Book Review: Mosaic Bible

(The giveaway has ended! Congratulations to Christin for winning!)

The Holy Bible: Mosaic NLT
is a very beautifully put together Bible. I have honestly never seen a Bible quite like it.

The Holy Bible: Mosaic provides weekly meditations that are designed to be used in connection with the church year. According to the Holy Bible: Mosaic, “the church calendar is organized around God and his activity in the world.” This was very interesting to me because I have never heard of the church calendar before, and after looking over the weekly meditations I must say I am intrigued!

The weekly meditations are also great for simply studying the Bible. The meditations focus on specific topic and include a devotion, scripture references to study, time for reflection, poems, and so much more. Not only can you participate in the weekly meditations, you can also simply read the Bible. The Holy Bible: Mosaic provides the New Living Translation of the Bible along with the weekly meditations.

Below is a quote from the Holy Bible Mosaic website describing the Bible a bit more:

Holy Bible: Mosaic is about helping you encounter Christ in a deep and authentic way, through insight from every continent and century of the Christian Church. Historical and contemporary art and writings from across the globe offer a depth of Scriptural wisdom and understanding as you read and reflect on God’s word.

I am very excited to also introduce you to Ruth Tuttle Conrad, who is a contributor to the Holy Bible: Mosaic. Ruth wrote the meditation for “Authenticity,” Pentecost week 14.

Contest:

I’m also very excited to announce that we have a gift certificate to give away! This certificate is good for one FREE Holy Bible: Mosaic! To enter the contest you will need to do one, or more of the following.

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The winner will be randomly drawn and announced on November 12, 2009! Good luck!

Disclosure: No money was recieved to review the Holy Bible: Mosaic. However a free copy was provided for review and certificate for a free Mosaic Bible was provided for the giveaway as well. CSAHM is a member of the Tyndale blog network. Links to amazon are affiliate links.

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Book Review: In Praise of Stay at Home Moms

Book Review: In Praise of Stay at Home Moms – By Dr. Laura Schlessinger

The beginning of “In Praise of Stay at Home Moms” feels more like an attack on the working outside the home mom more than something that will make a stay at home mom feel better about her choice to be a stay at home wife and mother. However the rest of the book really does motivate the stay at home mom.

I personally found the book encouraging me to be proud of my position as a full time wife and mother. Honestly their aren’t very many resources out there ready to provide an encouraging word to the Stay at Home Mom. It also helped me to stop focusing on the negative and stop taking the special gift of being a stay at home mom for granted.

I would have preferred to read more praise for the stay at home mom who takes their job to the next level & decides to homeschool their children. That would be a great book idea “In Praise of the Stay at Home Homeschooling Mom!”

Some of the topics discussed in “In praise of Stay at Home Moms”:

1. The Stay at Home Moms Inner Struggles
2. The Naysayers
3. How Staying at Home Impacts the Marriage
4. How Stay at Home Moms Benefit Kids
5. Being a Stay at Home Mom Changes You
6. The Good, The Bad, The Unforgettable
7. Advice for SAHM’s

All in all I feel this is a great book for the Stay at Home Mom to find the motivation & encouragement they certainly need and deserve. This is also a great book to read if you are on the fence as to whether or not to become a stay at home wife and mom.

I give the book In praise of Stay-at-Home-Moms 2.5 out of 4 stars. It was a great read, however I wasn’t a fan of the negativity towards working outside the home from the first couple of chapters.