This morning, I have a nonfiction Christian book in our book spotlight! Learn about For our Friends the Animals - Cultivating a Reverence for Life and author Robert Echols. 

Cultivating a Reverence for Life

Christian Nonfiction

Date Published: July 31, 2024

Publisher: BookBaby

 

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In For Our Friends the Animals, Robert Echols delivers a stirring spiritual call to action for Christians and all people of conscience to embrace a reverence for life in its fullest form.

 

Blending biblical truth, compassionate prayers, and the life-affirming philosophy of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, this powerful work urges readers to see animals not as commodities—but as beloved creations of God. In Part One, Echols explores the deep moral and spiritual responsibility we hold toward all creatures. In Part Two, he presents practical steps to confront today's most pressing animal welfare issues—from factory farming to environmental degradation.

 

Whether you're a lifelong advocate or someone opening your heart to new possibilities, For Our Friends the Animals invites you into a faith-driven movement of empathy and transformation. Through spiritual insight and practical guidance, the book empowers readers to become stewards of compassion, protecting both creation and Creator's intention.

 

“This book is not just a read—it’s a spiritual pledge. A call to embody Christ’s love by caring for those who cannot speak for themselves.”

 

Join the movement. Embrace the message. Be the change.

 

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  Robert Echols is a spiritual author, thought leader, and passionate advocate for animals and all of God’s creation. As the author of For Our Friends the Animals: Cultivating a Reverence for Life, Echols blends Christian spirituality, biblical wisdom, and the moral philosophy of Dr. Albert Schweitzer to offer a powerful message: we are called to protect and uplift all living beings.

A cancer survivor and U.S. Army veteran, Robert's life journey has been guided by service—to his country, his faith, and now, to the voiceless creatures that share our planet. He is the founder and former president of the For Our Friends the Animals Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to financially supporting animal shelters, rescues, and sanctuaries. Under his leadership, the foundation funded the construction of animal shelters in Florida, putting faith into action and making his life his argument, as Schweitzer once wrote.

Robert frequently shares his message of compassion on LinkedIn, in podcasts, and as a guest speaker throughout the Mobile Bay, Alabama area. With academic credentials from Phillips Exeter Academy, New York University, and Emory University (J.D./M.B.A.), and a past career as an ethics officer and Army JAG attorney, Robert’s voice is both seasoned and deeply principled.

His current writing project is a four-volume spiritual treatise titled For Our Friends the Animals, empowering others to embrace a universal love rooted in Christ’s teachings and a reverence for all life.

“Let my words inspire you to become a steward of the earth and a champion for animals—because the love of Jesus is not just for humanity, but for all creation.”

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Today, I have a Christian nonfiction book in our book spotlight!  Check out She's Bearing All Fruits and learn about author LaDwina Flegeance!

 

One Housewife's Journey to Find an Abundant Life Through Love, Self-Empowerment, and Faith

 

Nonfiction/Biography/Christian Faith

Date Published: April 18, 2023

Publisher: Elite Online Publishing

 

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If you don’t like the harvest you are reaping, check the seeds you are sowing.

Harvest season is HERE for you to enjoy a fruitful life. Don’t deprive yourself of living the purposeful life God has called for you. To walk out of the land of drought into the land of fruitfulness, you must be willing to dig deep within to find that seed of possibility and turn it into a reality.

Join author LaDwina Flegeance on her courageous walk of faith from being a stay-at-home housewife to becoming an educator, a small business owner, and an advocate for women’s success. Inspired by many empowerment stories led by different women of the Bible, She’s Bearing All Fruits is a book about the self-awareness journey to discover the life you were meant to live. It will initiate reflections on life decisions and career paths and help you create a road map for your journey and how your life impacts others around you. You will become a seed sower that will produce a life of fruitfulness that will be passed down to the next generation.

