Books at the Beach

This was an interesting read, particularly for those interested in the occult, satanism, or spiritual things.  If you are a relatively new Christian, I would avoid this type of literature--spiritual things should not be toyed with.   Have a great Friday, -Steve Comments welcome below... Available at Amazon.com Ascent from Darkness: How Satan's Soldier Became God's Warrior [Paperback] By Michael Leehan 272 pages, $15.99 ISBN-13: 978-0849947032 Non-fiction Review by Steven King, MBA, MEd In Ascent from Darkness Leehan writes a compelling autobiography about his involvement in the sordid world of Satanism and his eventual surrender to Jesus Christ, as his Lord and Savior. Leehan writes in a very compelling style—which was hard to put down and could have been read easily in a two-day reading fest.  As a spiritual treatise it gets two things right: §   It reminds people of the reality of the spiritual world §   If affirms that no one is beyond God’s salvific...

Perusing through a few books at a mobile book sale, I ran across this interesting book.  No matter what, Jesus loves us.  Maybe you needed to hear that today...or maybe, just maybe, one of your friends or family members needs this great lesson. Have a great Friday. Feel free to leave comments. -Steve Available from Amazon.com Jesus Love You, This I Know. By Craig Gross & Jason Harper Baker Books ISBN-13:  978-0801013294 196 Pages (Includes front and back matter) Review by Steven King, MBA, MEd It is easy for me to say that I believe Jesus loves you.  But if the truth is known, there have been many times in my life where I have felt that he didn’t love me.  True, many people had told me that Jesus loved me…that there was nothing I could ever do to not be loved by him.  During those times I was guilty of lobbing whimsical incantations of “Take heart, Jesus loves you,” at people experiencing low points.  Now I see the hypocrisy of saying ...

Available at Amazon.com Uncaged: A Thriller Paul McKellips Vantage Point ISBN-13: 978-1936467099 288 Pages (Includes front and back matter) Review by Steven King, MBA, MEd This month, America remembered the tenth anniversary of a terror attack which changed the world forever.  On that fateful day of September 11, 2001, most people can picture where they were with vivid clarity.  Our mouths hung agape as we watched commercial airliners become steered missiles—flown into the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon.  Do most people recall the events of early January 2009 with such alacrity? I doubt it. On January 19, 2009, The Washington Times carried a story of how an al-Qaeda camp was closed when unconventional weapons experimentation went awry.  Sources differ as to what exactly occurred in early January—intercepted communications allude to a breach of a sealed area and biological experimentation claiming the lives of 40 al-Qaeda operatives. The United States...

The Vietnam War has left many ravaged by the psychological effects it produced. David Johnson is no different...he has a story to tell.  If you get this book, that is as much as you will like. The rest of the book is a tirade against God and Christians.  Mr. Johnson is angry and he wants you to know it. My review is below. Happy Friday - Comments welcome! -Steve Available at Amazon.com Corpsman Up!: A Marine Medic Struggles with War, God, and Patriotism  [Paperback] By David Johnson 404 pages, $25.95 ISBN-13: 978-0595521265 Non-fiction Review by Steven King, MBA, MEd In Corpsman Up , it is apparent that David Johnson is mad at a society that has let him down. Imagine joining the military as a young age and devoting yourself to the principle that all life is has worth.  The stories coming out of Vietnam are filled with just the opposite: there are plenty of ethnic groups service members encountered which are considered sub-human....