Category Archives: Book reviews

Review of One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Ann Voskamp hasn’t always trusted God. When she was four, her younger sister was hit by a truck and died. For a long time, her family struggled with the concept of a good God. A few years ago, a friend … Continue reading →

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Review of 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart by Robert J. Morgan

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

My dear friend Linda Carlblom worked her way through this book a few years ago and recommended it highly. When it came up on a BookBub promotion, I remembered, and ordered it. The first few chapters of 100 Bible Verses Everyone … Continue reading →

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Are You Reading a Daily Devotional This Year? May I Suggest My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers?

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish minister who traveled to England, Ireland, the United States, and Japan to spread the Good News of the Gospel. He also served as principal of the Bible Training College in London, and as a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Old Broads Waxing Poetic

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This review appeared previously on ARHtistic License. A few years ago, Julie Kemp Pick, inspired by a poem by Susan Flett Swiderski, came up with the idea to create an anthology of poetry written by women of a certain age. Together, … Continue reading →

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Meet Me in the Mountains

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I’ve attended several writers’ retreats I’ve attended at the fabulous Breath of Life Retreat House. The last time I was there, the proprietor gave me a copy of her memoir. Candy Cotton grew up in California in a home with … Continue reading →

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Review: The Story of With by Allen Arnold

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This review first appeared on ARHtistic License. In January, I attended a writers’ mini-conference given by Christian Writers of the West. The guest speaker was Allen Arnold, former fiction editor for Thomas Nelson. He spoke at length about inspiration and creativity … Continue reading →

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Review of Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I don’t like other people telling me what God is saying to me. I will discern God’s messages by myself, thank you. So I was very skeptical years ago when good friends of mine presented me with a copy of Young’s … Continue reading →

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My New Tween Book Release

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Linda Carlblom

I squirm a little when it comes to self-promoting a new book. It feels so self-serving and that goes against my grain. But I’m super proud to announce the release of my new book, Meet Shelby Culpepper, which is book … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Christmas Books

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Linda Carlblom

At Christmas, I sometimes like to read something that gets me in the Christmas spirit. I’ll share a few of the books that have helped me do that. Mary’s Journal, A Mother’s Story by Evelyn Bence gives life to Jesus’s … Continue reading →

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Review of My Rhyme-Time Bible for Little Ones by Donna Clark Goodrich

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

It’s the day after Thanksgiving–only one more month before Christmas! But if someone on your Christmas list is between three and six years old, may I suggest a beautiful Bible storybook–in rhyme? My Rhyme-Time Bible for Little Ones is gorgeously illustrated. … Continue reading →

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