Do you love learning? The Internet is packed with interesting e-courses. You can learn to do almost anything. It can be overwhelming, so I thought I would share a list of e-courses that I know actually deliver what they say they will deliver. Many of them have a time period where you can request a full refund if you don’t find the course to be what you had in mind.
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Josie’s Bookshelf Reviews Expanding to Include Podcasts, Movies, Music, and Games
Do you feel like a pig searching for truffles but coming up with an dusty snout? As a librarian a question frequently asked was please tell me authors who write clean stories. I have been reviewing those type of books on this blog. I have decided in the interest of providing enjoyment for the whole family, I will add reviews of podcasts, movies, music, and games. Sometimes I’ll review and other times I’ll invite guests that have a lot of experience in one of these areas to share. Please invite your friends to visit and leave your suggestions. I’d love to hear from you!
Canadian Author Gordon Korman Doesn’t Take Life Seriously
Off the Beaten Path Reads
Since we’re in the middle of summer I thought it would be great to highlight some fun stories. I’m glad you took a few moments to visit. Hello to listeners of the Grit and Grace Girl podcast! I’m so glad you’re here.
Want to be whisked away to other places? Want to laugh? There’s something in this list for everyone. Please let me know which ones you read and what you think. Were you transported out of your ordinary routine?
The World’s Strongest Librarian
Fiction:
The Lord is My Shepard: The Psalm 23 Mysteries #1
Quick Assessment: Results of Ten Free ebooks Grab
Finding Bible Studies to Join
Online studies
Bible Studies close to you.
I discovered you can use several online tools to search for Bible Studies happening near you.
Eventbrite
Meetup
Books for the Twelve Days of Christmas
- A Partridge in a Pear Tree – Jesus Christ
- Two Turtle Doves – The Old and New Testaments
- Three French Hens – The three virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity
- Four Calling/Collie Birds – Four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
- Five Golden Rings – First five books of the Old Testament
- Six Geese-a-Laying – Six days of creation before God’s rest on the seventh day
- Seven Swans-a-Swimming – Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Eight Maids-a-Milking – Eight Beatitudes
- Nine Ladies Dancing – Nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
- Ten Lords-a-Leaping – Ten Commandments
- Eleven Pipers Piping – Eleven faithful disciples
- Twelve Drummers Drumming –Twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed
Stay Free
First, Do No Harm
What if every individual adopted this attitude, “First, Do No Harm.” This point of view would permeate every background, education, and career. Today, I’d like to highlight some marvelous medical resources that hold this view.
There is an incredible video series with a balanced look at the vaccine issue. Facts are presented and doctors are interviewed. Every viewer is encouraged to decide what to accept or not accept based on the information shared. A distinction is made about immunity. Immunity is life-long and a separate concept from vaccinations.
Produced by Ty and Charlene Bollinger who also produced The Truth About Cancer series.
The first episode is available to watch free until tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern today, Thursday, April 23, 2020.
https://thetruthaboutvaccines.com
Oklahoma Surgery Center
This surgery center cuts cost and informs the patient up front all costs associated with a surgery. Dr. Keith Smith’s current blog post discusses the concept of inevitability and explains how this not used at the Oklahoma Surgery Center.
“Inevitability means that someone characterizes the future that they would impose on another group as unavoidable. This is very effective in generating, not fear so much, as surrender.”
The Primal Prescription by Doug McGruff – MD, and Robert Murphy – PhD
Powerful book describing the history of United States healthcare and insurance and what went wrong. Practical solutions are offered to help you gain immediate independence from a system not working the way anyone wants.
Available as an e-book and an Audible book.
Tom Woods interviews Dr. Josh Umbehr who operates a concierge family practice in Wichita, Kansas. He counsels doctors to make the transition to bypass insurance and government. It’s a great episode for many reasons and may give someone you know information to bypass problems in the current healthcare system.
https://tomwoods.com/ep-481-how-capitalism-can-fix-health-care
Please email me at josie@josiecavendish.com to share a useful medical resource you know about or to request prayers, especially if you’ve been searching for medical answers and are having a difficult time finding them.
I Will Fear No Evil! It’s Easy to Get Hooked on Reading This Christian Mystery Series
It’s been so long since I discovered this series that I forget how I discovered it. The good news, for you, is that the author, Debbie Viguie, is a prolific writer and is about to release the last book in the Psalm 23 Mystery series. Book 23 is on preorder and is title Forever. The latest book Amazon currently has is book 17. The first book is The Lord is My Shepherd. Christianbook has the first two books together in one ebook. The secret to gaining access to the preorder books is to join her Facebook fan group. Debbie posts often in the fan group.
This entertaining saga is a character-driven murder mystery series. In the first book, Cindy’s church is getting ready to celebrate Easter. Cindy Preston is a secretary at First Shepard Church. She stumbles across a dead man’s body in the sanctuary. Jeremiah Silverman is a rabbi that works at a Jewish Temple next door. Jeremiah has a mysterious past that is gradually revealed as the series picks up steam.
Debbie weaves information about Passover celebrations and Jewish traditions in the background, but the story centers around how Cindy and Jeremiah meet and work together to solve mysteries they discover in their hometown. Detective Mark Walters tries, unsuccessfully, to convince Cindy and Jeremiah to let him handle the investigation. Once engrossed in the story, it feels like you’re watching a movie instead of reading a book. (The book isn’t for the squeamish, but it’s not graphic.)
Please chime in and comment below if you are familiar with the series.
(Also, I’d love to hear what you think if you decide to give this series a try!)