Double Minds, by Terri Blackstock

What can I say, Terri Blackstock is still writing great books. This book was a page turner from front to back and I had a hard time putting it down. The main character Parker is an aspiring christian singer and works for a Christian recording studio. Parker's world is thrown into a tail spin when a temporary receptionist is killed at Parker's desk one night and the mystery is why her when Parker was supposed to be working then, was the killer trying to kill Parker or was it all another plot?

As the rest of the story goes, Parker's best friend and Popular Christian singer Serene is going to sign with a non-Christian record label and she wants Parker to rewrite her Christian songs. Reluctantly Parker agrees to do so and has regrets after doing it, and she feels like she sold out. I think that we can all relate to that in the sense that all of us at some time or another have compromised our beliefs and what we put our trust in because of peer pressure or the promise of fame and fortune. As Parker finds out in the long run compromise is not always the best course of action, She knows where her true beliefs lie and that is with Jesus and the Christian music she writes. I'm not going to tell all about the book but I will say this, it contains a murder, a drunk father that is trying to clean his act up for Parker's sake and a great story about a supporting family, along with a twist about a stolen song that starts this story. And there is a little romance to tie it all together.

Overall it was a great book but I have yet to read a bad Terri Blackstock book. Al I can say is keep writing Terri, Your books are top notch and they all have a God point to them.

The CROSS EXAMINATION of JESUS CHRIST, by Randy Singer

What would a court room look like if it were Jesus Christ on trial? It may not have been a court room but he was constantly being cross examined by Sanhedrin along with the Pharisees and Seduces. This is the story of the three years of Jesus’ ministries and how he was constantly badgered for claiming to be on equal footing with God the father. At every turn Jesus had an answer for their accusations. It is clear that Jesus was more concerned with a persons spiritual wellness than their physical wellness. On all accounts Jesus would show that he could forgive their sin and the only way to the father was thru him and as always people wanted a sign or a miracle to prove it, Jesus would show a sign or a miracle by healing some one proving he was on equal footing with God. Another huge difference between Jesus and the rest is that Jesus was all about grace while all others were more interested in the letter of the law, and they tried many times to trap Jesus in that law and he always eluded their trap. Another topic of the book “is the Bible really a trust worthy document”? Randy Singer goes into great detail about other documents that have a greater gap between the time the event happened and the time it was written down and the world has excepted that as accurate so what’s with the Bible? We learn about a few atheist that when started reading the Bible they started to realize that maybe their was some validity to this. Over all it was a great book and it was easy to read, I have read the other book that Singer wrote called “The Cross examination of Oliver Finny” and it was not even close to the same. It boils down to this “The Cross is the real story. The world may chose to glorify sin, but those of us in Christ have something far more interesting to talk about” (Randy Singer). This would be a great book for some one new in the faith or some one thats been a follower of Christ for years, its a great book for all.

Lonestar Secrets, By Colleen Coble

When Shannon Astor returns to her uncles ranch to take over the town veterinarian clinic a strange turn of events change her life forever. She is reunited with Jack MacGowan, a high school Jock that she had a crush on and he broke her heart and her trust years ago, can she learn to forgive him and move on and have a future with him? Will an old flame ruin it for her and her new family and how is it all connected to her missing friend Mary Beth and the kidnappers who are demanding Shannon to pay back some money she has no idea about.

I liked the story more than I thought I would, I don’t normally like romance but this one had just enough drama and suspense to make it work for me. The story was somewhat predictable by the time you were half way through the book except for the mystery kidnappers, I didn’t have that part figured out. Over all it was a good book to read and I did finish it in a day and a half. I have to admit I didn’t want to put it down, It did hold true to Colleen Coble’s other books. I am looking forward to reading the other two in this series.