About
Reviews (4)
09 February 2007
Upbeat Contemporary Christian 5th CD by Bebo Norman
5 of 5 found this helpful This contemporary Christian CD is a change for Bebo Norman, and not all his fans are pleased. However, if you can allow an artist to change or this is your first experience with Bebo Norman, I think you'll find lots to like in this album. Similar in feeling to Steven Curtis Chapman or Jeremy Camp, this is an obviously heartfelt album. The title is taken from the book of the same name by Robert Benson. The book and many songs on the CD are about searching for God during difficult circumstances.
The best songs are:
"Into the Day" which is upbeat in stating not to give up
"Be My Covering" which is a plea to God during crisis, which is also ultimately upbeat
"I Will Lift My Eyes" another song that Contemporary Christian radio listeners will recognize.
Some of the songs are about romantic relationships, which I can do without. I listen to Contemporary Christian music for the songs about our relationships with God and Jesus.
All in all, this is better than 4/5, it's more like a 4.5. There's lots of good music, with good production values and a positive message.
27 January 2007
Humorous Scottish Cozy Mystery by M. C. Beaton is Fun
8 of 9 found this helpful M. C. Beaton is the pseudonym that author Marion Chesney uses for her mystery novels. Fans of her cozy Scottish mysteries will not be disappointed by "Death of a Dustman," her sixteenth Hamish MacBeth mystery. Hamish MacBeth is the lazy but intelligent police constable of the small Scottish village of Lochdubh and one of the reasons that this mystery series is so delightful. Not at all ambitious, Hamish is content to stay in his beautiful Scottish Highlands village, which is populated with a variety of engaging characters. His sometimes ladylove Priscilla, (daughter of the local Colonel Halburton-Smythe of the Halburton-Smythe Castle), thinks it would help their on-again-off-again romance if he were to show more drive.
In "Death of a Dustman," Freda Fleming, an environmentalist politician, comes to Lochdubh and appoints Fergus Macleod, the drunk, despicable dustman (garbage collector) as the new "environment officer." When he's murdered, there are too many suspects to count. With humor, a flavor of the Scottish Highlands, and even a bit of romance, "Death of a Dustman" is a pleasant read for cozy fans like me, who don't want their mysteries too graphic, gory or intense.
25 January 2007
Fun cozy mystery with recipes by Tamar Myers
8 of 8 found this helpful Pennsylvania Dutch innkeeper Magdalena Yoder is an amateur sleuth who is a Mennonite of Amish descent. She runs the PennDutch Inn in the small town of Hernia, PA, and if guests wants the A.L.P.O. (which stands for Amish Lifestyle Plan Option, she charges them an extra twenty dollars a day to make their own beds and clean their own rooms. For an extra thirty dollars a day she lets them help in the kitchen. This is just one of the quirky traits of Magdalena, who is intelligent, headstrong, and lovable. Her sister Susannah, who wraps herself in yards of fabric instead of clothes and carries a miniture dog in her bra, is one of the many amusing support characters. This book is one of a series of books featuring Magdalena, all of which are humorous and give you a taste of the Amish/Mennonite life, complete with recipes. They are also nice, cozy mysteries, which I like, since I don't go for the blood and gore type of mysteries. So I wholeheartedly recommend "The Hand that Rocks the Ladle," because of the good characters, good mystery, good recipes, and good information on a different kind of life.