LaDwina’s journey has opened doors for many women in her community to conquer greatness, and now she is ready to share it with the rest of the world. She’s Bearing All Fruits is essential to living a fruitful life of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

 

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LaDwina Flegeance is an Educator and Entrepreneur who has served in her community for the past two decades. She received her Master's in Educational Leadership at Lamar University & Bachelor of Science from McNeese State University and attended Dallas Theological Seminary. She is deeply invested in her church’s community, facilitating several outreach programs, and having served in children’s ministry for several years. LaDwina is a huge advocate for public education and has served on numerous committees within her school districts.

LaDwina is the CEO of the Flegeance Insurance Agency, an agency that educates and advises its clients on the wealth of their securities. She is also the founder of Fruits of HER Labor, a non-profit organization for women seeking opportunities to create their businesses.

Being an inspiring motivator to others, LaDwina also loves hosting gatherings at her home for family and friends. She enjoys dancing, cooking, and spending quality time on her patio.

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Today, I have a Christian Nonfiction book in our book spotlight.  Check out Better Than Our Dogs and learn about author John J. Murray, Jr.

Christian Nonfiction

Date Published: August 12, 2020

 

 

Good dogs are obedient, loving, loyal, protective, and friendly. They honor their masters, bark only at the right times, and inspire us to be better through heroism, perseverance, and selflessness. Dogs have weak moments, too. They poop blue, jump out of car windows, and, at times, might be nicknamed the “Devil Dog.”Better Than Our Dogs uses funny and engaging stories to illustrate timeless lessons from the book of James. Each chapter offers practical advice, challenges readers to determine which dog they are most like, and encourages everyone to be better today. Better friends. Better people. Better followers of God.

About the Author

John J. Murray Jr. is the award-winning author of Better Than Our Dogs. He leads Bible study groups with members from across the country. After leaving private practice as an attorney, John won the League for Innovation in the Community College Excellence Award as the Paralegal Program Director and law instructor at Alvin Community College. He lives in Texas with his wife, Lana, and their dog, Chloe.

 

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Today, I have a Christian, nonfiction book in our book spotlight!  Check out You Raise Me Up and learn about author Thomas J. Snee!

 

Christian / Nonfiction

Date Published: October 3, 2018

Publisher: ‎MindStir Media

 

You Raise Me Up centers on the author's journey of coping with his wife's passing. Anyone who has lost a spouse can use this book as a tool to recover from loss. In this book, the author feels his late wife's outstretched- blanket that helps to cope through, "Grief", "to Smile", "to Laugh", "to Respect" and most important, "to Lead". Those were her "fruits" to live by.

 

 

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Thomas J. (Tom) Snee stepped down as the former National Executive Director for Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Alexandria, VA. He is a retired Navy Master Chief /Surface Warfare Specialist with over 30 years of naval service, and a Vietnam Veteran. He has since returned to teaching, to motivate and inspire Middle and High School students in the Northern Virginia area. He is continually active with his Church, Boy Scouts, and other Youth Groups.

A Cleveland, Ohio native, Tom grew up and graduated in 1965 from Willoughby South High School, Willoughby, OH; Mohegan Community College, Norwich, CT, AS, Liberal Arts; Excelsior College, Albany, NY, BS, Liberal Arts/Psychology; and George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, M.Ed, Education Leadership. He is a member of the FRA, Knights of Columbus, Surface Navy Association (SNA) and National Eagle Scout Association (NESA). Mr. Snee was married to the late Karen A. Habina for 46 years, having a family of four children and seven grandchildren. He currently resides in Burke, VA.

 

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Today, I have a Biblical reference book in our book release spotlight!  Check out No Higher Calling:  Shepherding God's People According to Paul and learn about author Craig Ireland!

 

Shepherding God's People According to Paul

Biblical Reference, Church Leadership, Christian Ministry

Date Published: January 17, 2023

Publisher: Lucid Books

 

What this book offers is a chance for church leaders-and anyone desiring to serve as a church leader-to enjoy some personal mentoring at the feet of the Apostle Paul.

The Apostle Paul, who was undoubtedly the Lord's most fruitful apostle (1 Cor. 15:10), gives us profound insight into:

- Developing a Scripturally elevated sense of the importance of Church leadership.

