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3 Ways to Help Your Beta Reader

As a career beta reader, over a dozen manuscripts will come across my desk in a month’s time. And from my experience, there are three things writers can do to improve the interaction with the beta readers handling their books.

1) Properly Name Your Manuscript

When I receive a manuscript during a beta reading order, I file it in a folder alongside other manuscripts from authors I’m also beta reading for. To easier navigate which novels belong to which authors, having properly labeled manuscripts helps. Titles like “Version 1.2” or “Danny’s Beta Read” don’t clearly identify what the file is. Labeling the manuscript to match the title of the book or your name as the author would be most helpful.

Don’t: Be lenient when naming your manuscript’s file.

Instead: Name the file to match either the title of the book or the author’s name so beta readers can easily find the file in a list of others.

2) Prepare a Questionnaire Beforehand

Clients are required to list specifics they want me to focus on during the beta read when they submit an order. For some reason, they don’t include questions in this section but love to send me a questionnaire after I deliver the manuscript and my Reader Report to them. The problem with this is that beta readers allocate time for questionnaires when the order is open, so to answer the questionnaire after the order is completed is like your manager asking you to do training videos after you’ve clocked out for the day. Personally, when I complete a beta read, I jump right into the next order in my queue, so to take the time to answer a questionnaire for the previous book cuts into time intended for the new order.

To be clear, follow-up questions are the exception. For instance, if I submit the Reader Report and a client has questions regarding it or the in-line comments in the manuscript, that’s always welcome.

Don’t: Wait until after the beta read order is completed to send a questionnaire to your beta reader.

Instead: Send the questionnaire at the start of the beta reading order so they can set aside time to answer them in addition to reading the novel.

3) Be Flexible

On a few accounts, I’ve had clients who needed a bit more help than I had anticipated. An hour-long video call ended up stretching into a four-hour video call because the writer needed guidance with establishing the foundation of their story. While I’m happy to help, that time cut into time I had set aside for the next beta read. This happened three times in one week back in March, forcing me to push a few scheduled orders from their original due date. I was beyond grateful that the clients whose orders I had to push were understanding and flexible in giving me more time.

Business circumstances vary from book to book and from client to client. Some 150-page books only take a day for me to read, others can take up to four days. Some clients are in-and-out while others linger with follow-up questions for days after the order is complete. This work is subjective, so try to be as flexible as possible with your beta reader.

Also, remember that your beta reader is human with a life outside of beta reading your book. That doesn’t mean that their personal issues may ever be used as an excuse to provide unsatisfactory work or a late delivery, but it does mean that life happens. Kids get sick, family members pass away, cars get into accidents, emergency house repairs pop up… You’ve experienced issues like these, so remember that your beta reader does, too. Showing some grace by kindly extending the delivery date helps.

Don’t: Bash your beta reader for asking for an extension of time on the order.

Instead: Try to understand that beta readers are people with outside lives and other clients.

As a beta reader, it’s my pleasure to serve writers. My priority is to deliver a timely service with thorough, constructive feedback. Having clients whose manuscripts are easy to find, who send the questionnaire with the manuscript, and who are flexible aid me in achieving the best beta reading experience for both buyer and seller.

If you’re a beta reader, let me know any tips I missed that you find helpful!

Together Again

Family—it can be the one aspect of our lives that makes us or breaks us. For the last nine months, my family has been broken apart. My older sister and my four-year-old nephew were estranged from the rest of us as a result of a lifelong feud between her and my younger sister. With no idea where my older sister and nephew were living, what the conditions were like, or if her seizures had caused her to fall in a way that claimed her life, I was distraught and in constant prayer for their protection and provision.

At night, I would lay in bed wondering if my sweet little nephew was being bullied by other kids like at his last house. If he had clothes and toys and food, all the things a child should have. If, when I saw him next, he would be all grown up and too big for me to scoop up and hold. Would so much time have passed that he doesn’t even remember me?

