Uplift: The Way of the Heart is Love by Daniel M. Sponenburg, 164 pgs, Available on Amazon, $10. Gentle Slope Publishing.

Mr. Sponenburg has written a unique collection inspirational readings that consist of five chapters, 1. Uplift, 2. Spirit, 3. Friendship, 4. People, and 5. Heart. He has a conclusion, Healthy Spiritual Exercises, Author’s Notes, Resources and Abbreviations and an Index.

Mr. Sponenburg states: “We live The Abundant Life by interacting with others in Christ where we are planted, not alone, but with the Holy Spirit dwelling in us.” He goes on to say, “Your life will change because you are alive. The decision of how you will change is mostly in your hands. . .”

Each chapter is loaded with topics such as Integrity and Truth with important thoughts, such as “Honesty is being Truthful to others, Integrity is being Truthful to Yourself.” Each topic is written in a manner that is easy to read and understand, even a child in 6^th grade can read and learn from this book, and each section is short enough to read in a few minutes.

There is so much packed into this book that it is difficult to cover all the topics. It is a great book to mediate about the Bible, to gain insight to everyday life and focus your thoughts on the positive.

Some topics are:

Language of Love

The Next Battleground

Hidden Leaven

Everyday Matters

Angry With God

Each topic has a number of Bible references to support what the author points out. I strongly recommend this book as one to guide you through life.