Reviews by Julie Morrison
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Fearless (Reviewed 9/8/2009)"Fearless" by Max Lucado couldn't have arrived at a better time. Recent layoffs at work had me stressed-out. When they continued week after week, my nerves became as tension filled as violin strings, I was unable to eat, sleep or focus. Then I got a copy of "Fearless". One page into the book it seemed ...
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Jesus Calling (Reviewed 5/31/2009)Jesus Calling by Sarah YoungWhat if Jesus could pick up the phone and call you? What would He say? Jesus Calling is a daily devotional like nothing I’ve read before. Each message feels like a personal phone call from our Lord. Each page reaches into a place that is desert thirsty for encouragement, ...
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The Noticer (Reviewed 4/28/2009)Andy Andrews’ artful weaving of characters and simple but profound truths in The Noticer makes this tale a quick read. Imagine if you were going through a divorce, homeless, down on your luck or ready to file bankruptcy. Times like that you could really use a good friend, right? Someone who could lend ...
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This Is Your Brain On Joy (Reviewed 4/3/2009)This is Your Brain on Joy by Dr. Henslin was an extremely informative read. It’s written in terms that a parent without a medical education can understand. Interspersed throughout many of the chapters were photographs of various brains in different states. This helped me to see the profound impact ...
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Same Kind of Different As Me (Reviewed 3/3/2009)As I read Same Kind of Different as Me, it didn't occur to me for a little while that it was two different men telling their very different sides of stories, one a wildly successful white art dealer and a homeless Black man. The story was better for having told it this way because it felt like a much ...
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The Great Eight (Reviewed 2/17/2009)If the cliche is true that you can't keep a good man down, then I hope Scott Hamilton's lessons will inspire a new generation to become like minded in their pursuit of happiness. "The Great Eight" contains a linear chronicle of encouraging and uplifting true stories from Scott's life, that depict the ...
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Think and Make It Happen (Reviewed 1/20/2009)From the first word of his book, Dr. Augusto Cury encourages embracing and directing that complex organism—our brain. He outlines an important step in each chapter, that are twelve thinking strategies. A sampling of the twelve chapter headings include: Directing Your Thoughts, Unleash Creativity, and ...
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Billy (Reviewed 11/20/2008)The artful weaving of history into creative narrative allows the reader to feel present in the events of Billy Graham’s ministry as they unfold. The story opens with a reporter, Deborah Matthews, at the bedside of Charles Templeton, an aging ministerial icon, suffering through a debilitating illness. ...
