The War On Christmas: Battles In Faith, Tradition and Religious Expression Bodie Hodge, Editor

"The War on Christmas" is composed of five headings which consist of: "What About Christmas?", "Confusions and Misconceptions", "It's All Baby Jesus", "How Christmas Came To Be" and "The War On Christmas". Under each heading are several titled chapters that elaborate and are written by several authors.

I found it not only interesting reading but I thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the lovely pictures scattered throughout which are in color and in black and white.

The book is a rather over-sized soft-cover and is well constructed with smooth-almost glossy pages and would easily be considered gift quality.

The book covers the Biblical history of the birth of Christ and goes into some detail of the type of building in which Jesus was born which is very different from what we are commonly taught. It goes on to separate fact from fiction as much as is possible, giving the reader a new perspective on what the real Christmas was probably like.

I highly recommend the book to anyone who would like a more accurate explanation of the birth of Jesus.

I was given a copy of this book by Handlebar Publishing in exchange for my honest opinion of it. The words are my own

Forgiveness: Overcoming The Impossible by Matthew West

"Forgiveness: Overcoming The Impossible" by Matthew West is a very nice and well written little book that is gift quality.  The book's construction is very good and has nice glossy pages including a page to enter "To" and "From".

There are four sections: "Forgiving Others", "Asking For Forgiveness", "Forgiving yourself" and "Embracing God's Forgiveness". Each one is comprised of individual stories related to the section, along with the author's comments and Scripture references.  Matthew writes like he is talking to you, the reader, and it makes for a very interesting read.  One of my favorite things he said is, "We are so torn, tattered, and broken by this world. Sometimes I just want to call my heavenly Father and say, "Daddy, can I come home?" That really resonated with me.

I highly recommend "Forgiveness" to anyone who needs some encouragement and help when it comes to dealing with forgiving and being forgiven. 

 I received this book from Thomas Nelson's Booksneeze review program in exchange for an honest review. The words are my own.