S Club Mama

I was honored to be asked to review Beth Moore's newest release: "A Heart Like His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of David." Now, this book has been previously released, jacketed hardcover edition, a DVD study edition, and a 90 day study. I haven't done any of these studies but have heard great things about the DVD study and have started one of her 90 day studies on Paul (wonderful). "A Heart Like His" was really great for me to read because my husband had previously been leading his Sunday school class through 1 Samuel. Much of this book covers 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, and the beginning of 1 Kings. It was validating for my husband to hear me tell him that much of what we covered was covered in this book. I learned so much about Eli, Samuel, Saul, and David - you need the back story on these other biblical figures to understand some of David's story. David was such a complicated guy: warrior, shepherd, poet, musician, king, lady's man, disobe...

 " Voices of the Faithful - Book 2 : Inspiring Stories of Courage from Christians Serving Around the World" by Beth Moore and Kim P. Davis is a good devotional - not great, but good. VOF hopes to inspire the reader with tales of miracles and encouragement from the forefronts of the mission fields. I'm not saying there aren't good stories of God's faithfulness and mercy in these pages; there are. It just was not as inspiring as the book " Jesus Freaks " was for me. I'm not sure if it's the writing styles that have made the difference, but I do know that God's glory and power are found in both books. He is still the main character and the driving plot line. I believe in the miracles that are spoken in these words in VOF. God still performs miracles today - maybe not the parting of any seas but heart changes (and if you ask me, I think it'd be much harder to soften a heart than to part water). These are stories to encourage believers, no...