Author Archives: Ordinary Servant
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House ISBN-10: 1400064163 ISBN-13: 978-1400064168 Price: $28.00 Purchase: Amazon | BN Description On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on […]
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Tagged Japan, Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, POWs, Random House Publishers, Resilience, Unbroken, World War II
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Do What Jesus Did by Robby Dawkins
Publisher: Chosen Books ISBN-10: 0800795571 ISBN-13: 978-0800795573 Price: $14.99 Purchase: Amazon | CBD | BN Description Don’t get stuck at asking “What would Jesus do?” Be equipped to do it. Chicagoland pastor Robby Dawkins hadn’t moved past that question either–until he discovered that the miraculous things Jesus did […]
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Tagged Chosen Publishers, deliverance, Do What Jesus Did, healing, miracles, Robby Dawkins, Vineyard
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No… I’m Not Stupid.
My morning began with commenting on my friend’s Facebook thread. The thread had to do with yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling. As most of you know, I’m a Christian. The word Christian connotates a variety of definitions nowadays. What I mean by Christian, is that I believe in the inerrant, infallible Word of God and I try […]
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Tagged Arrogance, Ignorance, Intolerance
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What Kind Of Christian Are You?
I’m not judging. I’m not pointing a finger at anyone. I’m just simply asking a question… what kind of Christian are you? Will the real Christian please stand up? Silence… maybe their sleeping? I’m not going to get pats on the back with this post. But it’s not about getting pats on the back or […]
Brain On Fire
by Susannah Cahalan Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Free Press; 1 edition (November 13, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 9781451621372 ISBN-13: 978-1451621372 Price $25.00Purchase: Amazon | BN Description One day in 2009, twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable […]
I Could’ve Been A Contender
“You don’t understand. I coulda had class, I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum which is what I am, let’s face it.” ~ Terry Malloy The above is taken from the movie, On The Waterfont, a poignant and powerful scene. My godmother had told me about this movie over […]
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Tagged Abuse, Corruption, Deception, Longshoreman, Longshoreman Union, Marlon Brando, murder, On The Waterfront, Waterfront Commission
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Guest Post: Five Reasons Why Christian Writers Don’t Write
Today I visit Godly Writers and discuss five reasons why Christian writers don’t write. I also share my personal reflection and recent epiphany with regards to why I had stopped writing for awhile. I hope you will stop by and join the conversation at Godly Writers.
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Tagged Charles Specht, Godly Writers
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Facing Your Goliath
David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off […]
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Tagged David & Goliath, living victorious, mustard seed, overcoming adversity
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What It Is To Be A Writer
On my bus commute to work this morning, I am finally reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. One word that describes and encompasses this book is beauty. When we think of the word beauty, we think physical attributes. Such as eyes, smiles, faces, bodies, fashion, make-up, etc… And yes, God has created beauty in this way. However, there is a beauty which goes […]
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Tagged Allume Conference 2012, Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts, Zondervan
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Who is the fairest of them all? Everywhere I turn, I am bombarded by images. As the days get hotter, clothes get scarcer. In New York City, people could very well go naked. What happened to modesty? What happened to dignity? Listen, I’m no prude, but lately, exposure of body parts have gone to another […]
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Tagged Beyonce, body exposure, breasts, media, perversion, purity, self esteem, Sexual exploitation, women's worth
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