I would reach out to my older sister through Facebook, but she would only ever read my messages, never reply. And for nine months, I’d often cried myself to sleep, clenching pillows, completely inconsolable, wondering how my family had gotten to this point. My only comfort was in the Lord’s arms, knowing He would take care of them in the quiet.

After nine months of praying without seeing any results, there had certainly been fear that my family would be stuck like this—torn apart and hating each other. But I had seen God do miracles in my life that prove nothing is too great for Him. And I clung onto that faith, onto Christ so tightly, believing that He was working behind the scenes in my sister’s life and heart. I kept the image in my head of my little nephew running into my arms as a present hope, and I never gave up on the possibility that it would be a reality again one day.

On February 25th, 2024, Jesus walked my sister and nephew to me. For the first time in almost a year, I got to hold my nephew in my arms. I got to hear his voice call out my name, I got all the cheek kisses and “I love yous” my little heart could handle. I got to squeeze my sister and hear her testimony on how God had swept in to provide for her when she couldn’t do it for herself. To hear her utter the name of Jesus and profess His goodness for the first time in thirty years of my life, I was brought to tears instantly.

Jesus heard my prayers, and He answered them. He healed my family. He brought us together again.

Prayers don’t always happen instantaneously. There were things my sister needed to do inwardly before she could be reunited with me. God was on the move for those nine months, healing her and rebuilding her life. And when she was ready, she made the call I never gave up hope on receiving.

God’s timing is perfect. Trust Him. Just because you haven’t seen your blessing yet doesn’t mean it’s not on its way.

Never give up hope. Keep praying.

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Celebrating a Decade

Ten years ago, I cast Im Jaebum to play my character Kandahar. I needed a tall, artistic Asian man of a certain age to play my oppressed musician turned possessed leader. God showed me JB, leader of a K-Pop group called GOT7.

JB was everything I had imagined. He had the intensity of my possessed leader, but he could also display the pain of my oppressed musician. The first time I laid eyes on him, I felt like my character had come to life in a person. Of course, JB would never be Kandahar, not in the realistic sense—JB was his own person. But it’s getting to know Im Jaebum that led me to discover seven of the most talented, hardworking, hilarious men.

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I’m not going to pretend that I know any of these guys by having watched them through a screen for ten years. Until I meet them, I can only speak to their talents as musicians, and my, have they all many skills. I’ve watched them grow from boys into men, from students into teachers. I’ve watched them blossom into their identities as artists, the individual sound of each member in their solo tracks. To celebrate their decade of achievements, I want to share one of my favorite songs by each of the members.

Im Jaebum

The sensual intensity of JB could be found in majority of his solo tracks, one of my favorites being “Sunrise.” The duality of his gentility is easy to see in his single “Rocking Chair.”

Park Jinyoung

Tied for my favorite Jinyoung song are “The Day,” which is a jazzy play on Jinyoung’s poetic side; the second being his irresistibly fun single “Cotton Candy.”

Mark Tuan

My all-time favorite of Mark’s songs is “Fallin’.” The catchy guitar pluck, the romantic lyrics, his voice. Did I mention that the video is ’50s themed with a RED MUSTANG? It’s like he made the video based on my heart’s themes.

Jackson Wang

Jackson has a knack for unforgettable music video stories, and one of my favorites is “Cruel.” The aesthetics and the power of the song are flawless. But then, listen to the lyrics and the imagery of “Bullet to the Heart,” and you’ll realize how hard it is to choose a favorite of his music.

Bambam

Bambam’s “Sour and Sweet” has that bouncy tune that you can’t help but bop along to. He has always been bursting with color, and he has a one-of-a-kind style that separates him from all others in K-Pop.

Choi Youngjae

Youngjae is the only guy I’ve ever seen who’s able to pull off a full-denim outfit, and he does it masterfully in his plucky song “Vibin’.” His smile, his laugh, his energy is always contagiously joyous.

Kim Yugyeom

Of course, the baby of our group is also the tallest of all the members. The irony, right? I love his entire persona in the song “Ponytail” (without Sik-K).

