Book Review: What Happened at the Cross, the Price of Victory

an audio book review by Jackie Houchin What Happened at the Cross by Billy Graham, narrated by Milton Bagby This audio book brought back memories of the Billy Graham Crusades I’ve attended or watched on television. First there are some awesome vocalists with beautiful, heart-rending songs. Then Billy might make a few comments about someone…

A Dot, a Period, a Full Stop

a whimsy by Jackie Houchin   Whatever you call it, it means ‘the end’. We use them to tell readers they’ve come to the end of a sentence. They can perhaps take a breath now before going on if they’ve been reading aloud. Or glance at their watch, or the TV commercial that’s ending, or…

Book Review: Yours, till Heaven

by Ray Rhodes Jr. a mini audiobook review by Jackie Houchin My heart is brimming with joy (and sadness) with thoughts from this truly romantic story – the love and marriage between Charles H. and Susie Spurgeon. From when they first met and his desire to assure that she was saved before he proposed marriage,…

A Fool’s Life for April Fool’s Day

a Biblical essay by Jackie Houchin A fool, a court jester, a joke-teller, a comedian. We enjoy stand up comics. They make us laugh, and a joyful heart is good, like a medicine, says the Bible (Proverbs 17:22). From Charlie Chaplin to Robin Williams, we flock to their films for a belly laugh. It feels…

Book Review: Fake Death

by Victoria Tait a book review by Jackie Houchin Fake Death is the first book in Victoria Tait’s delightful Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery series (after the prequel novella, Hour Is Come*). It’s set in the English countryside among quaint cottages, farms, and pubs. If you are thinking “Miss Marple” you are not far off. Dotty Sayers,…

Book Review: Hour Is Come

by Victoria Tait. a book review by Jackie Houchin Hour is Come is the prequel novella to a delightful new cozy mystery series by Victoria Tait. You can only get a copy of this book by joining her newsletter (link below).  But it is well worth it, as it sets up the entire series. Dotty Sayers…

Book Review: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

by Grace Lin A mini book review by Jackie Houchin Wow. This audio-book (4 hours, 58 minutes) would be a wonderful read for a series of long winter nights when a family with a lot of children gathers around the fire to be enchanted by stories. Grace Li’s book contains a slew of fantastical tales…

Book Review: Purpose in Prayer

by E. M. Bounds A Mini Book Review by Jackie Houchin, (Audiobook, 4 hours 7 minutes) PURPOSE IN PRAYER was very encouraging and empowering! I loved hearing examples of how common, everyday people prayed and made a difference in individual lives, the ministry of pastors, and in the start of revivals. Jesus said, “If ye…