Category Archives: recommending Christian Reading

St. Patrick: The Man Behind the Myth

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Who was the real St. Patrick we celebrate today? Continue reading →

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Nothing but the truth

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Isaiah 5:20 Continue reading →

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A tool to help us cling to the narrow way

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Jonna Hawker Turek

In a world of distractions and excesses we need all the help we can get. I think everyone should read this important and enjoyable book. Continue reading →

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A blessed reminder

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Jonna Hawker Turek

If you are feeling unsettled and insecure today, read and meditate on 2 Peter and be encouraged. Continue reading →

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Time out!

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Jonna Hawker Turek

It is all too easy to be pulled so deeply into the cares of our world that we grow distant from God. We can lose touch with His spiritual perspective. Anxiety and fear are sure warning signs that we are moving in that direction. Continue reading →

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For lovers of Christian Fiction

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Jonna Hawker Turek

FYI: Here’s an opportunity to download some entertaining and inspirational books FREE Just Click on the image to take advantage of this giveaway, today through April 7, only.

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Costumes and Character

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Jonna Hawker Turek

With Halloween just past, you may think I’m commenting on the usual dust-up about which costumes are acceptable in this PC age, but that’s not what is on my  mind. I’ve been revisiting C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters, that Christian classic … Continue reading →

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Could you be a missionary?

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Beginning in the 1800’s and continuing through the early Twentieth Century, the Christian churches of the United States sent many missionaries around the world to serve and witness to pagan peoples.  While the US still sends more missionaries abroad than … Continue reading →

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Special Thanks (and a little shameless self-promotion)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Jonna Hawker Turek

As many of you know, I write fiction as J.B. Hawker. My latest release, Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie came out this week. I want to make my faithful readers aware that this well-reviewed book may be downloaded from Amazon FREE this … Continue reading →

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The man behind the myth

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Jonna Hawker Turek

You sometimes hear it said there is a germ of truth in every legend. As with St. Valentine and St. Nicolas, the mythology we celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day was built upon the life and history of a real person. … Continue reading →

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