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Facing the Blitz : Book Review

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Facing the Blitz by Jeff Kemp

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(three out of five hearts)

 

Overview:

Facing the Blitz was written by an ex-NFL football player and the whole book explained it’s three strategies for overcoming trials. Each strategy is thoroughly explained in several chapters, it’s divided up enough that it’s easy to understand and doesn’t skim through important topics. Mr. Kemp writes with many different life examples – ones such as in football, his home life, marriage, in fellow teammates’ lives, friends’ lives, as well as outside sources.

Pros:

This book was fantastic. I really can’t wait to go back through it and mark passages that really stood out. Even if you are not currently facing a blitz, this book goes into morals and tips for assessing your own life. Early in the book, Mr. Kemp writes that in times of hardship you can’t tell people to just stop being upset, but instead he writes to you when you need to move on and when it’s okay to be struggling. The strategies are like close friends, comforting you, but pushing you forward and towards Jesus. If you don’t know that much about football, it’s okay, because the examples are all pretty easy to understand. (Even if you don’t catch one or two examples, you will still get the idea/purpose.) Football does not dominate the suggestions/conversation more than it should. Facing the Blitz supplies tips to people who aren’t facing problems just by giving exercises that require you to check your morals and motives for the way you live.

Cons:

I really did like nearly everything in the book! I would say the only few things I would change if I could would be: a few more examples aimed towards home life. Just because I felt like we got to know more about the teammates than his own family in some chapters. Certain chapters were also mildly mature, so the book is probably best for adults and possibly young adults based on the individual case – I would recommend this book to any adult though, it’s a great book.

I received a free copy of Facing the Blitz from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.

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Book Review ~ February

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I know it’s no longer February and it’s practically not even March, but my book came later so I couldn’t post it until now.

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Overview:

The Pleasure of His Company was a very good book. Mr. Sheets made some very good points in quick, easy-to-read chapters. Nearly every point was backed up with a personal life experience as well as a passage from the Bible. Some chapters included life experiences or notes from other people/authors. Following those, Mr. Sheets discussed the point he made in humorous conversational writing.

 

Pros:

Many of the points that were made were out of the ordinary and not something I might have thought of on my own. I found the discussion to be sound, in the biblical sense, as far as I understand it. The chapters all followed the same rough pattern, making the option to study the book, rather than just read it, appealing. The writing is conversational and pleasant as well. Each chapter covered different topics that encouraged more thought and depth, I would say the book was age appropriate for young adults and above. Chapter topics covered many different situations, showing how it’s possible for anyone to come to Christ, no matter what their life is like.

 

Cons:

Because of the “study” layout, I found that it was actually slightly difficult to just read the book. (Due to time pressure, I had to read the book and was unable to stop and study.) I wish the book had been a little more friendly towards that regard, but I am looking forward to getting the chance to go back over it later and “study”. Also because of the layout, I saw too much of a routine. It was almost always the same order of information per each chapter (life story, bible story, discussion), but again, I think this is just a studying thing. So all in all, I liked the book, just take note that it’s more like a devotional or a book to just be read slowly.

 

I received a free copy of The Pleasure of His Company from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.

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What I Am…

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reading:

-The Opal Crown (Jenny Lundquist)

-The Battle for WondLa (Tony DiTerlizzi)

-Alice in Zombieland (Gena Showalter)

-The Pleasure of His Company (Dutch Sheets)

 

making:

-Chocolate cookies with a peanut-butter filling

-Pumpkin Pie (it’s pi day for real this year, 3-14-15)

-Monkey Bread

-Macaroni Salad

 

wishing:

-for cooler weather

-for my friends to arrive soon

-that my homework could do itself just this once

-that I could eat some pumpkin pie sooner than tomorrow 😉

-you a wonderful day! <3

 

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Book Review~Pray the Scriptures

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It was a good, but brief book. I enjoyed it and I could suggest it to any age group for the most part, but it was very deep. Mr. Johnson writes about how the mentioned scriptures affected his life and what struggles they got him through. The subjects it covered are Agony, Loneliness, Questions, Resentment, Requests, Frustration, Peace, Surrender, and… Read more →