- Understanding the Biblical function of church leaders (both the what and the how of their role in shepherding Christ's flock).

- Overcoming crisis, temptation, criticism, and the many other challenges of ministry.

- Understanding the spiritual warfare of ministry and church leadership.

- Learning how to be on guard to preserve one's health and the health of the church against spiritual attacks.

 

The church today is in a critical state and in much need of strong, healthy, biblical leadership.

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Craig Ireland was born in Sydney, Australia and now resides in Rochester, New York. He is married to Katarina Ireland, and they have four children. Craig has earned a Bachelor of Theology from Charles Sturt University (Australia), a Master of Arts in Theology from the University of Chester (United Kingdom) and is currently working on his Doctorate at Columbia International University (United States).

Craig has served in various ministry roles for the past twenty years. As a young twenty-year-old, Craig was initially employed as a local church evangelist and has since gone on to plant churches, work in church revitalization, and serve several congregations as their Senior Pastor. Craig has also conducted and taught extensively in pastoral training seminars, networks, and conferences all across the world, equipping and resourcing tens of thousands of church planters and leaders.

Craig continues his ministry of training pastors, leaders, and church planters among the most unreached people groups of the world.

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Today, I have a Christian self help book in our book spotlight!  Check out Man Na:  A Daily Guide to Becoming the Salt God Intended, read an excerpt from the book, and learn about author John J. Murray Jr..

A Daily Guide to Becoming the Salt God Intended

Christian Self-Help

Date Published: October 9, 2022

 

Man Na is not just another devotional.

Each day, the typical devotional offers a passage, hopes it inspires, and waits for us to return for another dose of motivation. When the next day arrives, God is expected to feed us with more manna once again.

Man Na, on the other hand, has a secret ingredient that not only fills us up, but creates lasting fulfillment.What is its secret?

Salt. Man Na recognizes we are not only called to fill ourselves, but are designed to be salt for others through service, kindness, forgiveness, friendship, humility, gratitude, happiness, and love.

This devotional helps us stop focusing inward and start concentrating on others throughout the day.

By providing readers with God's bread and His desire for us to be salt for others, Man Na offers what other devotionals do not. So, grab your shaker and get ready to become what God intended.

 

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Introduction: Man Na

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.”

Exodus 16:4 English Standard Version

I have a confession.

I’ve started reading many devotionals and never finished them. 

Sure, they did their best to try to fill my soul, but something was missing that I couldn’t put my finger on at the time. After a few weeks or months, they became dust collectors on my nightstand. They still rest there like abandoned cars in an auto salvage lot. I wonder if you have a similar stack of your own.

I have another confession. 

When I started writing this devotional, I didn’t think I would finish it. 

Writing a book is hard. If the time commitment to read 365 days of inspiring content seems intimidating, writing those entries is extremely daunting. Before the battle began, it felt like Goliath’s shadow loomed over my keyboard, and doubt crept into me. 

I have final confession.

I finished, and it’s not like the ones I’ve stopped reading many times over. There’s a big difference. 

These three admissions are crucial to understanding our journey together over the next year.

You may be familiar with the word manna. In the Bible, manna was bread God rained down from heaven to sustain His followers during their time in the wilderness. Recreating this event is the goal of many devotionals. They focus on providing daily spiritual nourishment to their readers and ask them to simply return to their pages each day to gather the next portion of motivation and inspiration.

Manna has its place. There are days and seasons we spend in the wilderness when we need God’s loving hand to strengthen our faith and provide encouragement and comfort.

But God hasn’t called us to just be fed by Him. Rather, in Matthew 5:13 (New International Version), Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”

God expects you to be salt. He wants you to be a preservative to others who are in danger of spoiling. Through your service, words, example, and deeds, you can make a difference to those who are searching for manna but don’t know where to look. You are vital to His plans on Earth.

Man Na is the fusion of our ongoing search for His bread and our perpetual call to be salt for mankind (the symbol for salt is Na on the periodic table of elements). If we just focus on filling our own cups, we will miss our opportunity to truly be full through service.

