​I liked the sound of this book from the first time I read about it. Priscilla Shirer is an incredibly talented author, speaker, and actress. So when she had the opportunity to combine these talents, you know it’s going to be great. So when I discovered that she was writing a teen girl book based on the film Overcomer, I knew I wanted to read it. I am so glad I found the time to read this short but impactful book that really should be on the reading list of any Christian teen girl or young woman ~ Bethel

​All of us wonder how much of a difference we make will make on the world. Many of us have hopes and dreams to make the world a better place, but deeper down inside, we feel inadequate, insignificant, and incapable of making an impact in a noisy world. Even Christians struggle with believing that they can never make a difference because they don’t even understand who they were made to be. This seems especially true for teen girls. Many of them are so confused, they don’t even enough where to start looking for answers.

In her book, Radiant, Priscilla Shirer helps teen girls and young women walk understand their identity in Christ so their lives can be shaped by the truth of God’s word, not the ever-changing opinions of our culture. Inspired by her role in the Kendrick Brothers movie Overcomer, this book is designed to inspire girls like the film’s protagonist Hannah Scott, a teen girl who struggles with her identity until she finds Jesus. Sharing stories from her teen years and beyond in a way that is entertaining and relevant, Priscilla offers to help young women discern the views they have of themselves that are founded on the lies of their culture and find the truth of their value, purpose, and identity as it is laid out in His Word. It when they learn how to embrace this version of their identity that their lives will be a radiant light for Christ as they actively serve Him within their generation. Using understandable language and a simple format, the message of this book is incredibly relevant and needed for young women in our world today. I would recommend this book to teen girls 12 and older, and any young woman that wants to learn more about how to be radiant for Christ. 

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I am so excited to share that this blog has a new name! Changing the name is an idea I've had for a while, but now, it is official! 

If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that this blog has been focused primarily on Christian book reviews for several years now. So I wanted to choose a name that would reflect my desire to highlight reviews as it primary focus and would distinguish it from the other projects I do with this ministry.

So why did I pick the name Lion's Eyes Reviews? It was inspired by my favorite book I have reviewed to date: Through the Eyes of a Lion by Levi Lusko. In line with the message of that book, I hope to use my reviews to inspire Christians to view our would "through the eyes of a lion" so they will be prepared to "run toward the roar."

I plan to continue to use this blog to continue much of the work that I have already been doing here: launching and promoting the work of Christian authors that I believe in their message. I will also keep myself open to occasionally doing movie and musical reviews.

How consistently I will post reviews is not certain at this point, as I will have to find a balance between my work on this blog and well my new blog, Teen Girl Youth Ministry. But for now, I hope that you will continue to follow my work here to help me reach my goal of influencing the next generation to view our world through the lens of the cross.

​Question of the day: Do you have any Christian non-fiction books that you would be interested in seeing me review on this blog? Let me know in the comments!

I am excited to take the opportunity with this segment of my podcast interview with Josh Taylor to announce my next larger book release.

In this interview segment, I talk about future plans to write and self-publish a devotional guide based on Disney's Beauty and the Beast, as well as other devotionals based on Disney films if this one goes well. "Redeeming the Beast" is my working title, and will hopefully be available by the end of 2021.

I will also go ahead and share here the video that I was describing where Glen Keane explains that the Beast's transformation was symbolic of his own spiritual transformation. (That part is about 2 minutes into the video) In many ways, that clip has been the main inspiration for this project

Don't forget to check out Josh Taylor's YouTube Channel, Blimey Cow: https://www.youtube.com/blimeycow

Forgiveness is one of the hardest things Christians are called to do in the Scriptures, especially when they have been hurt deeply by the actions of others. We are well aware of the Scripture’s call to forgive, but we can’t let go of what happened to us. Relationships are destroyed, bitter words are exchanged, and the pain afterwards refuses to let us move on. It often feels like forgiving is letting our offender off the hook, so we are holding ourselves captive to our pain, all while thinking that we are holding our offenders responsible. This leads to a vicious cycle that seems like it will never end. It makes us ask the question: how can I learn to forgive what I can’t forget?
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In her book Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, Lysa Terkeurst takes her readers on a journey toward discovering how they can let go of the pain of what others have done to them and learn how to forgive. While not diminishing the pain and suffering they have been through, Lysa walks through many facets of forgiveness, bitterness, and the pain caused by conflicts with others. Instead of offering platitudes of instant solutions, she instead offers hope that with time, diligence, and support, you can make peace with the past and live life again. Speaking with honesty and vulnerability from the pain of her husband having an affair, Lysa shares her personal journey of her husband having an affair, sharing it in a way that makes it relatable, regardless of what you may need to forgive. If you have ever struggled with forgiveness, this is a book you need to read. Get your copy today!

In this segment, Josh Taylor of the Blimey Cow YouTube Channel and I continue to discuss my book Beyond Your Wardrobe. We talk about how I created a study guide and DVD to go along with the original book and how I went about self-publishing these 2 books and a DVD 

NOTE: DVD will only be available on Amazon until the end of May 2021, since they are shutting down their media on demand service. I am working on making the videos available as a DVD or video download through my site before this deadline. More details coming soon

To learn more about my book, Beyond Your Wardrobe, and the bible study, click here

As an added bonus this week, check out my appearance in Blimey Cow's latest video as I do an imitation of their original character, Big Head Kid, played by Josh's brother Jordan. (Yes, that's me in the upper left corner, lol) Enjoy!