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Jesus Help Me Know You More: How to Experience the Depths of God’s Love
Jake Huffman’s Jesus, Help Me Know You More is a heartfelt and conversational guide to deepening your relationship with Jesus. It’s a blend of personal stories, biblical reflection, and gentle spiritual coaching, all meant to help readers experience the love of God in a more real and intimate way. Huffman breaks the journey into chapters focused on rediscovering love, clearing spiritual clutter, facing suffering, and embracing joy, grace, and identity through Christ. Each chapter ends with reflection questions, inviting readers not just to learn but to live what they’ve read.
This book surprised me. A lot of Christian devotionals feel either too stiff or too shallow. Huffman threads the needle with warmth and clarity. His voice feels familiar, like a trusted friend sharing what helped him crawl out of spiritual dryness. The personal stories, especially those involving family and friends facing hardship, made the abstract truths stick. There’s a kind of quiet power in his writing. He doesn’t shout or preach. He just invites, gently and consistently, into a deeper knowing. I appreciated how he doesn’t sugarcoat the struggle. The chapter on suffering, for instance, hit close to home and didn’t try to explain it away; it just sat with it, and that honesty was refreshing.
One of the book’s strengths is its gentle, steady tone. Huffman stays grounded, offering simple truths through scripture and warm metaphors like “sitting by the fire.” There’s a comforting rhythm to the way he revisits key themes, circling back to the heart of knowing Jesus in different ways. For readers who are weary from striving or burned out on performance-based faith, this kind of repetition isn’t just helpful; it’s healing. The book’s simplicity becomes its strength, offering a quiet space to breathe and reconnect.
I’d recommend Jesus, Help Me Know You More to anyone looking to slow down and realign with the heart of their faith. If you’ve drifted or feel numb in your walk with God, this book could be like cool water for a parched soul. It’s a relational wake-up call. For new believers, tired churchgoers, or anyone who just wants to feel close to Jesus again, this book feels like a gentle hand on your shoulder saying, “Hey, He’s still right here.”
Pages: 241 | ASIN : B0F3PFXKPM
The Widow Chose Red?: My Journey with Jesus, John, and ALS
The Widow Chose Red? is a deeply personal memoir chronicling the life of Rachel Kerr Schneider, from her whirlwind romance with John Schneider through decades of marriage, parenting, and professional shifts, culminating in John’s heartbreaking battle with ALS. Told through a lens of faith and fierce devotion, the book walks readers through the joys of new beginnings, the messiness of real relationships, and the crushing weight of terminal illness, all while clinging to the hope and grace found in God.
The writing is conversational, often funny, and incredibly raw. Rachel doesn’t hide behind platitudes. She’s honest when things are hard, she laughs when they’re absurd, and she leans into her faith with a kind of vulnerability that feels both courageous and familiar. The structure, split into sections of life stages, reflects how grief and growth aren’t linear. I loved how she wove in reflections after each major chunk of the story. It gave me space to breathe and think alongside her.
There were times when I felt gutted by the emotional weight of it all. Watching John’s health decline through Rachel’s eyes was both beautiful and brutal. Her love for him doesn’t flinch. It holds steady through every stage of ALS, even when things got messy and uncertain. But this isn’t just a moving book; it’s a book about showing up. It’s about surviving with grace when life doesn’t let you plan ahead. I admired how Rachel let us see the struggle to stay spiritually grounded when everything feels unfair. And somehow, even in the grief, she writes with humor.
The Widow Chose Red? is a love letter to John, to her sons, and to the God who walked through every minute of it with her. If you’ve ever cared for someone who’s sick, if you’ve wondered where God is in your pain, or if you just want to feel less alone in your own tough season, you’ll find something in Rachel’s story. I’d recommend it to caregivers, to women figuring out who they are after loss, and to anyone trying to make peace with the messiness of life. You don’t need to be religious to connect with her heart.
Pages: 224 | ISBN : 978-1966561101
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