Books Make Wonderful Gifts 2—Life-changing Reads
Books are always part of my Christmas giving—just ask my grandchildren!! I am going to help you with your gift-giving—some wonderful ideas to enable you to enrich the lives of those you love as well as your own life.
Part 1 focused on loving a prodigal. In Part 2 I offer you some books that will be life-changing for you. Part 3 will introduce you to books to make a better world.
Hit Hard: One Family’s Journey of Letting Go of What Was—and Learning to Live Well with What Is by Pat and Tammy McLeod
What do you do with devastating loss? How do keep going when everything changes. Pat and Tammy McLeod lead readers through the seemingly impossible journey of their bright, athletic, good son’s severe brain trauma in a football accident. With vulnerable honesty, the McLeods tell of heartbreak, hope, disappointment and a hard but beautiful new reality.
Outrageous Grace Every Day: Daily Reflections on the Gospel’s Hope by Mary DeMuth
Mary DeMuth is a fast writer—she has written 40 books. But she is also a fast reader—it took her 44 minutes each day to read the book of Romans, which she did for 90 days. The result is a 90-day devotional on the book of Romans. She unfolds for the reader understanding, truth, grace, hope and so much more from this hard-to-fathom book from the Apostle Paul. You will love what God does in your heart as you read day by day.
Life-Giving Choices: 60 Days of What Matters Most by Lucinda Secrest McDowell
Much of life is determined by the choices we make. We seek to help our loved ones choose well—to make choices that bring benefits, not consequences. How do we know the good choices? A lifetime of experience walking with God has given Lucinda Secrest McDowell the wisdom to share these Life-Giving Choices with each of us. This devotional journal will guide every reader to good life decisions—big ones and small ones, early in life or later in life.
The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace and Hope in a Health Crisis by Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage
Waiting is a part of life. We wait in lines, to hear from a college, to get a job, to find a spouse, to have a baby, for a wayward child to return….And we wait in medical waiting rooms: for a diagnosis, through a surgery, for news—hopefully good, too often bad. Elizabeth Turnage, in The Waiting Room, sits with us, offering understanding, peace, and courage. She takes us right to our God through her personal story of waiting room ordeals, through God’s Word, in prayer. And she conveys perspective for the difficulty of today, comfort and strength for the ongoing journey and great hope for the future. This is a helpful book for all the waiting of our lives.
What Does Your Soul Love? Eight Questions that Reveal God’s Work in You by Gem and Alan Fadling
Gem and Alan Fadling presented a day-long seminar for my ministry team, which was a valuable introduction to the vital need for living an unhurried life. In this new book they take us even deeper to discover what our souls love. With penetrating questions, they incisively open our minds and our hearts—our souls—to uncover who God has made us and where He wants to take us.
Every Word: A Reader’s 90-Day Guide to the Bible by Susan Goodwin, Jennifer Peterson, Molly Sawyer
Do you read the Bible? Have you read the whole Bible? Do you yearn for deeper comprehension? This excellent guide will help you read the entire Bible in 90 days and provide these invaluable tools: a reading plan, commentary on how each book fits into God’s big story, notes on the history and culture of Bible times, and the picture of Jesus at the heart of it all. You will feel like a Bible scholar, but more important, you will understand more of what God is doing in our world and in your life.
What about you? What book has touched your life in powerful ways?
C2019 Judy Douglass
P.S. All these books can be purchased or ordered from any bookstore, or purchased from any online vendor.