The Blended Blog: Hockey Agony by Donna McDine

C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional

Tuesday June 17, 2025

"Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it."-Numbers 21:17

Famous was the well of Beer in the wilderness, because it was the subject of a promise: "That is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water." The people needed water, and it was promised by their gracious God. We need fresh supplies of heavenly grace, and in the covenant the Lord has pledged Himself to give all we require. The well next became the cause of a song. Before the water gushed forth, cheerful faith prompted the people to sing; and as they saw the crystal fount bubbling up, the music grew yet more joyous. In like manner, we who believe the promise of God should rejoice in the prospect of divine revivals in our souls, and as we experience them our holy joy should overflow. Are we thirsting? Let us not murmur, but sing. Spiritual thirst is bitter to bear, but we need not bear it-the promise indicates a well; let us be of good heart, and look for it. Moreover, the well was the centre of prayer. "Spring up, O well." What God has engaged to give, we must enquire after, or we manifest that we have neither desire nor faith. This evening let us ask that the Scripture we have read, and our devotional exercises, may not be an empty formality, but a channel of grace to our souls. O that God the Holy Spirit would work in us with all His mighty power, filling us with all the fulness of God. Lastly, the well was the object of effort. "The nobles of the people digged it with their staves." The Lord would have us active in obtaining grace. Our staves are ill adapted for digging in the sand, but we must use them to the utmost of our ability. Prayer must not be neglected; the assembling of ourselves together must not be forsaken; ordinances must not be slighted. The Lord will give us His peace most plenteously, but not in a way of idleness. Let us, then, bestir ourselves to seek Him in whom are all our fresh springs.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Hockey Agony by Donna McDine

Hockey Agony

Title: Hockey Agony
Author: Donna McDine
Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing
Pages: 25
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Peer Pressure and Honesty many times go hand-in-hand. What is Larry to do when his teammate asks him to cheat when he is given the responsibility to run the clock during the big hockey game? Outwardly, it may seem he will follow suit, but his conscious tells him otherwise at the moment of truth.

Donna McDine's book Hockey Agony is just the book for a young reader that is interested in sports especially the hockey lover. It is also a good book to use if you want to talk about honesty, peer pressure, attitude, respect or responsibility. These are all good themes that the author has incorporated into Hockey Agony. I felt this book was very well written and the message is right to the point. It was a book that kept me wanting to see what was going to happen. It was very well paced in plot, not too slow. I have read many of McDine's books this is at top of my favorites of hers. Yes, I highly recommend this book.

a pdf copy of this book was provided in exchange for my honest review by....

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