Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet

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Sara Hagerty’s life was busy with God-activities. But when God brought Nate into her life, she came face-to-face with a stark awareness that she was not the person she thought she was—and neither was God.

When she also discovered that she unable to bear children—she who had poured her life into so many kids—she lost her footing and almost fell apart.

Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet (Zondervan) is Sara’s story—a memoir that unveils God’s ingenious plan to conform us to His image as He shatters our concepts and unveils who really is.

Read my full review and learn more about this book in my articles in The Examiner and also in Assist News Service. 

Janey DeMeo M.A.

Copyright © December 2014

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Knowing God, Knowing Myself

Candid. Authentic. Pure. Inspiring. Quietly challenging. A few words that come to mind to describe Knowing God, Knowing Myself, An Invitation to Daily Discovery by Cecil Murphey.

In Knowing God, Knowing Myself, best-selling author Cec Murphey opens his heart, candidly sharing secret struggles and experiences that taught him more about himself – and about God.

The chapters of Knowing God, Knowing Myself are short and sweet, making it an easy-read. Each chapter shares personal anecdotes, related Scriptures and ends with a thought-provoking maxim, which serves as a stepping-stone to keep us moving forward in spiritual growth.

Murphey’s vulnerability makes this book a spiritual heart-probe. When a person is willing to talk about their own growing pains and weaknesses like a friend confiding in another friend, it helps you let down your guard, discard your self-deception and take a deeper look at your own blind spots so as to learn to deal with them in a biblical manner.

This book draws us into an unveiled look at ourselves, which then leads us to deeper walk with God—God who loves us as we are, weaknesses and all. I recommend it for new Christians and mature believers as well. A great read.

Copyright © March 2011

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