The Penny by Benjamin L. Reynolds

Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1470139758

ASIN: B007BTQTYY

I had the pleasure of being asked to review The Penny  by author Benjamin L. Reynolds and  I have to share with you all ... 

The Penny is an amazing book!

Randal Cole is a minister who is close to the edge of defeat. His faith is wavering, his ministry/church is almost to the brink of being closed and he is having trouble finding God's purpose for his life.  

Despair seems to be winning till one night outside his church he is visited by a homeless man who asks him to put a penny in the church plate. Pastor Cole does as the stranger requests and amazing miracles begin to happen. 

But amidst the miracles, Pastor Cole is tried by challenges that he never dreamed he would have to face!

The Penny is one of the most inspirational faith filled books I have read in quite awhile! While to some, the miracles that occur in this story may seem far fetched but I really believe God could and would work in this way.     

I highly recommend this book!  

Other books by Mr. Reynolds that I  have read and recommend are Seven Years to Eternity and Sons of God Daughters of Men.

Call the Midwife ~ Another wonderful BBC Program!

Season 2 now airing on PBS Station Sunday nights!

I've been watching season 1 of Call the Midwife on Netflix over the past month and am now catching up on season 2.  

I am truly enjoying this show as much as I did watching London Hospital and Survivors . All three shows are really  excellent BBC programming!

This dramatic series is based on the real life memoirs of Jennifer Worth, a public midwife on the London's East End in the 1950's.  It is well written with excellent actors and based on reviews - a very true rendition of what life was like in the East end of London in the 1950's. 

Click here to read more about the show!

Interview with Jennifer Worth, Author of  Call the Midwife: A Memoir of  Birth, Joy,  and Hard Times

The series can also be viewed online for free at the PBS website. Click on the links below to view the full Season 1 and Season 2 (currently airing).  The new episodes of Season 2 are posted weekly on Mondays.

Call the Midwife Season 1

Call the Midwife Season 2

Visit the PBS shops to purchase the DVD or Blu-ray sets.

The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers

The Atonement Child

ISBN-10: 1414370644

ISBN-13: 978-1414370644

Publisher's description:

Dynah Carey knew where her life was headed. Engaged to a wonderful man, the daughter of doting parents, a faithful child of God, she has it all. Then the unthinkable happens: Dynah’s perfect life is irrevocably changed by a rape that results in an unwanted pregnancy. Her family is torn apart and her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life: to embrace or to end the life within her. This is ultimately a tale of three women, as Dynah’s plight forces both her mother and her grandmother to face the choices they made. Written with balance and compassion, The Atonement Child brings a new perspective to the most controversial topic of our times.

The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers is a story that is heart-wrenching, heart-warming, and thought provoking.  This book just blew me away!

When is abortion right? 

Is it truly God's plan for Dynah to keep a child that is a product of rape? 

What are the long term effects of abortion on those who chose that option?

Is adoption the answer?

Ms. Rivers weaves a tale of tragedy, strong faith, love and God's grace while dealing with a subject that most of would rather sweep under the carpet. 

This book stimulated my mind and inspired my faith.  It stayed with me a really, really long time after reading it which for me, means it was a really good book!  

I have a few more of her books in my TBR stash and I can't wait to read them!

Soon by Jerry Jenkins - Free E-book!

I read Soon by Jerry Jenkins a few years back. This book and the  Underground Zealot series (Silenced  and Shadowed) is excellent!  If you enjoyed the Left Behind series, you will enjoy this series.   

ASIN: B001DDGPPW

Free E-book @ Amazon today! 

Book Description from the publisher:

Paul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization (NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government's prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and is good at it. He is determined to expose underground religion--flush it out, expose it, and kill it--until his life is turned upside down and he is forced to look at life in a different way. As Paul begins to unravel the truth about what he has found, events taking place around the world start to make sense. Something big is coming--something that can't be stopped. And it is coming soon.

Seven Years to Eternity: The Rise of the Antichrist by Benjamin Reynolds - Free on Kindle!

ASIN: B0045OULO2

Free on Kindle!

I highly recommend this book! 

Click here to read my review.