Book Review: Petticoat Ranch

By CRoB (Christian Review of Books)

Yee-haw!  Horses and cattle, ranches and hide-outs, outlaws and cowboys, and some booby traps for good measure—Petticoat Ranch has it all.  The story starts with tougher-than-nails Sophie Edwards, who is trying to raise four girls on her own.  After her husband was hanged by vigilantes, Sophie couldn’t hang onto the ranch, and every man in town proposed to her.  Not feeling safe, she took her daughters and fled into the dense thicket and a one-room shack.  It’s a stormy night when a man barges into their haven, riding fast and hard as if being chased.  When he falls into the gorge, she saves him—even though his pursuers are the same men who killed her husband.  That was shock enough.   But even bigger is the one that greets her when she wipes the mud off her guest’s unconscious face—though she cut him down from the tree herself, she’d swear it’s her husband lying in her mule’s stall.
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Movie Review: Six – The Mark Unleashed

By Donald James Parker

Looking for an action film involving Christianity?  Here you go.  There's nothing like the mark of the beast to bring intrigue into a story.  Any Christian who allows thoughts to flow through their head has had to grapple with the story of the mark at least once.  The Bible says that there is only one unforgivable sin: blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.  However, the Bible also mentions that anyone taking the mark on their hand or forehead will spend eternity in hell.  Logic dictates that taking the mark is, in essence, unforgivable–thus it must be an example of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.  This story features three people who have refused to accept the mark, but not because they are believers.  We witness the subtle plots and coercion used by the government to try to bring these people into line with society while the outcast Christians use love and scripture to battle for people's minds.
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Artist Spotlight: Over Ashes

By Freddie Parks Jr.
 
What drives your music selection? When you go into your favorite Christian music store or even into a chain department store with money in-hand anticipating walking out with a plastic wrapped beauty of a CD jewel case; just what is it you are looking for? Is it a worship album? How about something to help you kick start your day? Maybe you are looking for something that you can relate to as you pour your heart out in prayer.
 
The band Over Ashes (formally known as Cross Culture) delivers on all of the above. From sweet and soulful to down right rock your face off, Over Ashes has burst onto the scene with an anointed new album aptly named: “Begin Again“. Over Ashes brings a message of seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through the songs “All I Need” and “Where I Want to be“. The soulful and heart-felt lyrics take us to the deep parts of ourselves; exposing our flaws and our need for the strength that only comes through Jesus Christ. As we listen, the walls we’ve tried so hard to build up come tumbling down, revealing that inside we are simply in need of our Heavenly Father’s embrace. Through songs such as “The Author” and “She won’t” we find encouragement as the band reminds us of who we can be in Christ.
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Book Review: Sushi for One?

By Michelle Sutton

Sushi for One? is a book written by Author Camy Tang.  It portrays life through the eyes of a character named Lex Sakai who has a lot of reasons to be angry.  And, those reasons came out often in her thoughts. As with most people who love God but are feeling hurt, the main character closed her heart off to prayer and fellowship in an effort to protect herself. As a result, she missed sensing God's safe touch on her life, though He never left her side.
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Artist Spotlight: Shawn Everette

By Andre Mullen

Baltimore, Maryland’s own Shawn Everette makes his recording debut with the impressive offering simply entitled Answers.  Released on his own imprint, Soul Levite Music, the album brings to the forefront a musical genre within urban gospel known as “Rhythm & Praise, otherwise known as R&P.  Shawn Everette uses this genre not only to promote but to enlighten the listener on the truth that God does provide answers for those that truly seek Him.
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