The Scribe's Portion

Trade Up: How to Move From Just Making Money to Making a Difference By Dean Niewolny I requested this book expecting a self-help book for busy entrepreneurs and business people in general. While this book's target audience is mainly for those in business, it can also find a home in busy people in other careers/jobs. Most of what Dean brings up, most readers can assimilate into their daily lives. I'm not a businesswoman nor do I have the kind of lifestyle, Dean was blessed with but he makes excellent points for self- reflection. Simply put, this book discusses and guides the reader through self- reflection. Does your work have eternal value? When you die how will you be remembered? What are you known for? Have you done anything for the kingdom of God? And how selfishly are you living? Are just a few questions this book makes you meditate on.   Making a difference with the blessings God has given you applies to the serious Christian wanting to make more wi...

High as the Heavens By Kate Breslin Suspenseful, mystery, and plot twists, these are the words and phrases I would use to describe this novel. Beautifully written! It has plenty of romance for all those fans of the genre. I'm not one who enjoys writing about the plot both to spare interested readers the spoil and I find it quite redundant. But I couldn't help notice the resemblance to the Pearl Harbor film: a war time nurse named Evelyn (also my name) paired with a military pilot, his plane being shot down, Evelyn thinking he's dead, living through the horrors of an attack. Disclaimer! I'm not claiming the author has copied these details from the movie (Pearl Harbor is one of my favorites) but it's hard to believe the story is completely unique.  I found the stories inspired by the novel very fascinating. It's humbling and admiring to learn about these women and men who risked their lives working for the underground resistance networks to ai...

The Captain's Daughter London Beginnings: Book 1 By Jennifer Delamere I absolutely enjoyed this novel. I'm not very familiar with theater so this book was also educational. This is also my first book from Jennifer Delamere but I was not disappointed, I will be looking for her other novels. Set in Victorian England, the novel tells the story of Rosalyn Bernay, an orphan finding herself in difficult circumstances. She is offered a job as a dresser in a theater. She meets and becomes friends with one of the stagehands, Nate Moran, an injured veteran who wants nothing more than to return to his regiment as a way to make amends for his past mistakes.  I love how the author includes George Mueller in the story (I have a deep respect for this man of God) it gives the novel a more Christian perspective, which is something I always look for in Christian fiction. I enjoyed learning about life in the Victorian age (one of my favorite periods in history) and the...

"Jews Don't Need Jesus & Other Misconceptions:  Reflections of a Jewish Believer"  Avi Snyder "...to the Jew first, and also to the Greek" (Gentile). Those are the words of God to Paul. And if the Word of God commands us to minister to the Jews, why shouldn't any God-fearing Christian do so? This book was easy for me to read and digest. I've always had a deep respect and love for the Jewish people and stand strong for Israel. This book reinforced my love for the Jews and motivated me to minister to them as well, which is the biggest display of love Christians could ever demonstrate to the people of Israel.  Mr. Snyder, a Jewish believer in the Messiah, has written this book for those who believe that Christianity is not for the Jew and to those who might be intimidated, doubtful, or adamantly against Jewish evangelism. In the first two chapters, he addresses what the Bible says about evangelizing to the Jews. He refutes 16 clai...