The Single Dad Detour by Tez Brooks (Book Review!)

The Single Dad Detour: Directions for Fathering After Divorce

by Tez Brooks

(received in exchange for an honest review)

Genre- Christian Life / Men’s Issues

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2015

Number of pages- 190

Age Group- Adult (men)

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $14.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4360-2

Are you a divorced father? 

The Single Dad Detour, by Tez Brooks, written for the divorced father who needs help fathering after the divorce. 

This book includes humor, real-life stories from Brooks and other fathers, along with spiritual guidance to help guide divorced fathers into the next step of their lives.

Each chapter is based on driving and includes prayers, tips, Bible verses and more.

Read an excerpt.

About the Author-

Tez Brooks has four children.  He is a filmmaker for The Jesus Film Project.  He has been writing articles and books for over thirty years.

My thoughts-

Disclosure: I am a married woman.

I thought The Single Dad Detour was well written and the use of the car theme was perfect for men.

Since the book has the car theme, the table of contents is designed with the car and driver in mind.  Some of the chapter names were very catchy:

• “Who’s Driving? (Giving God Control).”
• “Model Cars (Avoiding Image Traps).”
• and “Fuzzy Dice (Rethinking Tradition).”

The rest of the chapter names were just as catchy.

While it was great that I enjoyed the names of the chapters, I found that the information in each chapter was humorous, serious, and very helpful for a man who has been recently divorced.  These chapters have the author, Tez Brooks’, story, other men’s stories, and how it all relates to God.  At the end of each chapter there were study questions, Bible verses, ideas to use, and a prayer.

I recommend this book to any single dad no matter how long he has been divorced. 

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Skin in the Game, by Rick Lawrence, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

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Too Many to Jail by Mark Bradley (Book Review!)

Too Many to Jail: The Story of Iran's New Christians

By Mark Bradley

(received in exchange for an honest review)

 

Genre- Fiction

Published by- Monarch Books

Copyrighted- 2014

Number of pages- 302

Age Group- Adult

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $16.99, ISBN 978-0-85721-596-3

Are there a lot of Christians in Iran?  There are more than you might think in a Muslim country.  Today in Iran there are at least 100,000, some people say there are up to a million.  In 1979, there were fewer than 500.  Iran is now one of the fastest growing areas for Christianity in the world.  Why?

Is it because of politics, religion, or more?  There is still a lot of persecution of Christians, but there are new Christians every day.  How are they able to grow?  House churches. 

Learn more about this growing church in this book.

Read an excerpt.

About the Author-

Mark Bradley is a researcher with a charity.

My thoughts-

When I saw the cover of this book, I immediately became interested in it, because I did not know anything about the Christians in Iran.  After reading it, I feel that I am a lot more informed and amazed at the dedication of the Iranian Christians. 

I learned about the history of Christianity in Iran, how and why the government has become so hostile, and the importance of house churches.  What really surprised me was how many Christians there are and how much the religion is growing. It is growing more quickly than in many other parts of the world.  God is certainly working in this part of the world.  It is interesting how quickly the number of Christians can grow when there is need and desire.  It is too bad that many people in other parts of the world become so complacent. 

I really enjoyed reading and learning from the three sections in the "Appendix."  I was able to learn about the history of Christianity in Iran, different aggressive acts towards Christians, and a testament from Mehdi Dijab.

I learned a lot about Iran and Christianity when I read this book.  I highly recommend Too Many to Jail, by Mark Bradley, to you.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Too Many to Jail, by Mark Bradley, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.