Book Review: Praying Personalities by Janet McHenry

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Praying Personalities description: In Praying Personalities, author Janet McHenry helps readers determine their particular praying personality by examining the praying styles of biblical people, spiritual gifts, various ideas about personality, generational praying practices, and learning styles. The book includes scores of bulleted suggestions for developing a praying lifestyle that works for individuals. She has also created a Praying Personality Quiz for readers (available in the book and online) to help narrow down the style that will most naturally fit into how they process a prayer life. *  *  * Book review of Praying Personalities: Prayer Freedom When you want to know about…

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Book Review: Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard

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Forever Lovely Pride and Prejudice meets time travel adventure in this sweet and clean Regency romance. When Miss Margaret Andrews travels to the future to find her missing sister, she never expected to find true love. In 1819 England, she is a bluestocking with dreams of becoming an inventress, but when the Tallit, a magical time-travel shawl, goes awry she finds herself stranded in 21st Century Manhattan…where it all begins. Can she get herself–and her new love–back home to safety in time to prevent a disaster? *  *  * Book review of Forever Lovely: What a joy, a pure pleasure…

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Book Review: Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

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About the book: Bible exposition and history Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament by Sandra Glahn Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2023. Available at Logos and IVP Based on groundbreaking research and new data about Artemis of the Ephesians, Nobody’s Mother demonstrates how better background information supports faithful interpretation. Combining spiritual autobiography with scholarly exploration, Glahn takes readers on a journey to ancient Ephesus and across early church history. Unveiling the cult of Artemis and how early Christians related to it can give us a clearer sense of the type of radical, countercultural fellowship the New Testament…

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Book Review: Evangeline by Lane Jordan

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Evangeline, by Lane Jordan, is a historical romance that won the Romance Book of the Year Golden Scrolls Award! Take the beautiful, biblical story of Esther, change the lead character’s race from Jewish to biracial, place the location in New York City during the 1960s’ era of turmoil at the time of the Civil Rights movement, and you have a modern-day parallel story to Esther. The book of Esther in the Old Testament is a similar story to Cinderella. With only ten short chapters, and God never mentioned, Esther reveals how God works in our lives always. He is in…

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Book Review: Gypsy For God

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Contemporary Christian Fiction Gypsy for God Kathleen is a middle-aged woman who loses her job, which leaves her doubting herself and fearing the future. This event sends her on a journey to find purpose and meaning in her life. She flourishes in a new career as a travel agent, but fear and doubt keep her from experiencing all life has to offer. Finally, an unexpected encounter changes everything as God begins to reveal His plans to Kathleen. Each new country she visits brings her closer to finding her real purpose. This story offers hope for readers seeking meaning in their…

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Book Review – Now I See: How God’s Amazing Grace Transforms the Deepest Pain to Shining Joy

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  Nonfiction/memoir: Now I See: How God’s Amazing Grace Transforms the Deepest Pain to Shining Joy God’s Word shines with hope through Janet’s story. Blind at 30, the murder of her child, and her husband’s abandonment were no match for God’s restoring power that ushered joy inside beautiful victories. *  *  * “Now I See will transform how you navigate through life’s trials, unthinkable tragedies or unexpected adversities.” ~ Jason Noble, original true-life pastor, Twentieth Century Fox movie, Breakthrough and on the marketing team for Jesus Revolution. *  *  * Blindness nor tragedy has stopped Janet Perez Eckles from becoming an…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: First Place in Fiction Broadcast Media

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Judy DuCharme won first place in the fiction Broadcast Media category and describes her activities here. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Creating Outstanding Broadcast Media by Judy DuCharme When my children started school, I went back to school to obtain my teaching certificate. I then taught fifth grade for 22 years and loved it. As I neared retirement, I felt…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: Second Place in Fiction Web Presence

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Lee Ann Mancini won second place in the fiction Web Presence category and describes her activities here. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Creating an Award-Winning Web Presence by Lee Ann Mancini Digital marketing is an integral, crucial tool for the successful growth and development of business today. With society’s intensifying reliance on technology for everything from ordering dinner via Uber…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: First Place in Fiction Web Presence category

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Allen Brokken won first place in the fiction Web Presence category. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Interview with Allen Brokken Hi, Allen. What book(s) were you marketing to win this Excellence in Marketing award? The Towers of Light Series. It’s a Middle-Grade Christian Fantasy series. What was the goal of your marketing campaign? The goal of the Christmas 2022 marketing…

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2023 CAN Excellence in Marketing Awards: Second Place in Broadcast Media

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Next in a series of posts featuring the winners of the 2023 Christian Authors Network (CAN) Excellence in Marketing Awards. Michelle S. Lazurek won second place in the nonfiction Broadcast Media category. The 2024 marketing awards will open in November 2023. CAN members, please be thinking of how you can enter the awards. See the guidelines at https://christianauthorsnetwork.com/marketing-award/ Using Broadcast Mediaby Michelle S. Lazurek Congratulations on winning second place in Outstanding Broadcast Media, Michelle!What book were you marketing?I Surrender All (Sort Of), a Christian living book by Michelle S. Lazurek What was the goal of your marketing campaign?I have known,…

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