Fruitbearers

About the authors: Tom Blackaby is director of International Ministries for Blackaby Ministries International and the former senior pastor of North Sea Baptist Church in Stavanger, Norway. He co-authored The Man God Uses with his father, Henry Blackaby ( Experiencing God ). Tom and his wife have three children. Richard Blackaby is president of Blackaby Ministries International. A noted writer and speaker, he co-authored the revision of Experiencing God with his father Henry Blackaby. Richard and his wife have three children. Experiencing God at Home is written by Tom and Richard Blackaby, sons of Henry Blackaby (the author of Experiencing God ). Based on the foundation of seven principles mentioned in their father's book, they wrote this book to help guide parents to discover ways they can experience God in their families and raise their children up in God-centered, God-honoring, God-serving homes. Parenting (especially when we hope the end result will be children

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Kay Wheeler Moore and the book: Way Back in the Gardenia Rows: Everyday God-Moments and the Recipes that Accompany Them Hannibal Books (April 29, 2013) ***Special thanks to Jennifer Nelson, PR Specialist, Hannibal Books for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kay Wheeler Moore is a Pulitzer-Prize nominee who stirred up her heirloom cornbread from "Way Back in the Country" and her t

About the Authors: Tom Blackaby is director of International Ministries for Blackaby Ministries International and the former senior pastor of North Sea Baptist Church in Stavanger, Norway. He co-authored The Man God Uses with his father, Henry Blackaby ( Experiencing God ). Tom and his wife have three children. Rick Osborne is a best-selling author and speaker committed to encouraging, helping, and equipping Christian parents. He is also the president of Lightwave, whose book The Most Important Story Ever Told has had more than 80 million copies distributed worldwide in 110 different languages. Product Details: Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: B&H Kids (May 1, 2013) Illustrated by Isabella Kung My Review : Sa mmy Experiences God is a beautifully illustrated and delightfully interactive children’s book that shows kids how to experience God in their lives. Sammy loves Bibl e stories and wants to go on an "adventure" to experience God the way those i

Opening Date: Friday, June 21st Rating: G Running Time : 103 Minutes Voice Talent : Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Bobby Moynihan, Julia Sweeney, Aubrey Plaza, Tyler Labine, John Krasinski, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Behrs and John Ratzenberger. Director :  Dan Scanlon Producer:  Kori Rae Story by : Dan Scanlon and Daniel Gerson & Robert L. Baird Screenplay by : Daniel Gerson & Robert L. Baird and Dan Scanlon Composer: Randy Newman Synopsis: Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. “Monsters University” unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends. My Review: Thanks to Allied-THA Marketing, my family and I had the opportunity to wa

A.C.T.S. stands for A Call To Service. It's a summer challenge hosted by Adventures in Odyssey. Please check out my first A.C.T.S. post last month here to find out how your kid(s) can participate in the challenge/contest. A.C.T.S. Summer of Service is a wonderful way to use our imagination to find creative & fun ways to serve God and others by using our unique gifts. Unleashing Imagination Children are spending more and more time in front of TVs, iPads, computers, and video games. That doesn’t leave much room for kids to dream up their own visual images—like the ones that fill their minds when they hear a great story! Rather than passively receiving images, kids actively engage in making images themselves when they hear a good story. Their imaginations are enriched and stimulated, and the material becomes more personal and memorable. Adventures in Odyssey is all about great stories—and the power of the imagination. The beloved audio dramas are heard on over 700 rad