LIGHTSIDE LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING ‘JOURNEY OF JESUS: THE CALLING’ ON FACEBOOK

Journey of Jesus: The Calling—the first-ever video game based on Jesus—launches today from Lightside Games, makers of the popular Journey of Moses. Interestingly, also launching today: Diablo III, the newest installment of a game series built around battles with demonic creatures, which debuted in 1996 with the tagline: “All hell breaks loose.”

Review: "Temptation" by Travis Thrasher

Review by Jill Williamson for NovelTeenBookReview

5/5 Stars

Chris is done with the craziness. He knows Solitary is a wacked out town. He knows people are messing with him. So he decides to just go with it. Stop fighting. Blend in. First stop? Summer school. Besides, Lily is there. And Lily is a beautiful distraction from all the junk in his life. When Lily starts paying attention to Chris, he can’t believe it. But it’s true. She really likes him.

Really.

Review: "The Forgiven Duke" by Jamie Carie

Reviewed by *Katie McCurdy for Legacy of a Writer

4/5 Stars

THE BOOK:

Tethered by her impulsive promise to marry Lord John Lemon - the path of least resistance - Alexandria Featherstone sets off toward Iceland in search of her parents with a leaden heart. A glimpse of her guardian, the Duke of St. Easton - the path less traveled by - on Dublin’s shore still haunts her.

"The Best Friend, Life at Kingston High Series #2" by Melody Carlson

Lishia Vance goes from being surrounded by her friends one day to a social outcast the next---without explanation! When she finally makes a connection with Riley Atkins, a popular cheerleader, things start looking up. But is Riley really as good a friend as she seems? Or is Lishia better off without her?

Review: "Racquet Sports" - Wii/PS3

Reviewed by Paul for FamilyFriendlyGaming

SCORE: 69/100

I normally enjoy Ubisoft video games. This game is on the Wii and Playstation 3 so it can hit a wide audience. Maybe that wide audience can get some exercise thanks to Racquet Sports. But like so many video games on the market today, there are some problems with it as well. I will get into that in just a few words. But first a word from our sponsors (just kidding). The five sports in Racquet Sports are tennis, squash, ping pong, badminton, and beach tennis. So every single sport in Racquet Sports is of the racquet variety. I purchased the PS3 version for this review.

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Review: "Minecraft" - Xbox 360

Reviewed by Paul for FamilyFriendlyGaming

SCORE: 80/100

There are few of us here at Family Friendly Gaming that play PC (Personal Computer) games. We spend so many hours on computers publishing the magazine, and website that the last thing we want to do is spend every more time in front of a computer monitor. So none of us have played Minecraft before. In fact until recently I did not even know what it was.

Review: “Vladimir, Prince of Russia” by Lee Wanaselja (Author) and Branco Jovanovic (Illustrator)

Review by Esther Seim, 14

3.5/5 Stars

In Prince Vladimir’s youth, his grandmother teaches him about a God named Jesus Christ, who forgives his followers of their sins and grants them peace. When Vladimir becomes ruler of Novgorod, Russia, he turns away from Jesus Christ and follows his father’s god, Perun. Vladimir believes that Perun has blessed him with every worldly treasure: money, women, land, and sons. Yet there is one thing that Perun has not granted him: peace. Speaking through a man from Vladimir’s past, God reconciles the powerful prince to himself and transforms him into the holy prince of Russia.

World's Most Manicured Mission Field is His Call

By Chris Turner for BPSports

In his passion for golf and for sharing his faith, Scott Lehman founded In His Grip Golf, a ministry focused men who populate one of the most manicured mission fields on earth -- the golf course.

When Scott Lehman stands on the first tee of a golf course, he's gazing out across one of the most manicured mission fields on earth -- his mission field.

Review: "Natural Basketball" - iPhone/iPod Touch

Reviewed by Frank for FamilyFriendlyGaming

SCORE: 81/100

With most sports games I am either all in or all out. Natural Basketball is one of those rare sports based titles that I am half in and half out. I will explain more as this review progresses. We shoot hoops half court style, and there are also opportunities to slam dunk. We touch a basketball with our fingers and launch it towards the hoop.