by DRichardFerguson | Jul 2, 2021 | Book Reviews Fiction
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just now getting around to reading the books everyone else read in high school. Animal farm is a detailed allegory about the Bolshevik Revolution and the rise of Stalin. The basic idea is the animals overthrow the oppressive farmer and take...
by DRichardFerguson | Jun 29, 2021 | Christian Living
Why Is Behavior So Hard to Change? Jesus said, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). Why is that? Why do we have so much trouble getting our bodies to do what our spirit desires? When I know my life would be so much better if I could just...
by DRichardFerguson | Jun 24, 2021 | Christian Living, Escape from Paradise, Spiritual Growth
Chapter 11 Meanings Being Taken Watson’s face goes white at the news that his dear sister has been “taken.” Being taken by the little ones represents becoming captive to sin. Paul refers to our former life as unbelievers as the time when we were slaves to sin (Romans...
by DRichardFerguson | Jun 22, 2021 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is worth reading for the hostage negotiation stories alone. Easily. A very entertaining and interesting read.Beyond that, Voss does a great job in the purpose of the book, which is to teach negotiation skills. Another plus that made...
by DRichardFerguson | Jun 20, 2021 | Book Reviews Fiction
My rating: 3 of 5 stars The writing style of this book involves several elements that my editors would have fits if I used them (such as frequent POV changes within scenes, the many adverbs attached to dialogue tags, and a lot of telling instead of showing). But these...
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