(ROCKWALL – October 26, 2013) A Goliath Catfish has been spotted in Rockwall. Not a mysterious Chernobyl-grown, bottom feeder or a freakishly big Flathead, but the young adult novel penned by Rockwall teacher and coach, Scott Gill. Goliath Catfish is set in 1940’sMemphis and tells the story of Albert McClune, a big kid who longs to restore his […]
Book Review by Patti Richter Love Does Non-fiction book by Bob Goff Bob Goff put his life stories in a book at the urging of friends, who probably weren’t surprised when it became a bestseller. Goff’s first book, Love Does, is dressed in a sky-blue jacket featuring a balloon release. The 225-page book (Thomas Nelson, […]
Book Review by Patti Richter I Believe In Heaven: Real Stories from the Bible, History and Today Written by Cecil Murphey & Twila Belk Heaven will be the ultimate healing. I think that’s why I enjoyed the new book, I Believe in Heaven, even more than its companion volume, I Believe […]
(May 12, 2013) There are things we never receive because we don’t pray believing. Jesus said that, and encouraged his followers to speak to “mountains,” those big things that appear immovable (Mark 11:22-24). Sickness and disease should qualify. Jesus spent much of his ministry healing the sick. Then he passed the baton to his disciples—not […]
Thanksgiving couldn’t wait until late November this year. It showed up early when I opened One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp. By chapter three, I wasn’t just reading; I had responded to the challenge that inspired the best-seller—to list one thousand blessings. The author, a farmer’s wife and homeschooling mother of six, had plenty of […]
Non-fiction book by Mary E. DeMuth; review by Patti Richter Mary DeMuth is an organized thinker and writer. The staff at Harvest House Publisher likely knew this before hearing—and accepting—her idea to write a book about spiritual warfare. How many women write books about spiritual warfare? Probably not many, especially the stay-at home kind. Theologians […]
By Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk; book review by Patti Richter Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk have worked together for years. He is the author of more than 125 published books, while she is a writer and speaker and also works as his assistant. But they have something more in common—both are long-term caregivers. Now […]