Book Review: Earl Grey with Ephesians

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  A book review of Earl Grey with Ephesians by Dr. Sandra Glahn, a six-week Bible study that explores the answers Scripture provides for “Who am I” and “Why am I here?” as well as how to live in light of these great realities. Workbook format. Leader’s guide included.   Enjoy this review, reprinted by permission of Mary DeMuth: I remember picking up my first Bible study book when I was probably sixteen years old. I turned it over, looked at it like an anomaly. Why? Because I was an unchurched girl, recently converted, and I had zero idea about…

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A Chat with Author Elaine Helms

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. In times like these—who else is tired of hearing that phrase?—in times like these, no matter where we stand, all Christians can agree on one thing. We. Need. To. Pray. It is my honor today to interview author Elaine Helms, who has not only dedicated her ministry to prayer, but to teaching others to pray. In that vein, she’s sharing about a very timely book. Welcome, Elaine! Please tell us about your book, Prayer 101, What Every Intercessor Needs to Know. This tenth anniversary edition is a comprehensive guidebook for discovering how to pray…

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Miracle Margaritas

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  “Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy” (Mark 4:16 NIV). Margarita is my name in Spanish––for Margaret. It’s also the word for daisy in Spanish. On a spring day, I found miracle margaritas (daisies) in a most unlikely place. Our world is a rocky place right now. It’s hard to see the bright side and the beauty of things during the Covid 19 pandemic. The suffering around the world is heartbreaking, and fear of the virus paralyzes life with lockdowns and isolation. But God gives us hope through His Word…

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Seizing the Moment–and Wishing that I Hadn’t

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I attended my first writers conference in 1999, convinced that they’d kick me out once they discovered I had no writing talent. The third year, I gathered enough courage to schedule an appointment with the editor of a major Christian magazine to pitch a personal experience article. While the piece didn’t fit his periodical, John liked the basic story and suggested changes to make before I submitted it. I was thrilled that he didn’t just say no. At dinner that evening someone asked if I’d had any exciting appointments. I told them about my meeting with John. Joanne shouted, “He’s…

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Get Registered for SoCAL Christian Writers’ Conference by July 3, 2020!

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2020 SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference is next week! If you’re longing for the benefits of a writers’ conference this year, I hope you’ll check out the virtual SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference. It’s happening next week, July 8–11. In this live, interactive conference, you can learn from and meet with agents, acquisitions editors, and established authors through morning continuing sessions, afternoon workshops, and one-on-one appointments. Three-day morning Continuing Sessions include Fiction, Nonfiction, Writing for Children, Screenwriting, Speaking, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writing. Afternoon Workshops include a full schedule of sessions in screenwriting, fiction writing, and publishing, plus classes on Marketing, The Writing Life, and specialty topics such as…

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Freedom

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  It’s crazy-good what Americans do in July! We wave flags. Peacefully parade in the streets. Honor the military, first responders, and civilians. Gather as families. Picnic. Cherish freedom. As a retired military officer, I smile at our Independence Day celebrations, knowing a measure of the sacrifice in people and treasure that secured the liberties we live with today. Military, firefighters, police, and medical professionals serve in physically dangerous positions. And many in our nation sacrifice time, energy, and money to keep us free. Like many others, I’m a patriot. I defended our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,…

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Book Review: Miss Tavistock’s Mistake

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Linore Rose Burkard’s first book in The Brides of Mayfair series, Miss Tavistock’s Mistake, released this month… Can Miss Tavistock’s mistake ever be undone? Book One of a new series by an award-winning Regency author brings a much-awaited delightful romance in the vein of Heyer. Sweet and clean meets laugh-out-loud in this period romp that’s sure to please romance fans of all ilks. Check out this review of Miss Tavistock’s Mistake: Burkard, the author of Forever, Lately (2019), offers a humorous romp about misunderstanding and forgiveness amid the blindness of love. As the story opens, Feodora Margaret Tavistock is a 9-year-old orphan…

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A Chat with Author Linda Kozar

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Hello from Colorful Colorado. Davalynn Spencer here with guest author Linda Kozar who will be sharing a little of her author’s journey. The publisher, DaySpring, has this to say about Linda’s featured book, Sunshine for the Soul, Morning Devotions to Warm the Heart. Written in the light and humorous style of our farmhouse devotions, yet still packed with inspirational insights and truth, this devo will be a treasured coffee-ring-stained companion to start the day. This book is for anyone who enjoys a cup of coffee, a sunrise, a quiet moment with God and wink and a smirk at the day…

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He Exults with Loud Singing

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  The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV). I love walking with God anywhere, but I especially like the quiet, serene walks where I’m surrounded by God’s creations. Recently, I walked and talked to God in the silence of a north-Georgia mountain path, enjoying the beauty around me. The quite enveloped me much as the foliage on the path did. But then I paused long enough to realize that it…

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