Sometimes life throws us a proverbial curve ball and we swing wildly. Watching professional baseball players do this always makes me think, “But they’re professionals! Why can’t they see it’s a curve ball?” My husband patiently re-explains that this is what makes the sport so interesting. Great pitchers can deceive even the best of players…
A Cup of Water
I’m Glad I’m Not God by Carol McClain
I’m glad I’m not God. He’s got more on his plate then I could ever handle. A case in point: I had a foster daughter once. Thirty years ago. One thing I learned from this was God has not called me into foster care. Because of my six-month stint with my foster daughter, I admire…
Weighed Down by Laurie Boulden
Greetings, everyone. My name is Laurie Boulden. In my book Weighed Down: A Love Story Worth Lifting Up, Avery struggles with her weight and her perception of self-image and worth. While I don’t have a romance story (yet; please Lord, there is still time), the struggle with being overweight is very real to me. About…
Praying for Revival
If people who are called by the name of the Lord will humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from their wicked ways, they will hear from heaven. He will forgive their sins and restore their land (2 Chronicles 7:14). We are never beyond the reach of a kind and sovereign God. When we…
When Christians Make Mistakes by Sarah Anne Crouch
In my novel A Summer in Shady Springs, my main character has been hurt badly by Christians. So badly, in fact, that she and her mother decide to change hometowns and never come back to church. That might seem extreme, but I’ve met people—and I bet you have too—who either drifted away or stormed out…
What is Repentance?
God’s forgiveness and love are free. But if you refuse to need Him, you are telling Him you’re okay without Him. You are keeping Him at arm’s length or even further. God will run toward you, but you must be facing His way. He won’t force you to come to Him. He only beckons and…
Saddle Up by Kay DiBianca
Courage is a theme in many stories. In the Bible, Moses encourages Joshua to “be strong and courageous” as he leads the Israelites into the promised land. Moses must have known how easy it would be for them to get side-tracked by fear, and he wanted Joshua to focus on getting the job done. In…
July 2021 Book Releases
July 2021 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website General Contemporary: Rocky Mountain Restoration by Lisa J. Flickinger — Josephine Thorebourne doesn’t deserve happiness. Not after the mess she’s made. Mid-voyage, on the steamship Jameson, she learns of the tragic loss of her family’s money….
Fitting in isn’t the Goal
All my life I have tried desperately to fit in, but some places I sought weren’t worthy of fitting into. Not because the place or the person was bad but simply because I didn’t belong there. Fitting in is an issue of seeking to please people. When that is my primary goal, I won’t find…
Love Found in Cranberry Cove by June Foster
Love Found in Cranberry Cove is the second book in my Cranberry Cove series. I was blessed to see the first book, The Inn at Cranberry Cove, win first place in the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers contest, a Selah award for romantic suspense. So, writing book 2 was a challenge to live up to…