It is a fact there are only 24 hours in a day.

In those 24 hours we have to spend time and enjoy our family and do our job on a daily basis to support our family and provide for our needs. Both are the two biggest areas of our lives and both play the largest part in shaping our identities.

In Andy Stanley’s book When Work and Family Collide he stresses the importance of balancing those two areas of our life. We must not cheat our families by spending to many hours at work. He is not suggesting cheat work either. In the book he shows how to prioritize you life and not have to cheat in either area. He shares scriptures that focus on work and family that back his though process and even shares tools that he has used in his own life.

Stanley shares what is sad is the individuals that are cheating their families do not even realize it. If asked they say they loves their family, but their family understands. This could be true at first but over time this begins to tear a family apart. You begin cheating your family out of time they so preciously want. Then when you make it a priority to make time for your family it is already too late and the years of damage has been done (i.e. family member turns to drugs, spouse leaving, depression…) Continue Reading…

I had seen this book all over the place. It had been in the news and all over the media. When I saw that it was available for review as one of the choices for Thomas Nelson Book Publishers blogging for books program Booksneeze I knew that it would be the next title that I was going to review. 
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In The Scroll, by Jeffery and Gansky, is about Dr. Chambers, a biblical archeologist, who is at the top of his field. He has made numerous finds that has confirmed the historical accuracy of the Bible. Even though he has made these historical finds that confirm the Bible his life is in a spiral. He has lost his faith and his family and wants to turn his back on Christianity because he feels it has cost him more in his life than it has given him. Continue Reading…

It is no mystery that Christians all over the world are being persecuted for their beliefs on a daily basis. They secretly meet to rejoice and praise their risen Savior at the same time wondering if they are going to be found or if a spy is in their midst. Their governments are trying to restrain their freedoms and they trying to follow the teachings of their real King of Kings.

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What a book this ended up being! When I read a review that Michael Hyatt posted on this book over on his blog I knew it was a title that I had to read. When Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me by Ian Cron became available on Thomas Nelson’s book review site Booksneeze I knew it would be my next title I would choose to review.

Michael Hyatt was spot on when he said that it is hard to put this title down. I thought it was exceptional. Cron totally engulfs you in his memoir full of love and self reflection. He takes you on a journey full of humor and emotions from childhood to adulthood as he searches to find himself.

One of the main themes in this book that jumps out to me the reader is the importance of father’s in the lives of children. Especially the importance of shepherding a young boy from adolescence in to manhood. All the while setting good examples fo them and being good moral role models for them along the way. Ian continually longed for his fathers acceptance his entire life.

Ian proves through this book that generational curses that plague families across the earth can be broken. Instead of raising a son as his father did that longed for a relationship Ian chooses love and to live a life shared with his son continually showing him that he loves him and is there for him.

This is a great title that shows just how important a fathers role in the raising of a son, and the importance of having parents that love and care for their kids.

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