Bøger af Donna L Huisjen

The Bible on Families and Households encompasses a fairly inclusive set of reflections on the Bible's many family-related stories, as well as on the family references and principles embedded in genres other than the historical books. Divided into 22 umbrella chapters, it draws from the Old and the New Testaments, including reflections based on material from the psalms, wisdom literature, prophetic writings, and New Testament epistles. The meditations, though devotional in nature, bypass the simplistic, engaging readers in thought-provoking discussions and challenges that go beyond the obvious or the trite.

Christian women understand the reality of moving along on life's journey from one oasis-or steppingstone-of God's strength to the next. And what better steppingstone can they incorporate into their daily routine than a devotional pause for rejuvenation? While author Donna Huisjen often includes a personal touch in this 366-day devotional book for women, the conversation she seeks to encourage is that between the reader and God, her doting Abba. Each day's offering includes a verse or verses from the NIV, a relevant quote, a reflection, a prayer prompt, and a "Godly woman . . ." takeaway. "Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. . . . they go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion" (Psalm 84:5, 7).

Intricately weaving together the experiences of twelve characters, six of them children and one an autistic older adult, The Sepia Season combines pathos and humor to see them, each and all, through the joys and tragedies of twelve pivotal months. For sixty-three-year-old family matriarch Adele, the year's transitions are bittersweet-punctuating what might seem a graying-out season of life with experiences and realizations that infuse her spirit with gradations of color, warm sepia tones offering hope she never recognized she needed. A unique and reflective novel that combines narrative material with touches of the devotional, The Sepia Season represents a genre of its own.