I found this book encouraging on the whole. Each date of the year has an entry of inspirational writing for that day. I finished a little early (December 18th) but read each entry. Each page has a short read that somehow ties into one or a few scriptures. I would say 85% of them I really found helpful, but 15% were a bit off and there was some doctrinal issues I disagreed with, to be expected when a book consists of different authors and different points of views. On the whole I recommend this book and the reading, but just make sure the main source of when you look for Biblical truth, you are still reading and well grounded in the Bible while using study materials. Still, I really enjoyed the book and bookmarked the pages I especially liked to record and keep to remember the lessons or admonitions in them.