Book Review: 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs

Book Description

100 Bible Stories will soon be hidden in your child's heart and bursting out in song. From Genesis and Revelation to Psalms, Proverbs, and Jesus' parables, children will read their favorite Bible story and sing their favorite Bible song. Bible truths and Life Action Applications will help your child take these Biblical teachings to heart. 100 kid-friendly Bible stories, with adorable illustrations, are paired with two awesome CDs filled with 100 new arrangements of more than two hours of favorite songs, hymns, and spirituals. It's a unique experience the whole family will enjoy!

My Review

As soon as I received 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs from Thomas Nelson for their Book Review Blogger program I knew I had something special in my hands! There were many well-known Bible Stories, such as Noah's Ark but also a few that I would not have necessarily thought to read to my 2.5 yo daughter, such as the story of Samson. 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible is designed for children 4-8, yet is written in such simple language that my 2.5 sat for over one hour listening to me read the stories!

Now the 2 CD set that is included is super! Many of the songs were familiar to me and that was great, as I could sing along with them and more easily teach them to my daugther! I love that there are several songs I am not familiar with so that we can learn them together as a family. Even my husband loved the CD, and as adults we often cringe when children's music is playing because it can be annoying. The CD for 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs is far from annoying and I know it will be one that will be listened to for many years yet!

100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs is published by Thomas Nelson

Between Wyomings - A Review

Book Description:

Join Ken Mansfield on a road trip through the canyons of Hollywood, the outlaw alleys of Nashville, and the backstreets of his soul as this Grammy Award-winning producer recreates his journey through the lush landscapes of success and the deserts that led him home.

For three decades, Ken Mansfield lived the heady life of a record executive and friend to such cultural icons as the Beach Boys, the Beatles, Dolly Parton, and Waylon Jennings. Along the way, he collected a Grammy, number-one albums, and a disquiet that he pushed soul-deep.Between Wyomings invites readers to travel with him on a tender journey that calls readers to reflect on the highways of their own lives and the deserts that press them into the heart of a Creator who has been there all along. As Ken discovers, sometimes when we see how lost we are, we can finally begin to find home.

Review:

As I begin to read Manfield's book, I was immediately drawn to the fact that he was drawn to the past by music he was hearing while on his road trip with his wife, Connie. I was drawn to this because I do this on a regular basis. Whenever I hear certain friends, I can usually tell you exactly what I was doing, feeling or what was happening in my life at that point. I love that Mansfield does this too.


I love how Mansfield explains the highs, and lows, of the record industry and how his life experience has made him the person he has turned out to be...someone who had made mistakes but learned from them.


I also really enjoyed the serious tone of the book. Far too often I read celebrity authored books and its nothing but "fluff". "Between Wyomings: My God and an ipod on the Open Road" was raw, but honest. I felt that Mansfield described the Christiana journey in such a wonderful way. Even though we fall from God at times in our life, He is always there....and will welcome us back to His arms unconditionally. It is only when we lose it all, that we will find everything we need in the Lord. Mansfield's book clearly teaches this lesson through past and present day memories.

The book, "Between Wyomings: My God and an ipod on the Open Road is published by Thomas Nelson and available at Amazon.ca