Book Notes: January 4, 2023 - Christian Self-Help

 Welcome back readers and writers! I'm happy you decided to stop by today. There are two awesome non-fiction books I'd love to share my reviews on. I'm going to get straight to them.

Book Review: Anger by June Hunt

Anger: Facing the Fire Within by June Hunt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! What a comprehensive, Bible-based study! I learned a lot by reading this book. The scriptures, I grew up hearing. But some of the application activities were particularly helpful. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew more about anger and more about how I should (and could) be acting as a Christian. If you're looking for help defeating anger in your life, you might find this book useful.

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Book Review: Rejection by June Hunt

Rejection: Healing a Wounded Heart by June Hunt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Clear, thorough, biblical guidance for those fighting rejection is what you'll find in this book. It's the second one I've read from this collection by June Hunt and I'm seriously impressed. I've found this one helpful in recognizing a few things for what they are in my life, as well as gaining some new tools to keep fighting the good fight of faith. Whether you're a Christian counselor looking for new material to add to your tool box, or a person looking for biblical based help to fight your way through the struggles we face in life, I think one of June Hunt's 'Hope for the Heart' collection could be helpful for you.

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I was in a ladies study group which met on Sunday evenings. Our group leader suggested we read through a few of the books in this series by June Hunt. I can tell you, they were helpful to more people in the group than just the leader and me. 

If you are a Christian and you're seeking some direction in overcoming anger or rejection, or you work or live with people who deal with these things, these two books could be helpful to you. I hope you'll give them a try.

Just Keep Writing: Wednesday Whimsy

If this is your first time participating in this kind of writing exercise, you're in for a treat. If you've done this with me before, just keep scrolling for the prompt.

Rules:

1. You can use any/all of the words and/or the photo in the prompt below to create a unique written work. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, even lyrics are acceptable.  
2. Please keep the material you write clean (ie. nothing R-rated or worse) if you wish to share the link to your work here, as well as if you link back to my site. I strive to keep my site free of such things. My readers know and expect this. I respect your right to write whatever you feel you need to write. And you're free to use my prompts. But if your material is graphic, I'd rather not view it, and most of my readers will not wish to. 
3. Have fun! This type of exercise is perfect for growing in the writing craft, or for helping through a rough patch in your current WIP. If you're looking to push your author limits and you normally write in nonfiction prose, try a whimsical collection of lyrics. If you normally write poems about real life events, try your hand at a fanfic. Give yourself some room to explore.

Don't forget to leave a link to your creation (unless you're writing graphic material) so my readers and I can check out your work. I'd appreciate a link back to this post to help me reach more readers, but it's not required. 

Photo by Eugene Golovesov

Before you go, please take a moment to check out Eugene's gallery on Pexels.com. The photos there are pretty amazing!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Did you see a book you might like to try? Was the word prompt helpful? Let me know in the comments.

If you stop by tomorrow, I'll have another word prompt to share with you. 

Until next time,
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