Today was a bad day at work, I had to send an employee home because they were sick. As a result I had to stay at work all morning. I went to church, set up the computer and projector and had my class join the young adults, then went back to work. I will have to come up with a devotion or something later, but for now I thought I would promote book club. This months book, which you still have a couple of weeks to read is by Judy Baer and is titled, "Million Dollar Dilemma."
" 'I'm a PK, preacher's kid (or if I want to get fancy, a TO, a theologian's offspring). I grew up afraid of my own allowance...' So when over $20 million falls into her lap, Cassia Carr views her new Midas touch as a cross, not a blessing-- and certainly doesn't anticipate the difficulty in giving it all away!
And it's hard enough to gauge romantic feelings without the chaos of a major windfall. her globetrotting neighbor, Adam Cavanaugh, seems interested--but in Cassia or her fortune? When Adam abruptly disappears, should Cassia forget about him or follow her heart to an unknown life-changing destination?"
Tymberlee picked this book and I must admit it has the feel of the chick Christian romances she has a knack of picking, but because she hasn't finished reading it yet, I haven't had a chance to start.
Next month's book is my pick, and it is a work of historical fiction, a step away from the "daddy" books I had been picking. I went with Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins book "Mark's Story" from the series The Jesus Chronicles. Best known for the Left Behind series, LaHaye and Jenkins new series tells the story of those who know and walked with Jesus in the months leading up to His death and their lives and travels after His crucifixion.
"It is Jesus' last day alive as a man, and a young boy--Mark--is about to witness firsthand some of the most pivotal events in all of human history: Judas Iscariot's betrayal; Peter's denial of his master; and Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection as the risen Lord.
In the years after, following in the footsteps of his friend and mentor Peter, Mark becomes an ardent follower of Jesus and a devoted disciple of Christianity, spreading the Gospel outside the boundaries of Jerusalem into the world. Along the way, he exhorts Peter to recount the stories of Jesus' time on earth--His messages, His miracles, and His everlasting promise to His people--and compiles what becomes canonized as the Gospel of Mark."
Both sound like very interesting books and I hope to see a few new faces at the next book club meeting. We meet next on Tuesday March 1st at 6:00 PM at the First Free Methodist Church, hope to see you there.
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