KDanae Reads

Mark Batterson is a pastor, church planter and author who has written over 15 books and I've read two of them:  The Circle Maker and his newest book that comes out on October 24th -- Whisper (this is another book I'm on the launch team for currently). I love Mark's style of writing. He is straight and to the point, while being incredibly sensitive and discerning in regards to what the Spirit may do through his words to transform hearts and lives. And he has tackled some tough, scary topics that some wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole -- like praying really bold prayers and listening intentionally for God's voice. In his newest book, Whisper , he walks through the tricky pathways of hearing and listening to God's voice. He shares about seven love languages of God and how we can be aware and become better listeners as God draws us nearer to Him. And he does it with solid Scriptural support and adds stories of real life experiences (and even some fascinating s...

Goodness. It has been an incredibly long time since I last wrote on this little book blog of mine. Three years and two months to be exact! I can't exactly explain what has kept me from this space, but over the last few weeks I have felt the gentle tugging on my heart to get back here. And so here I am. While I stopped writing for a few years, I certainly did not stop reading. In fact, I have read more in the last two years than I had in a long time. Mostly because some pretty significant life changes (i.e. new jobs and moves) made it possible for me to have more time to read than ever before. Also, somehow over the last year, I found my way into the world of book launch teams. It has been so much fun getting to read books before they are released, getting to know author's via social media and livestream conversations, and learn about the world of book publishing. Since July of 2016, I have been or am currently on the launch team for 11 books! All of them have been in the ge...