The days grow cold, the hearth blazes warm, and a good book calls you to snuggle in for a weekend read! This month all e-books published by Koehler Books, including #RefugeNovel, are only $1.99. Yes, you read that right, $1.99 …
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Finish off the leftover Halloween candy while you cozy up with a great story (Halloween candy contains no calories when eaten while reading a novel – you don’t remember what you ate, so it doesn’t count)(If only this were true!) …
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A little seed kernel of hope is buried deep in the fertile soil of my wishes, dreams, and prayers. Maybe I can beat this thing! It could just be a brief relapse, but maybe it’s the beginning of healing. For the …
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These words were published at the ACFW Blog on October 8, 2014, this past Wednesday. American Christian Fiction Writers is an organization of authors. ******** I didn’t want this gig. I didn’t want to write about how life is messy and …
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“The eyes of the Lord move to and fro, throughout the earth, that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NASB). In these two weeks since I returned home from my whirlwind family visits …
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Does God care when we mess up horribly? Is he with us in even our self-induced heartache? Answering these questions is why I write, speak, and teach. I have suffered, and I have asked these questions. God’s answer from his …
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I think constantly of you, my readers, and how I can encourage, uplift, and/or challenge you. Today, I’m including you in my journey. The Lord blessed me with a whirlwind season of travel that put the heart back in me, …
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Yesterday I was privileged to meet with the Village 7 Presbyterian group Women at the Well to present a one-day workshop entitled “God’s Purposes in Trial and Suffering.” After sharing my own story, we studied the topic biblically and experientially. …
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Refuge is touching hearts, bringing hope to wounded people, and changing lives. It’s enabling readers to recognize that God’s mercy extends to even them. This is why I write. “Wow! What powerful story of sin, redemption and everything in between. …
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I was thrilled as I signed a publishing contract and prepped my novel for Koehler Books in early 2013. The long-awaited, lifelong dream and goal had been attained! God smiled on me! But then a cherished relationship deteriorated, a child …
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