Good News For A Change by Matt Mikalatos

I found this book to be very enlightening.  The author is a missionary who has worked with students and groups of people over the years.  Using his approach, you can talk to just about anyone about Jesus.  He takes any opening he can get for a discussion with an individual or makes an opening by listening carefully to the other persons beliefs and feelings and asking questions.  One of his main points is to drop the churchy jargon and talk in a way that would make sense to the person you are talking to.  Another excellent point he makes is that everyone wants to hear the good news, they just don’t want to be bombarded by a pushy sales pitch.  Also, you just provide the information  The Holy Spirit does the rest.

I found this book to be informative and relatable.  Many non-fiction, informative books are hard to read but I enjoyed this one so much that I read it cover to cover the evening I received it .

I received this book from Tyndale House in exchange for a review.  I would highly recommend this book to others.

Blind Betrayal by Nancy Mehl

This is another book in Nancy Mehl’s Defenders of Justice series.

U.S. Marshall, Casey Sloane, is in charge of transporting a witness to Washington, DC to testify about  a drug kingpin and a senator that the witness (a reporter) has found information about.  As she and her partner, Doug, and another Marshall from D.C. (Casey’s old partner E. J. Queen) are getting ready to transport the witness there is an explosion in the U.S. Marshall’s office in St. Louis where Casey and Doug are stationed.  Because of the chaos and injuries there, they are forced to take off virtually on their own to get the witness to D.C. without the usual backup and support they would have.  It gets crazy as they try to outsmart the people chasing them without being able to contact their supervisor for information and support. 

This story takes some interesting twists and turns and keeps the reader waiting on edge to find out how it will all come out.  I really enjoy Nancy Mehl’s books and I think I have read them all – except the next one!  I love the fact that her characters are Christians without being overly “churchy” about it.  It’s just part of who they are, as it should be. 

I received this book from Bethany House in exchange for a review.