Let’s march into the season of GREEN! As the time change springs us forward, some of us are kicking and screaming while some are rejoicing, Kate and Sheila recap books with GREEN in the title. There’s the obvious Green Eggs and Ham and Anne of Green Gables but we wanted to give a shout out … More Let’s Go GREEN – Episode 219
Rebuilding anything brings challenges. Nehemiah shows us where to start in chapter 1 when he cries out to God, “We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments…” Nehemiah tells the hard truth. God had said if the people were unfaithful they would be scattered and it happened. Was this what … More Nehemiah – Episode 217
Who among us would not want to be an agent for depth and goodness in a world where everyone is wrapped up in the shallow busyness of their own agenda? Allen Levi introduces us to just such an individual in his first novel, Theo of Golden. Here are a smattering of quotes from this transformative … More Theo of Golden – Episode 216
Greetings! How can literature help us learn to love better? Let’s take a look! “Love hinders death. Love is life. All, everything that I understand. I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a … More What Is Love? – Episode 215
Let’s meet Ezra, a priest, a scribe, and the leader of the second group of exiles from Babylon back to Jerusalem. Ezra rebuked the people for intermarrying and worshiping false gods. He wanted them to know the Word of God is always right and that following Him should be our purpose regardless of how hard … More Ezra – Episode 214
Are you ready for an action-packed recap? In The Two Towers the fellowship is disbanded, but not the mission secure. Merry and Pippin are hobbitnapped, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli meet up with a refined Gandalf who sweeps them into a war while Frodo and Sam are led by Gollum through the swamps.They meet Faramir, Boromir’s … More The Two Towers – Episode 213
Greetings dear readers! Welcome to episode 212 as we recap 1 and 2 Chronicles. We learn about the prophet Samuel and King Saul and David, boy and king in 1 Chronicles. It retells 1 & 2 Samuel and gives the genealogies all the way back to Adam! 2 Chronicles retells 1 and 2 Kings, giving … More 1 & 2 Chronicles – Episode 212
Happy New Year dear listeners! Please join us as we dive into 1 & 2 Kings. Kate called this a roller coaster ride and that is spot on! We see the rise and fall of God’s Kingdom through the rise and fall of His kings. These two books were originally one, written in Israel’s exile … More 1 & 2 Kings – Episode 211
Most whimsical: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – Its dreamy, childlike philosophical tale of a young prince traveling planets, full of wonder, imagination, and gentle absurdity, captures pure whimsy more than any other on the list. BFG and Much Ado About Nothing also fit this category.. Grittiest: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo – … More Recap Book Chat Awards for the year 2025
Let’s journey to Middle Earth together! We meet Frodo, the unsuspecting beneficiary of Bilbo’s ‘Ring’. This gift turns the innocent Hobbit’s world upside down. Frodo and his friends, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out on a quest to meet up with Gandalf the Grey which is no small task as Black Riders are trailing the … More Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Rings
