Audiobook Review: No More Boring Bible Study by Faith Womack
No More Boring Bible Study
Author: Faith Womack
Narrator: Faith Womack
Published: November 18, 2015
Audiobook: 5 hours 30 minutes
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Listened To: June 25-June 30, 2026
Jessica’s Rating: 5 stars
Book Description:
The Bible can feel overwhelming, but studying it is easier and more exciting than you think.
Christians are supposed to love the Bible, right? They’re supposed to tell Bible stories, explain their beliefs, and recite favorite verses from memory.
But Scripture is sometimes hard to read! It can be complex, boring (yes, you can say that), and difficult to apply. Many of us carry secret shame about how little we read the Bible. We want to grow as Christians, but we don’t know how.
Faith Womack understands those feelings. Growing up in a home where Bible verses were used to control her, she yearned to grow close to God but found the Bible confusing and boring. After a spiritual wakeup in college, she discovered the life-changing power of real Bible study. Free of the spiritual abuses of her past, she has devoted her life to helping readers like you get excited about Bible reading.
In No More Boring Bible Study, you will:
- Learn quick, easy study methods
- Get energized by the story of Scripture
- Grasp new concepts that bring the Bible to life
- Have fun (yes!) doing close study
- Grow closer to God
Learning to read and study the Bible is life-changing. It’s time to free yourself from the guilt of not getting it. Make your Bible study exciting again!
Jessica’s Review:
No More Boring Bible Study (NMBBS) is a great study piece for beginners in their faith and those not familiar with the Bible. The Bible can be intimidating in the first place, and then to choose the ‘correct’ version for you to read and understand it can be just as confusing. Faith Womack understands this and strives to help those who need assistance with reading and understanding the Bible, myself included.
NMBBS is easy to understand and is a short 5.5 hour listen. You can feel how passionate Womack is with bringing her words to life in this study as narrator. You can even feel her emotion as she narrates this Bible study.
At no fault of this Bible study book, for me personally the audio was a good introduction, but I would definitely benefit from a physical copy to be able to study on my own. I found myself wanting to go back and be able to actually study, but was not able to with the audiobook. And this is the point with this book! To learn to actually study the Bible. There are mentions of a PDF attachment which were not included in my review copy. I felt having this would have also have improved on the book.
I did like how Womack summarized at the end of each chapter with what she calls ‘Bible Nerd Notes’. One thing that did surprise me were that there were two sentences in different parts of the book that came off as ‘political jabs’ to me. I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but I actually listened to those sentences a second time. Political jabs are not necessary with a Bible Study book, if you agree with the statements or not.
Overall, I enjoyed this Bible Study and hope to get a physical copy of this book at some point.
Thank you to the publisher for having the book available as “Listen Now” on NetGalley. I most likely would have never heard of the book if it had not been there.
Children’s Book Review: On That Easter Morning
On That Easter Morning
Author: Elena Pasquali
Illustrator: Alison Jay
Published: January 24, 2020
32 Pages
Reviewed By: Jessica
Date Read: April 10, 2020
Jessica’s Rating: 5 stars
Book Description:
Rediscover the wonder of the first Easter morning…
Alison Jay has illustrated many books for children, and her beautiful paintings are instantly recognisable. In this book see the death and resurrection story of Jesus interpreted in her own unique style, using vignettes, borders and full page art to accompany a sincere retelling of the Easter story.
There are many intriguing people, animals and landscapes to look at along the way, bursting with new details to find with a young child, as you share the story of that special morning.
Jessica’s Review:
On That Easter Morning is aimed for children ages 5 and up and if I had a child that age I would buy them this book: It is a perfect picture book that explains what happened to Jesus on what would become that first Easter.
This full color/ full page picture novel talks about Passover, Jesus and simplifies the events that led up to his crucifixion and resurrection to where a young child can understand. It is also not graphic in the telling. This children’s book covers more than others I have seen as it includes the Last Supper, Judas kissing Jesus’ hand, Peter denying Jesus three times, Pontius Pilate, and Mary Magdalene seeing Jesus after he has risen.
There could be a lot of words on each page, so reading it to your young child would be best. That way they can take in this Easter story by listening to you and by looking at the pictures that also tell the story.
Many thanks to the publisher Lion Children’s Book for granting me a copy to read and review.
Purchase Link:
Amazon US
**I did not see a link on Amazon UK**
Devotion Review: Loved Baby
October is National Infant and Pregnancy Loss Month. I have not experienced a loss as this, but earlier in the year I read and reviewed a devotion written by Sarah Philpott to help women that have experienced this loss. Today I choose to share this review with you as today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day . Thank you to Broadstreet Publishing for my copy I was sent via NetGalley.
Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve and Cherish Your Child after Pregnancy Loss
Author: Sarah Philpot
Published: October 1, 2017
176 pages
Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: June 24-27th 2018
Jessica’s Rating: 5 stars
Book Description:
At the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference on May 24, 2018, Loved Baby received Selah Awards for Nonfiction Book of the Year and Best Book in the category of Inspiration and Gift.
Close to one in four American women experience the silent grief of pregnancy loss. Loved Baby offers much-needed support to women in the middle of psychological and physiological grief as a result of losing an unborn child.
In Loved Baby, author Sarah Philpott gently walks alongside women as they experience the misguided shame, isolation, and crushing despair that accompany the turmoil of loss. With brave vulnerability Sarah shares her own and others’ stories of loss, offering Christ-filled hope and support to women navigating grief.
This fresh and compassionate devotional offers:
· Real talk about loss
· Christ-filled comfort
· Tips to manage social media, reconnect with your partner, and nourish your soul
· Knowledge that your child is in heaven
· Strategies to walk through grief
· Ways to memorialize your loss
Whether your loss is recent or not, Loved Baby can be your companion as you move from the darkness of grief toward the light of hope.
Jessica’s Review:
Firstly, I want to say I have not experienced a loss such as this so I cannot identify with who this devotion was written for. That is not saying I should not have read it. In fact, I am glad I did. I know many who have experienced pregnancy loss and now I feel I understand their loss better. I will never 100% understand this loss as I do not have children and more than likely won’t.
Sarah Philpott has written a 31 day Christian devotional to the women who have experienced various types of pregnancy loss: miscarriage, still birth, and ectopic pregnancies. She wrote the devotional directly to the Mommy and she also shares her story of pregnancy loss and others share their stories as well. Philpott talks about the various changes one will go through medically and also the wide range of emotions that will be experienced. She also aims to help guide the mommy with spiritual changes.
There is also a devotion about the fathers, as they experienced the loss and grieve as well; there is a devotion about other children that the reader may have. There are also devotions about honoring your due date, how you may feel afterwards if you want to try for another child or not. There is also a devotion in regards to adoption or deciding to live a child free life.
Philpott includes Bible verses from a various versions of the Bible. She has a section of each devotion called Soul Work to apply what the devotion was about. Each devotion ends with prayer time. The last devotion is for the Mommy to share her story and cherish the baby she lost.
This is a devotion that should be completed. I can see it bringing comfort to women. There will be a wide range of emotions and a great many tears as this devotion is completed. Philpott put her heart and soul into this devotion and her love for the mommies out there is felt and seen.
Bravo for a fabulous devotion to help the mommies that have gone through pregnancy loss, be it recent or from years ago.
Purchase Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
I want to share a site that might be helpful to both moms and those who have faced this type of loss. The site is ThinkBaby.org
Before you go jumping to conclusions, yes this is a site for moms, but they also feature a Fertility section:
Fertility Resources
Fertility Stories
One of the Founders of ThinkBaby.org, Zoe, shares her fertility story here.
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