Category Archives: Reviews

Book Review: Sarah Jakes’ “Lost And Found: Finding HOPE in the Detours of Life”

“A large part of being found comes from surrendering your pride and accepting God’s grace.” There is no way to prepare for Sarah Jakes‘ memoir about her life. It’s raw, emotional and painfully real. To be completely honest, I could … Continue reading

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Opera Review: Lyric’s “The Sound Of Music”

Bravo, Chicago’s “Sound Of Music” cast! Today, BTSCelebs had the opportunity to attend the 1:30 PM showing of  Lyric Opera of Chicago‘s version of “The Sound Of Music”. Esteemed actors Billy Zane and Jenn Gambatese delighted the stage by taking … Continue reading

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Book Review: Julianna Deering’s “Death By The Book”

A true criminal can be the most harmless one. Julianna Deering‘s second book in the Drew Farthering mystery series is much better than the first. A total of four extremely innocent people are murdered in “Death By The Book” by … Continue reading

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Upcoming Book Reviews: Sarah Jakes and Julianna Deering’s Releases

It’s reading rainbow time! BTSCelebs is hitting the books once again for all new Spring 2014 reviews of Sarah Jakes and Julianna Deering’s newest releases. Sarah Jakes’ “Lost & Found : Finding hope in the detours of life” and Julianna Deering’s “Death … Continue reading

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Book Review: Daniel Henderson’s “The Deeper Life”

Control what you can and leave the rest to God. Author and Pastor Daniel Henderson joins ministry leader Brenda Brown in delivering practical biblical solutions to the tough experiences life throws at us. The Deeper Life –  Satisfying the 8 Vital … Continue reading

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Book Review: Guy Hatcher’s “Your Future Reflection- How to Leave a Legacy Beyond Money”

Abraham is the key. Guy Hatcher’s book about planning your will and leaving a lasting legacy is a simple straightforward self-help book. People with six figure and million/billion dollar incomes will find this book comes in handy when trying to … Continue reading

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Album Review: Jamie Grace’s “Ready To Fly”

So Amazing (prelude) – Jamie Grace gets the holy winter party started with this simple acoustic intro. The short prelude briefly describes her desire to share songs that will propel the world to worship God. Beautiful Day – It’s time … Continue reading

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Book Review: Marian Jordan Ellis “Sex and the Single Christian Girl”

“Purity is a life devoted to Christ.” BTSCelebs is speechless! Author Marian Jordan Ellis exposes the lies of Satan and gives new hope to women devoting their lives to purity. This book is so jam-packed with goodies its hard to … Continue reading

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Joffrey Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” is a Majestic Beauty

Dance into Christmas! Robert Joffrey‘s timeless classic “The Nutcracker” (2013) took the audience on a sweet magical ride on December 6th. BTSCelebs attended the opening night in Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Theatre in Chicago,IL. The ballet started on Christmas Eve in … Continue reading

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Book Review: Melissa Tagg’s “Made To Last”

This is the best book of the year! Lies and deception never turn into love, but in Melissa Tagg’s debut novel forgiveness changes everything. The protagonist Miranda Woodruff is a woman raised on Christian values whose career is tangled in … Continue reading

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