Recap Book Chat

“Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace” and this book certainly does deliverer on its subtitle. Today we jump into part one of Live No Lies and find out what one of those peace sabotaging enemies is. John Mark Comer did an excellent job of researching and tying together the ancient and modern. John Mark is an excellent communicator and is able to unpack some difficult subjects in an effective and attention grabbing way. To connect with John Mark and his current ministry teaching project check out his website https://practicingtheway.org/

The Shepherd of the Hills was written in 1907 by author Harold Bell Wright. It is a semi-fictional story of a man's journey through mountain folklore and forgiveness and the people he impacts along the way. The book became extremely popular at the time and was turned into a play on the actual location of the book's setting and brought in a lot of tourism. This is the book that created the town of Branson Missouri. The power of literature is amazing! You can still check out the play to this day in Branson Missouri. https://theshepherdofthehills.com/drama/

A fantastic historical fiction novel that follows the life of a blue skinned woman in Kentucky during the 1930’s. This book brings to light many unheard-of historical facts, deep seeded racism, extreme poverty and overcoming insurmountable obstacles. We are joined today by Lisa Lock, a wonderful watercolorist and avid reader to recap this eye-opening read. We love her designs for bookmarks and notebooks! Check out the links below to connect with her. https://lisalockdesigns.com/ https://www.facebook.com/lisalockdesigns

Unbelievable true story of war hero Pomo Lella. Mark Sullivan describes his efforts on the Underground Railroad helping Jews escape during World War II and his spy activities while driving one of Germany’s top ranking Nazi officers. We are joined today by Ashlea Skipper, director of PCA and avid reader, who shares her insights on this fabulous read. If you are wanting a coffee to go with your book check our Ashlea’s new business, Scooter’s Coffee located at 1402 W Wilson St, Borger TX 79007

Today we recap the second half of the controversial classic Doctor Zhivago. This 1957 Russian novel was a dense, impactful, eye opening and difficult read. We deep dive into some of the symbolism around Christianity and the Russian political climate at the time.

Drop those highlighters! Dr. Leaf enlightens us on better ways to retain information. We begin this episode with a look at our feedback stack! We are so grateful for everyone who has sent in feedback and will once a month share something we have received. We would love to hear from you too so be sure to follow us on Facebook and leave a comment there or leave a voice message by clicking the link at the bottom of the show notes. Today we recapped the first half of Think, Learn, Succeed. There is so much information we decided to split it up into two episodes. Dr. Caroline Leaf has been a favorite of ours for awhile and has impacted our thinking greatly!

Doctor Zhivago is a classic Russian novel first published in 1957 in Italy. The novel was banned in Russia and was not allowed to be published until three decades later due to his "dangerous" content and anti-communist feel. Boris Pasternak won the Nobel Prize in literature because of the book but was not allowed to accept the award. The novel follows the life of a doctor and poet, Yuri Zhivago as his country goes through, WWI, the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. It is an eye opener on this extremely tumultuous time period in Russia and what people like Boris Pasternak lived through.  In this episode we cover part one of the novel and recap the ideas and ground work Pasternak laid in the first half of the book.  If you would like to share a thought or comment please feel free to leave us a voice message here or on our Facebook group!

A Whole Nother Story is a fun, witty, children's book of spy fiction with plenty of great lessons and slapstick comedy to keep young readers engaged. I read this to my 7 and 6 year old boys who loved it and joined us on the podcast to share their two cents. This is the first book in the series so expect to be left hanging, but not to worry, the second installment is already available. Happy reading!

A must read for everyone! Add this one to add your book stack. Joyous Leadership is an authentic, memorable, life changing read. It is chalked full of nuggets, insight and wisdom that will help you live your best life. This is our first episode where we have been able to interview an author. John Mark Watson was as delightful and engaging to talk to as his book was to read.  Check out the links below to connect with Mark and order his book.  https://johnmarkwatson.com/  Order the book https://www.amazon.com/Joyous-Leadership-Stories-Learnings-Along/dp/1956906045/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1637437705&sr=8-1  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnmarkwatson/?hl=en

If you have ever wondered what a totalitarian government would feel like, take a look at the book Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. This is a quick read and a great recommendation for reluctant readers or anyone looking for a series to read.