Book Review: 30 Days to Great Love

30 Days to Greater Love: A devotional journal to experience the love of God through the Gospel of John by Hua Vang Dodson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hua Vang Dodson, a personal friend I've grown to love through Bible Study Fellowship, used the tragedy of her husband's suicide to record the lessons of God's love through a study of John. Each day highlights one aspect of God's love and applies it to daily life. The entries are short but oh so meaty. If you read in the morning, you can "chew" on it all day long. It is written so that a young believer can learn but a "seasoned" believer will be refreshed and renewed when reminded of God's love.

Hua shares not only from her husband's taking of his life resulting in her widowhood and life as a single parent, but also her early childhood in Laos and as a refugee following the Communist takeover of her home country. Not only has she known those traumatic life events, but she has felt the loss of six close family members in six years. Through this Hua's faith remains unshakeable.

I highly recommend this book.

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Book Review: So Help Me God

So Help Me God by Mike Pence
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Overall a good book as I really enjoy reading about what goes on in the Oval Office and other high positions. Mike Pence is a man of principle which came through loud and clear, and he was a honest about what Trump did wrong post-2016 election as he did what Trump did right prior to that. His explanations of various programs he implemented as governor of IN gave me a different viewpoint that challenged my thinking on things such as healthcare and welfare programs.

Pence is a man of faith but even as devout Christian he came on very strong.

My biggest issue is that Pence writes the way he talks. It's a long book. Pence is not a dynamic speaker. I could hear his voice as I read. Enough said.

I recommend reading regardless of your political position.

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Funny story about the book. My parents wanted a Christmas gift for my brother so I bought this for them to give him. He bought the book for a Christmas for them and one for me for Christmas!

Book Review: uncultured

Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The book is billed as "in the vein of 'Uneducated' and 'The Glass Castle'", which is true but I found it much darker than "Uneducated."

Raised in a cult with the name God in it, means all she thinks of God is filtered through the false teaching of the Prophet. It is sad that the author has not found love and peace in the God of John 3:16 who loves her so much that He gave His only begotten Son to die for her.

After leaving the cult, she joins the Army. Much of the last half of the book is a comparison of the Army with the cult.

The book is dark--the children in the cult are violently mistreated and as an adult the author continues to find fulfillment through sex.

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