Abby Johnson shares her compelling tale with truth and conviction leaving nothing out. Be warned that you will probably need to have a box of tissues at your side. I personally have strong feelings against the Planned Parenthood movement so a lot of it was hard to stomach being reminded how they treat babies as if they are not even human beings and telling the mother’s that they’ll be fine after the procedures!

It’s sad so many believe the lies that they are being fed by the Planned Parenthood group. Many praises to God that the eyes of Abby Johnson were opened after she had to sit in an help with an actual abortion seeing a baby in pain after she was told that they felt nothing as the procedure was happening!

This story is full of emotion and brokenness and seeing that true healing come from God the father. I was encouraged that the pro-lifers continued to reach out to Abby in love but not hate.  There are some pretty radical protesters that are so out there that no one is going to listen too.  But in planting the seeds of kindness and love without baking down on their own beliefs the 40 Days of Life group was able to reach through to Abby as well. Overall a testimony which I believe everyone should be able to listen and view.

Get Connected!

The Unite for LIFE webcast is a free webcast featuring Abby Johnson that will benefit pregnancy care organizations. You can sign up to participate on May 17 at 8:00 p.m. (in all time zones) at www.uniteforlifewebcast.org. Unplanned the book and the DVD will be available for purchase as a package deal and 33% of each purchase will go to crisis pregnancy centers like CareNet, the National Institute of Family & Life Advocates, and Heartbeat International.

Purchase it!

You can purchase Unplanned at Amazon.com as well as Christian Book for 16.99 though there are bulk discounts available.

See a Teaser Below…

**Courtesy of the Tyndale House Publisher I was given a complimentary pre-release copy of UnPLANNED: The Sensational Story that Made Headlines Across The Nation DVD in means to spread the word and share my thoughts upon here at my blog Connected2Christ.**

by Christopher Hudson with Megan Chrans
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Games/Word & Word Search
ISBN 978-1-4143-2696-2
Ages: 8 and up
SRP $9.99

The Bible Jumble for Kids is a fun puzzle book that features a total of two hundred Bible based and themed puzzles! There are six categories which include: traditional jumbles, mystery person jumbles, jumble detective, jumble criss-cross, find the jumbles and Bible passage jumbles.

If kids are a little lost or just can’t figure out one of the puzzles,there is a themed Bible verse reference at the top of the page. Also, all the answers are in the back of the book.

An example of jumble in the Mystery Person category is as follows: Mystery Person #20 “One Who Washed His Hands” verses Matthew 27:11-26. Clues include Jewish Religious Leader, Not Guilty, Something Unexpected, and To Let Go to name a few.  And if you haven’t figured it out, the jumble is referring to Pilate.

I think this a great book for kids! You can easily bring it along on vacation for those long flights or the seemingly never ending times on the road! Though not limited to vacation times, your child can enjoy this Jumble book any day of the week and it could even be incorporated into a daily or weekly personal Bible study lesson.

You can take a peek of Bible Jumble for Kids by Christopher Hudson.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of Bible Jumble for Kids for kids 8 and older by Christopher Hudson from Tyndale House Publishers.

30 Day Launch Celebration

Tyndale House Publishers presents 30 Day Launch Celebration. Tyndale is celebrating a new website filled with wonderful links and information. Beginning February 1st, 2010 you can sign up to win a FREE book daily for the thirty days. There will be four books a day in the following categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Bibles, and Kids. If you don’t win one day, you can come back daily to sign up.

Let’s get a hint of what’s to come ….

• There will be links to Social Media sites.
• A list of all Tyndale authors and their blogs, Facebook and Twitter accounts, etc.
• A place to share your stories of books by Tyndale House Publishers.
• Submit a book review and more…

What if Christmas Looked Different this year? What if we all just give this Christmas away? Matthew West asks these two question in his latest book Give This Christmas Away.

If you are a Veggie Tale fan like myself, you may recall the song “Give This Christmas Away” which is a duet between Matthew West and Amy Grant from the latest movie Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving, a movie that brought me to tears.

Little things matter, trust me they do. You don’t have to have gobs of money to be an encouragement to someone. All it may take is a helping hand, a card letting them know you thought of them, fresh baked cookies and an invitation to come over and have tea.  God blesses us in so many ways that through those, we can bless others.

If you are all out of ideas of your own on how you can can minister to those around you, Matthew West has written up 101 ways to give this Christmas away. I literally read this book in about on hour. I took a few notes of my own from the inspiration given to me from random stories through out this book. I love how each story is a word of testimony and a Bible Verse to match ends everyone. I challenge everyone to pick up this book and be a blessing to those around them not just during the Holiday season but every chance that you get!

It’s time to think outside the box and not just about what’s inside of it!

If you follow this link: http://files.tyndale.com/thpdata/FirstChapters/978-1-4143-3644-2.pdf you can read the first chapter!

By Dr. Juli Slattery / Tyndale House

Are you sometimes afflicted by bouts of “I’m not in the mood”? Here’s a prescription that will restore your marital intimacy to joyful health! With the warmth and understanding of a close friend, Dr. Juli Slattery honestly addresses men’s and women’s different needs to help you and your husband enjoy the satisfying sex life God intends. 208 pages, softcover from Tyndale.

I read No More Headaches: Enjoying Sex and Intimacy in Marriage in a about a week, which for me as rather quickly. I found myself captured by the realness of this book and couldn’t find it in myself to put it down. I think it goes to show how much women really need a book like this in dealing with the know hows of understanding sex in a God centered marriage relationship.

Author Juli Slattery has done a great job discussing the sensitive subject of sex by communicating  a little more than her own hurts and frustrations. Sex is not the easiest subject to understand and talk with each other about, but in this book  ways are suggested to approach it cautiously.

Through scripture and real life stories the reader is shown several different approaches in their own behavior to help heal & mend their own personal  sexual  relationship. You’ll find issues dealing with  pornography, a man’s sex drive, fatigue, children, boredom, past sexual issues, your body, and more.

Sorry guys, this book is written for women, though I am sure a man could definitely learn a thing or two. Ladies, if your spouse is interested, you could go through the chapters together and talk  about the various information found throughout this book. I think it’s good for not only women to understand the differences of man but also for men to understand the differences of woman when it comes to sex.

I would recommend this book to married and engaged women of all ages, as I know we all could use it in handling the good, bad, and ugly relational issues that come with marriage. 5 stars!