By Nicole

I was so excited to get this book in the mail!  Voices of the Faithful: Book 2 is the second series of daily devotions complied by Kim P Davis.  It also includes an introduction written by Beth Moore (love her! ).   The daily devotion consists of a memory verse, a short, real-life story from a missionary and a prayer.  Each section of the day's devotion is clearly divided and in a different font. Each month has a certain theme along which the devotions connect.  January's theme is prayer, February's is love, etc.  The cover and inside art is very elegant.  A friend of mine showed me this book before I even requested it from Booksneeze.  It had been a gift to her from her husband.  Once I saw it, I remembered that it was an available title, and I made up my mind that I had to have a copy. Since I received this in the middle of January, I decided to catch up by reading the first two weeks worth of devotions.  The stories a...

I have just finished reading Tithing: Test Me in This  by Douglas LeBlanc.  This book is one in the Ancient Practices series.  The book is structured as a series of short stories that highlight the lives of those who are faithful in tithing.  I was excited to read those stories and receive further proof of how God keeps His promises.  There are 11 chapters, each with very different real-life examples that basically guide the reader through the process each individual or couple has gone through to arrive at their philosophy of tithing.  Yet instead of focusing the glory toward God for His faithfulness and provision, the stories seemed to spend more time on explaining the denomination and doctrine of each individual, whether liberal or conservative and some of the policital background of how their current church or religious organization had been formed.  While a few of the stories were truly powerful ( Missional Living after K...