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Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers - Review
Book Synopsis: Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you're supposed to think? Are you weary of...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 62 min read
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I Still Believe by Jeremy Camp - Review
Book Synopsis: A leading artist on the contemporary Christian scene, Jeremy Camp has gained a sizable fan following. I Still Believe...
Lyra Thompson
Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Why Pro-Life by Randy Alcorn - Review
Book Synopsis: So much is at stake in the abortion debate. If pro-choicers are right, precious freedoms are in jeopardy. If pro-lifers...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson and Susan Flory - Review
Book Synopsis: First came the boom the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the...
Lyra Thompson
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision - Review
Book Synopsis: Renowned scholar William Lane Craig offers a readable, rich training manual for defending the Christian faith. This...
Lyra Thompson
Jul 28, 20242 min read
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The Case for Miracles Student Edition by Lee Strobel - Review
Book Synopsis: From the well-renowned, bestselling series exploring the life of Jesus and what it means to be a Christian, The Case for...
Lyra Thompson
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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(SPOILERS) Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose by Janet and Geoff Benge - Review
Book Synopsis: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" Jim and Pete turned to see the Auca men, their...
Lyra Thompson
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God by Frank and Zach Turek - Review
Book Synopsis: Seven fictional stories―Captain America, Iron Man, Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Batman, and Wonder...
Lyra Thompson
May 13, 20243 min read
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The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne by Catherine Reef - Review
Book Synopsis: The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler - Review
Book Synopsis: “Seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30―both evangelical and mainline―who went to church regularly in high school said they...
Lyra Thompson
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel - Review
Book Synopsis: There's little question that he actually lived. But miracles? Rising from the dead? Some of the stories you hear about him...
Lyra Thompson
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town by Warren St. John - Review
Book Synopsis: The extraordinary story of a refugee football team and the transformation of a small American town. Clarkston, Georgia,...
Lyra Thompson
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom - Review
Book Synopsis: At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty...
Lyra Thompson
Jan 11, 20244 min read
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The Case for Grace Student Edition by Lee Strobel - Review
Book Synopsis: In The Case for Grace Student Edition, Lee Strobel and Jane Vogel present a compelling and highly personal experiential...
Lyra Thompson
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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The Case for Faith Student Edition by Lee Strobel - Review
Book Synopsis: Lee Strobel knows how important it is to find answers that ring true. With his background as an award-winning legal...
Lyra Thompson
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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The Chase by Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky - Review
Book Synopsis: Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky couldn't have dreamed a better love story for themselves had it been scripted by a bestselling...
Lyra Thompson
Oct 19, 20233 min read
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How to Stay Christian in High School by Steve Gerali - Review
Book Synopsis: High school is full of temptations. How can you stay focused on God? This book tells about teenagers in the Bible and how...
Lyra Thompson
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer - Review
Book Synopsis: In April, 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of...
Lyra Thompson
Dec 12, 20223 min read
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ETHIX: Being Bold in a Whatever World by Sean McDowell - Review
Book Synopsis: High school and college students are bombarded today with mixed media messages of moral relativism. Ethix: Being Bold in a...
Lyra Thompson
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir by Bart Millard
Book Synopsis: MercyMe’s crossover hit, “I Can Only Imagine,” has touched millions of people around the world. But few know about the...
Lyra Thompson
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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