Proud can’t even begin to describe how I feel about all the success I’ve seen these guys achieve over the last decade. Having watched them grow up, grow into their talents, and grow independently has been beyond a pleasure of mine. God abiding, I’ll be here to support GOT7 through their solo careers for another ten years!

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Side Note: After GOT7 was freed from their oppressor, JYP Entertainment, JB obtained the rights to the group and their music. Since then, the guys have all pursued individual careers as artists and actors, and they occasionally come together to perform once again as the well-loved group.

100 Beta Reads

As a beta reader, I hadn’t set a personal goal for how many books to read in 2023. When I hit the fifty mark, I wondered, What if I get to eighty? And then when I hit eighty with clients booked out for a month, I realized that reaching one hundred was not only achievable but probable.

When I hit the 100th beta read of the year, it was a 589-page book and a wonderfully entertaining story. I celebrated the achievement by sending my kids off with a babysitter, ordering myself a cheese pizza, and dancing with a slice of pizza in one hand and a root beer in the other.

To all of the authors that I’ve beta read for in 2023, I’m beyond grateful to have worked with you. All of your stories and characters live in my head, and I’m so excited for all of the publications to come in 2024. To all the authors I’ve worked with who published in 2023, your book is either already on my bookshelf or on its way there!

I have no goal set for 2024 except to see where God takes my beta reading gig. I believe He has called me to step more into a full-time career with beta reading, so I’m excited to see how He’s going to move and where I will be at the start of 2025.

Thank you all for trusting me with your books. Beta reading for some is just a means for passive income. Beta reading for me is about receiving manuscripts (the heart of an author) and with sincere care, raw honesty, and unparalleled thoroughness, preparing that book for publication.

3 Books I’ve Beta Read (Now Published) Part 3

Medieval crime and action, a supernatural thriller, and unpredictable science fiction. Here are three of my favorite books of the year so far.

Hand of the Executioner by: Sebastian Priest

Viktor the Executioner is by far one of my favorite male characters in all of fantasy. The dark content of the book isn’t something I’d normally pick up, but once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. I couldn’t get enough of Viktor. He’s sarcastic and menacing, yet he’s morally righteous, and his romantic side is absolutely desirable. The book has themes of a crime novel, with Viktor playing detective, and themes of fantasy with the coolest dungeon ghosts I’ve ever read. I love the City of Chains book series (there are three books so far), and I’m on the edge waiting for the next one.

Cold Keep: Reprisal by: James Lurid

A prison tormented by a blood-thirsty beast and a cast of characters you’d die for are the top two reasons Cold Keep: Reprisal will be one of your favorite reads of the year. I first fell in love with the nineties-themed cover of the book (not the one featured on Amazon) anticipating it would have that nineties crime feel, and I certainly got that and more! The book was twisted in a way I hadn’t anticipated. There were scenes where I sat terrified, shrunk in my reading chair covered in goosebumps reading a million words a minute to see what happens next. And if Eddie doesn’t just tug at your heart strings, I don’t know a character that will. I loved this book from the opening chapter and craved more of it by the end.

The Undulating Shadows by: DC Eastman

The most memorable moment of this book was the M. Night Shyamalan moment at the end that tied the details together in a way I never saw coming! DC Eastman’s crafting of characters had me both in tears and terror reading the stories and fates that brought them together. What is the shadow that haunts the characters as kids and traumatizes them as adults? Will the unusual band of friends be able to stop it before it claims more lives? I’ll tell ya, I couldn’t put the book down until I found out! I want to pour out how much I love this book, but I don’t want to spoil anything! You’ll just have to read it for yourself.

If you read any of these books, don’t forget to leave a review! Thanks for reading.

Work in the Workout

Want to work out, but never have the time? Yeah, I’ve been there. As a single mom working two jobs, I barely have time to breathe let alone work out. But when I couldn’t fit into my size 6 pants, the same size I’ve worn my entire adult life, I knew I had a choice to make: buy new pants a few sizes bigger to fit, or earn my body back. Let’s just say those size 6 red denim weren’t getting replaced. I decided to make time to work out.

