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Summer Reading! Reviews to help you choose the right book from a Sonrise author
Click the book to read reviews, access author interviews Hidden by John Woodbery Reviewed by Rick Michels Faceless by Diane M. Fink Reviewed by Adam Narciso Gracious Goodness: The Power of God’s Grace in Your Everyday Life Review by Jervae Brooks Messianic Men: How Jesus Launched His Kingdom and Trained the Men Who Conquered Rome…
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Marooned in the Mountains
Headed in the Cascades to hike, Tom calls on the Good Shepherd and finds an ironic answer to his prayer by Tom Giesecke The nearest mountain pass to my home is Stevens Pass in the North Cascades. It tops out at 4000 feet. Just six miles east of the high point, which separates eastern from…
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Pouring Rain-Dry Grass: Saving the summer picnic
Pouring Rain & Dry Grass Photo by Donna Granados Weeks of good weather, and today of all days, it was pouring rain! Today was the day my Civil Air Patrol squadron was to have a rewarding track and field day. No drill and ceremonies, no memory work, no tests, no meetings, no studies, no saluting…
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Sound Faith
Fighting seasickness with a job to do, Cindy calls on the Lord to still the waters and learns about the prayer of faith A research vessel in turbulent waters. Artwork by Jeanie Walls By Cindy Jaeger The year was 1978. As a young woman who recently accepted the Lord, I wanted to learn how to…
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Book Review: Treasure: Unlocking the Wealth Within
By Diane M. Fink Reviews by Deena Wilson & Amy J. Heath Deena Wilson: What am I worth? Why am I here? Treasure offers up an inviting story–and who doesn’t love a story?–for wondering hearts, an allegory about unearthing our own “buried treasure.” Written by Diane as a tribute to her late husband, Chuck, who…
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Book Review: Sustained for the Journey
Finding Hope and Freedom after loss & life threatening challenges – Believing for the Impossible Book by Jervae Brooks Review by Jenny Anderson This book chronicles the incredible and ongoing story of Sonrise’s Dwight and Jervae Brooks. Sustained for the Journey follows on the heels of Jervae’s A Battle for Destiny, which chronicles Dwight’s first…
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Book Review: The Power of the Red Shoes
By Debra K. Gaines Review by Jervae Brooks Likely, most of us have seen the classic film “Wizard of Oz” and enjoyed the entertaining imagery of “the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man” as they befriend Dorothy and help her journey through Oz and finally back to the farm in Kansas. At times both…
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Book Review: Messianic Men
By Rick Michels Review by Tom Giesecke, M.D. Michels’ book is a journalist’s recounting of the ministry of Jesus as presented in the four Gospels. This former professional reporter and science writer and present-day editor and publisher has written a selective harmonization of the Gospels. He stated he “made his own determinations as to what…