groups and artists, such as Casting Crowns, Leeland, Third Day, John Waller, Grey Holiday and Warren Barfield to name a few. I had an opportunity to hear some of  [ Read More ]

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Fireproof

Posted on Jan - 01 - 2010

Direction:  Alex Kendrick Genre: Christian Year of Release: 2008 “ Fireproof doesn’t mean that fire wouldn’t come. It means that when it does, you’d be able to withstand it.” Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron) is a dedicated fire department captain who finds himself at the crossroads when his wife, Catherine (Erin Bethea) told him that she wants a  [ Read More ]

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Roadmaps and Revelations

Posted on Dec - 01 - 2009

Artist: Parachute Band Genre: Praise and Worship Release Date: 25 September 2007 Parachute Band’s Roadmaps and Revelations is a perfect example of an album that showcases the band’s versatility, while still remaining true to the Christian rock genre that they are known for. It gives listeners a mixture of hard, in-your-face, driving type of rock sound and a  [ Read More ]

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It’s Not About Me

Posted on Dec - 01 - 2009

Author: Max Lucado Book: Christianity Year of Release: 2004 "I am the center of the universe." Such is the conviction of babies and young children. They grab. They cry. They want their own way. Sadly but unsurprisingly, though, it is also the discrete mantra of the adult heart. Even the adult Christian heart. In "It’s Not About Me",  [ Read More ]

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Flywheel

Posted on Dec - 01 - 2009

Direction: Alex Kendrick Genre: Christianity Year of Release: 2003 "Without your flywheel, you’re not going anywhere", says Max, the head mechanic of Jay Austin Motors. He says this as he tries to revive the engine of the classic convertible that Jay Austin just purchased. And it is probably this line that reverberates throughout the entirety of the film.  [ Read More ]

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