Doing Church as a Team by Wayne Cordeiro

Doing Church as a Team by Wayne Cordeiro is an excellent resource on church  ministry as teams and a framework for leadership. I found this book was not only helpful for the church setting but also para church ministry. 

Wayne has been pastoring for many years and recently revised and updated this book. I found the wisdom and simple insight extremely relevant and helpful. This book gives insight an overview as to a simple teamwork structure in ministry. I found myself underlining many thought-provoking ideas. This book was relevant and easy to understand.

I found this book extremely useful and would recommend not only for church leadership but lay leadership and para church ministries as well. Wayne breaks down his ideas and makes them practical.

I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do. I do recommend doing church as a team by Wayne Cordeiro. 

The Way of A Christian Life Lessons from Pilgrim's Progress

The Way of a Christian features life lessons from Pilgrim's Progress. This is a 90 day devotional that goes through a variety of topics. These include holiness, hope, life, changing your priorities, humility, motives, prayer, promise, humility, confidence, ending excuses, ending disobedience, and so much more. This is an absolutely rich devotional filled with insight. Each page features a short devotional which includes scripture and then three questions. It closes with a prayer. Scripture is taken from a variety of translations and Bible versions. Perfect for those who know and have read Pilgrim's Progress, but also excellent for those not yet familiar with it.

This book is hard cover and features a beautiful bookmark. Excellent little devotional look for yourself or as a gift. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I am happy to do I do recommend the way of a Christian based on life lessons from Pilgrim's Progress. 

In the Shadow of His Wings by Roslynn Long

In the Shadow of His Wings by Roslynn Long is a 40 day uplifting devotional inspired by birds. Each page features a beautiful photo of a bird, scripture as well as a devotional. Devotionals are based on authors personal experience as well as biblical references. The photos that accompany featuring the birds are absolutely stunning. Many life lessons can be learned in nature often through birds and this devotional features a few of those lessons. This is a unique gift which is perfect for the nature or bird lover. Also perfect for one’s own journey and focusing more on nature and God's creation. Scripture quotations are from a variety of Bible translations and versions. Very well done devotional book. I would recommend. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do.

The Heart of the Mountains

 The Heart of the Mountains by Pepper Basham is the heartwarming tale of Cora Taylor who travels from England to the Blue Rodge Mountains. She is escaping an arranged marriage. Using her limited medical knowledge from helping wounded soldiers from WW1, Cora realizes how desperately needed she is in this area that at times can be a  savage area. Cora doesn’t understand the community of the mountains yet she finally feels at home in some strange way. Enter Jeb and things are quickly complicated. 

This story is a great tale of life in the Blue Rodge mountains. I found myself hooked on the story line and cheering Cora on despite the hardships and rejection in the community. Cora was persistent and life was not easy. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do. I recommend The Heart of the Mountains. 

Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham

 Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham is an amazing story. I’ll start off by saying I honestly could not put this book down. I’ve read quite few books lately but this one tops them all. Nora King is left on her own in her family farm in Iowa in 1880. Her parents has both passed and she is in desperate need of funds to continue the farm. She is engaged to Jake, who will help with the finances, however this is a marriage of connivence. Suddenly she finds a man bruised and beat up on her property. She nurses him back to health but isn’t sure what to do since her intended will not be happy when he discovers she is nursing another man in her home. What will Nora do? Nora quickly realizes the man she is helping, Quincy is not the same as her intended Jake. Quincy is rather unique and the way she feels around Quincy is not how she feels around Jake.

This book was intriguing and fascinating. Twist and turns that I did not anticipate. As I said I could not put the book down. Rachel weaves the story together in such a way that keeps the reader captivated. I was given a free copy of this book for my honest review. I am delighted to recommend this book and encourage everyone to grab a copy to read. Enjoy the story!