Ok; to start off with: not a huge fan of the title Bait of Satan. It isn’t that I don’t believe there is a real being known as Satan (and once you read the book, the title makes sense) its just that I don’t think the title is a real “grabber” for the average person.
Having …
December 21, 2010 – 1:21 pm
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By T Klassen
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Posted in Finding Personal Freedom, Forgiveness, Offense, Self-Help, Spiritual, The Bait of Satan, Type of Book
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Tagged Book Review, finding freedom from bitterness, Forgiveness, freedom from hatred, John Bevere, laying down your rights, revenge, Teresa Klassen, The Bait of Satan
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I wish I had read this book when my children were still toddlers. The book is written by teenagers, for teenagers, but as a parent of teenagers I wish I had seen this sooner. It isn’t that the book is saying something astounding, it is just astounding though that we so often miss what they …
July 13, 2010 – 3:30 pm
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By T Klassen
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Posted in Alex Harris, Books for Teens (non-fiction), Brett Harris, Children, Do Hard Things, Non-Fiction, Parenting Books, Self-Help, Spiritual, Taking on a challenge!, Teenagers, Type of Book
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Tagged Alex Harris, Book Review, Brett Harris, challenge, Do Hard Things, parenting, Teenagers, Teresa Klassen
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I read this book a few months ago and thought it was an interesting little book by Mitch Albom (I like his books, haven’t been disappointed yet). It is the kind of true story that just makes you think about faith and the role it plays in our lives, whether you have a faith, have …
July 12, 2010 – 9:34 pm
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By T Klassen
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Posted in Aging/Dying, Courage & Perseverance, Faith, Have A Little Faith, Introspection, Loss/Death/Grief, Mitch Albom, Pilgrimage, Self-Help, Spiritual
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Tagged belief, Book Review, death, dying, eulogy, Faith, Have A Little Faith, Mitch Albom, pastor, rabbi, Teresa Klassen
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This is a beautiful and honest book written on the topic of grief and loss; walking through it and living with it. I don’t know if I have ever read a book quite as good as this on this topic. I loved that even though the author’s experiences (the inspiration for the book) …
July 12, 2010 – 6:29 pm
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By T Klassen
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Posted in A Grace Disguised, Aging/Dying, Jerry Sittser, Loss/Death/Grief, Memoir, Self-Help, Spiritual, Type of Book
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Tagged death, grace, grief, healing, Jerry Sittser, loss, Teresa Klassen
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This is one of my favorite books. I work with children and over time, it is easy to lose perspective on the importance of one’s role. Sometimes the headache that comes with all that childish chaos can make one’s vision blurry.
I ate this book up when it was given to me; it got me …
July 12, 2010 – 5:57 pm
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By T Klassen
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Posted in Abuse, Children, Compassion, Dr. Wess Stafford, Memoir, Spiritual, Too Small To Ignore
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Tagged Children, children's church, children's ministry, Compassion International, education, ministry to children, Sunday school, teachers, Teresa Klassen, Too Small To Ignore, Wes Stafford
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Interpreting what one sees “along the road” is a favorite pastime of mine; I like to translate what is going on around me and find its meaning. The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker’s Guide to Making Travel Sacred is a terrific book that explores this practice, specifically the travels of the “pilgrim” (whether the journey …
July 1, 2010 – 10:16 am
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By T Klassen
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Posted in Introspection, Journey/Travel, Non-Fiction, Phil Cousineau, Pilgrimage, Spiritual, The Art of Pilgrimage
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Tagged Introspection, journey, Pilgrimage, travel
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