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My mother instilled in me a love of hymns. A Song in My Heart by Robert J. Morgan is a daily devotional that features 366 hymns. Each day of the year focuses on one hymn. Every devotion has a brief paragraph explaining who wrote the hymn and the circumstances under which the hymn was written. The words of the hymn are given, and a corresponding Bible verse is quoted.

Gentile Christians sometimes miss the significance of passages in the Bible because we aren’t familiar with Hebrew culture. A case in point is the biblical feasts that God instructs Moses about in Leviticus 23.

Have you ever been confused by Jesus’s teaching about the end times in Matthew 24–25, not understanding the order of events? Look no further than Jesus and the End Times by Ron Rhodes.

Would you like an in-depth study of the Lord’s Prayer? Look no further than When We Say Father by Adrian Rogers.

Is your life so busy or so full of difficulties that you feel you don’t have the strength to handle everything? God has unlimited power and strength, and He promises to give us strength day by day. The Strength You Need by Robert J. Morgan addresses this very topic.

I have reviewed this series of books before, but they are well worth reviewing again. A Father’s Love series by Jean Defreese Moore is a fascinating and gripping American historical fiction series. There are five books (so far). The first book begins just before the American Civil War, and the series continues through the early 1900s. It chronicles the history of Travis Britt, his children, and grandchildren. Travis is a strong man both physically and spiritually. His close relationship with God sustains him through many trials and troubles.

Looking for summer reading for your children or grandchildren? The Brady Street Boys 1980s Adventure series by Katrina Hoover Lee is a good choice. What drew my attention to the series was that one of the boys, Gary, has a wooden leg. Several years earlier, Gary had cancer, and his leg was amputated to save his life. The stories are told from Gary’s point of view. I read the first book and was so impressed that I bought the rest of the series.

The Air I Breathe by Louie Giglio is a wonderful book about living a life of worship to God. Everyone leads a life of worship. The question to ask yourself is this: Who or what am I worshiping? To find the answer, think about what you value the most. This is determined by how you spend your time and what influences your thoughts and actions.

A wonderful book that will bless your life is The Shepherd Trilogy by Phillip Keller. Even though this is called a trilogy, the three books are not fictional stories. Published by Zondervan, the volume consists of the following three books: A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm, A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd, and A Shepherd Looks at the Lamb of God.