At the Last Supper, Jesus made this union of bread and salt clear. After washing His disciples’ feet, Jesus said, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you” (John 13:14-15 NIV). Bread without salt is only half of the equation.

Unlike many devotionals, in this one, you will find a short motivational message each week. This will give you an overall theme for the Daily Bread entries that relate to each day. Try not to read ahead on the Daily Bread. Allow the Spirit to challenge, feed, and impact you each day. On days when He’s moving you to action, take action and be salt. On days when He’s providing you sustenance, allow your soul to be filled.

God is counting on you to be your best. He’s also expecting you to do your best for others.

Man Na. The satisfied servant.

I’ll see you at the finish line.

About the Author

John J. Murray Jr. is the award-winning author of Better Than Our Dogs. He leads Bible study groups with members from across the country. After leaving private practice as an attorney, John won the League for Innovation in the Community College Excellence Award as the Paralegal Program Director and law instructor at Alvin Community College. He lives in Texas with his wife, Lana, and their dog, Chloe.

  

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This morning, I have a Christian, inspirational novel in our book spotlight!  Check out When Your Faith is Tried Don't Give Up and learn about author Rudolph Burdett!

Christian Nonfiction

Date Published: March 15, 2022

Publisher:‎ Mindstir Media

God tells us to endure and be faithful. Sad to say many have gone back into the world by giving up on Christianity because of difficulties and problems. Bad things will try our faith in God. Remember God is always in control and He allows things to happen for a reason.

This book is designed to encourage people that may be thinking about giving up when their faith in God is tried. In each chapter of the book it starts out with a pray, a scripture, humorous illustrations most of the time, then something is stated about faith. Please endure, be patient, and don't give up hell is too hot and eternity too long. "When Your Faith is Tried, Don't Give Up."

 

 

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Rudolph (Rudy) Burdett Jr. is striving to bring change by presenting faith (gospel) to others. Faith is the only thing we have that the devil is striving to take. Faith is required in pleasing God. Rudy is a devoted and dedicated member and minister of the Church of Christ. He was able to start a congregation in North Carolina in 2002. He resigned in 2007 from preaching and teaching because of a medical condition that hinders him from functioning. Rudy feels that God has called him to help people by preaching the faith and visiting others. He feels helping the less fortunate is needed, especially feeding and clothing. Prayerfully, food and clothing distribution will be a great future endeavor to embark upon. In Matthew 26:11, Jesus says, “You always have the poor with you.”

 

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This morning,  I have a Christian, inspirational book for children in our book spotlight!  Check out Dear Child, read an excerpt from the book and learn about author Terri M. Comer!

 

Stories About God's Love

Children's Inspirational Books, Children's Christian Books

Date Published: January 31, 2022

Publisher: Lucid Books

 

This is a sweet little book about how much God loves His children and some of the promises He makes to them: He promises to always love them no matter what, to take care of them when things are not the way we want, and to always be there when it seems He is not.

Dear Child: Stories About God's Love will snuggle generations of children in its heartwarming message of God's Love, promises, and protection. These stories show that all love comes from God and that He wants us to love Him too.

In these touching stories and beautiful illustrations, the author wants every child to know they are truly loved, no matter their circumstances.

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Terri Comer grew up in beautiful East Tennessee and now resides in gorgeous Daytona Beach, Florida, with her husband Roy, her younger son Grayson, and two balls of fur named Louie and Darby. She also loves to visit her older son Zane and daughter-in-law Lulu at their home in New York City. Terri considers herself a lifelong learner and has been an early childhood educator for over twenty years. Over those years, Terri attended Midway Elementary and High School and loved teaching and sharing her gifts with thousands of students in the following schools: Tusculum View Elementary, Bowers Elementary, Coalfield School, Bennett Elementary, Beachside Elementary, East Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee, and the University of North Florida. She continues to cheer them on and loves to acknowledge them in subtle ways throughout her work. When she isn't teaching, Terri loves chasing rainbows, listening to music, going for walks on the beach, and spending time with friends and family.

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