Learning to Hear God

Learning to Hear God by Jan Johnson is a personal retreat guide. This book is divided into multiple sections for finding quietness, God's tone of voice, His unusual speech,and Hearing God in the word. The introduction gives a basic guideline of a personal or small group retreat, what to expect, what to do and not to do, and a timeline.
This book has valuable insight into biblical study for the "everyday person wanting to get more out of scripture" as well as ideas and thoughts on "how to hear God." It asks pointed questions such as, "are we a listener or someone who acts on what he hears?" to better help us gain insight in our christian walk. I enjoyed the book after muddling through the first chapter-would recommend to those wanting to hear what God's is saying for their life. This book was given through a blog review program by Navpress.

The Take Action Bible

The New King James Version, The Take Action Bible, published by Thomas Nelson, is refreshing. This Bible has a nice preface that explains subject headings, the new and old testament text, and some of the footnotes. It has a special introduction section for 1. The Pentateuch, 2. The Historical books, 3. Poetical and Wisdom books, 4. The Prophets, 5. The Gospels, 6. The Acts of the Apostles, 7. The Letters of Paul, and 8. The General Epistles and Revelation. It includes a reaing plan for the Bible in 1 year as well as the words of Jesus in red. Throughout the Bible are interspersed short stories or devotions with scripture reading and a thought provoking question to take the devotion a step into action. At the conclusion of scripture the "Take Action Bible" includes a section entitled "52 Action Ideas." This section puts feet to the scriptures with ideas to help jumpstart action in faith. Each idea is atttached to a scripture verse. For example, idea #13. Find out how to start a Bible study at the local jail or prison. (Mathhew 25:36) Overall, this is a great addition to one's Bible collection. It adds a bit of new insight and would make a great gift for the action minded. I recieved this Bible for the purpose of blogger review, however, these opinions are my own.

Easy Read-nothing spiritual!

The Final Summit, by Andy Andrews was an easy read. Saying that, however, it was nothing profound, wonderful, or anything to recommend to an avid reader. This book, focused on a summit meeting of historical and biblical figures that included a troubled millionaire of modern day times. This summit was a quest to find the one principle that would save humanity. The Final Summit does entertain readers with historical stories and tidbits of biblical ones, but is certainly not anything to be considered "christian" except for the mention of the arch angels and the exclusion of bad language. Overall, this book was worth the read-if you read many, many books, and get enjoyment out of a large selection of book types.