The Scribe's Portion

"Faith is For Weak People" by Ray Comfort  This is my first Ray Comfort book I've read, though I follow his ministry, Living Waters on YouTube and I'm familiar with his evangelism work. I was excited to see that this book was available for review so I jumped at the opportunity.  I've read a couple of books on apologetics but I loved this one because Ray lays down the Gospel very simply but powerfully. I'm not great with making conversations but Ray does it so beautifully yet so simple which makes it easy to follow for people like me who struggle to speak with strangers. In this book, he goes over 20 popular objections skeptics make about the Christian faith. The difference between this book and other apologetics books is that Ray doesn't delve deep into science and philosophy to defend the faith, he uses pure Scripture. Literally, anyone can follow his method, even young children. He just shows how easy and simple it is to share the messag...

"Prayer: Communing With God in Everything Collected Insights From A.W. Tozer" Compiled by W.L. Seaver One of the best books on prayer! With his raw honesty and easy to understand and relate writing style, Tozer's words convict you. It causes you to self- analyze your prayer life and evokes the conviction we need to up our prayer life. This is a collection of sermons, essays, and portions from his previous books on the subject of prayer.  The sections are short, followed by Seaver's commentary and then some questions at the end for reflection. This is a great collection of writings from Tozer's best on prayer. I found myself highlighting and writing on the margins, which is something I don't do often. So much of what he discusses is very relatable and powerful, you'll probably need a highlighter as well. This is a book I can see myself rereading again.  I received a copy of this book from Moody in exchange for an honest review. All op...

"The Refuge" by Ann H. Gabhart To be honest, I didn't finish this book. I'm not a big fan of Amish, Mennonite, Shaker, etc novels but I thought I'd give this a chance. I lost interest after chapter 17. I couldn't connect with the protagonist, the first person point of view is too narrow a view to get any insights from the other characters.  I'm also tired of the same plots and character backgrounds- sad, pregnant widow falls in love with another man. There's just too many novels like it in my opinion. I had never heard of the Shaker religion, but after reading this, my interest is piqued, although, most of their beliefs are so contrary to Scripture. The author chose to focus on the positives instead. Despite my lack of interest in this novel, I do appreciate the strong Christian values portrayed in the story. I received a copy of this book from Revell in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are entirely my...

"Leading Small Groups: How to Gather, Launch, Lead, and Multiply Your Small Group" By Chris Surratt Leading Small Groups by Chris Surratt is a short volume with practical advice for forming and maintaining small groups. It answers questions such as, "what is a small group leader?" and how to recruit, start and lead a small group. It is intended for the leader of a small group.  Here is my honest opinion about this book. There are too many books on this subject already, but I decided to give a try (although I have already read my fair share of books on this subject). I have led small groups before and have learned through lots of trial and error. Many of the points discussed here, I have learned through experience. While I appreciate the intent behind this book, I didn't get much from it or found anything groundbreaking. I also did not like the fact that this book came across as a self-help book. There are too many human strategies discussed ...