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Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women

December 26, 2018 by Ceil Carey 0 Comments

Reviewed by: Ellie Tiemens, a professional writing major at Taylor University. Introduction Title: Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women Author: Elaine Storkey Publisher: InterVarsity Press Publication Date: 2018 Format: Print Length: 288 pages OVERVIEW One in four women suffers from domestic violence in her lifetime. Around two million baby girl fetuses are killed every year during sex-selective abortions, […]

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The Soul at Rest: A 40-Day Journey into a Life of Prayer

November 28, 2018 by Ceil Carey 0 Comments

No matter the reader’s experience with prayer, Rhodes invites veterans and newcomers alike on a journey to meet God through a variety of prayer disciplines including meditative prayer, praying God’s story, conversational prayer, recollective prayer, the prayer of simplicity, prayer through the dark night, and prayer without words.

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Devotional, featured, Non-fiction, women

Finding God in My Loneliness

October 4, 2018 by Ceil Carey 0 Comments

Brownback takes a hard, long look at loneliness and its prevalence today in Christian circles. As she shares stories from the lonely characters of the Bible, women in her own life, and her day to day, she helps the reader feel less alone in his or her own circumstances.

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featured, Loneliness, Non-fiction, women