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"If the Bible is based on facts, we have hope for our present crisis in religion and morality." "The Bible is a book of answers, not a book of questions." "Religion, if it is worth believing, must be based on facts." 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible  by Erwin W. Lutzer is a thorough examination of the historical, logical, and scientific proof of the validity of the Bible. No ancient manuscript in history has been doubted or held with as much skepticism as the Bible. For Christians, this book will validate and give you reassurance in your beliefs. Our faith is based on lots of evidence, but it is still faith. For non-Christians, it gives you another perspective to consider will all of the facts and information. This book is so full of information regarding the validity of the Bible, and the lack of validity of many other popular theories. I had no idea that so much physical or historical evidence existed that proves the Bible. Ho...

Hey guys! I'm back again already with yet another book review!  Today I'm reviewing Furthermore , a new middle grade novel by Tahereh Mafi, author of the Shatter Me series. The book is being released on September 1, 2016. This book follows Alice, who has just turned 12. Alice lives in Ferenwood, a village where magic comes from color. However, Alice is devoid of pigment in her skin and hair, so she has no color. She teams up with a boy called Oliver to travel to the strange land of Furthermore, where Oliver says her dad is, who disappeared years ago. Alice and Oliver must navigate the strange, Wonderland-like Furthermore in order to save her father. I devoured this book; I just could not put it down. The story was just so fun and creative, and I was fully immersed in the world. The story wasn't predictable, and I found myself surprised many times. The writing style, too, was so fun and made reading so enjoyable. The narrator is speaking to the reader, a...

people seem to be in a better mood than usual Christmas movies on TV hearing Christmas music playing in stores shopping for people knowing what you bought for someone is going to make them happy Christmas lights hot chocolate going out to buy a Christmas tree wrapping presents decorating the Christmas tree cookies after-Christmas sales opening presents Christmas dinner with my family sending Christmas cards What are your favorite things about Christmas? xx Heidi

It's finally here! Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. This is what my university currently looks like. It's so beautiful! I snapped these pictures on my way to class this morning. Some of my favorite things about autumn are... -beautiful fall colors -warm drinks (my friend Kenzie  is off getting me a pumpkin-y drink as I write this, yay!) -Halloween -watching Hocus Pocus -sweater weather -wearing scarves -big sweaters + leggings + boots -after halloween I get to be excited about Christmas -horror films -seeing halloween decorations around town -pumpkin flavored things What do you love about autumn? xx Heidi