It wasn’t easy, though. For every determined commitment I made, the Devil had two lies to follow, and they almost always shut me down. I hope that if these lies have impacted your motivation to work out, you can find inspiration from the truths that helped me defeat them.

Lie #1: Thirty minutes won’t make a difference.

The Devil used to tell me that 30 minutes of exercise a day wasn’t going to get me anywhere. That in order to lose weight, I’d have to spend an hour or more in the gym doing a full-body workout. My first 30-minute workout with Fitness Blender begged to differ.

Try doing a wall sit for a minute. It’s strenuous, right? And that’s just 60 seconds. Now imagine thirty alternating exercises over the course of thirty minutes, or perhaps thirty minutes of continuous exercise like jogging. With a disciplined, unbroken schedule, you can tone your muscles and shred fat in that amount of time.

Lie #2: You don’t have time to spare on a workout.

When lie #1 didn’t stop me from gearing up to work out, Satan would tell me that I don’t have 30 minutes to spare. That if I spent those 30 minutes working out instead of working my job, I was going to get behind on orders and not be able to spend time with my kids. But God reminded me that with all things that truly matter, you have to make time for them, exercising included. So I did.

For over a month now, I’ve been jogging outside my apartment complex for 30 minutes every other day. Turns out, working out for those 30 minutes made me more productive at my job, and it has made a difference in my weight. I’ve almost completely lost my muffin top, and I can see definition around my baby fat now. I’ve got a ways to go to be my ideal feel, but I fit in my size 6 denim again!

Of course, every body is different and requires tailored physical exercise based on multiple factors like body type, weight goals, and medical conditions. Managing your diet by avoiding fatty, sugary foods helps too. And getting more than four hours of sleep has made a world of difference. But it’s the habit of eating healthier, sleeping well, and working out that helped me slim down to fit in those denim.

The point isn’t to copy and paste my routine to your lifestyle. The point of this post is to tell you not to believe the Devil’s lies. If thirty minutes is all you’ve got, it is enough. And if you ever think you won’t have enough time to work out, please make time for it. Just as you make time for your spouse and kids, you should also make time for your health.

Above all, discipline and consistency is key! Don’t be discouraged that you don’t see changes after the first, second, or third day. It took me about five weeks of the constant routine before I noticed my hips had gone down. But it was the little improvements along the way that kept me going: firmer discipline, uplifted mood, and sharper focus.

Don’t believe the lies of the Enemy. He wants to keep you captive to a body that could be healthier. Don’t let him. Break those chains. Start today.

And let me know how it goes!

Comfort of Being a Christian

Hospital visits are no stranger to me. I’m the type to only go to the doctor if there’s a problem I can’t solve myself with home remedies. This was one of those problems.

For close to a month, I have been gaining unexplained weight. All my adult life, I’ve been a size 4 and have only weighed around 126 pounds. When I couldn’t fit into my trousers, I thought my metabolism had slowed down due to my career change―I’d gone from working on my feet to working at my desk. So I increased my exercise and reduced my sugar intake. It didn’t help. I tried eating smaller meals more often throughout the day. It didn’t help. I tried sleeping more than four hours a day. It didn’t help. I thrive on stress, but even reducing that didn’t help.

Then I noticed my feet were bulging out of shoes I’ve been wearing off and on for years now. I elevated my feet while I worked from home, but the swelling rushed right back. That’s when I knew I wasn’t just gaining weight.

I did what any normal person would do. I googled my symptoms; the results were, of course, terrifying. Liver failure, kidney failure, or congestive heart failure. I called my doctor right away to set up an appointment, but the availability wasn’t until August. I knew I couldn’t wait two months. So, hospital here I come!

When called back for triage, I listed all my symptoms―not that I had to considering how noticeable the swelling was in my calves and feet―and the first question out of the nurse’s mouth was, “Any family history of heart problems?”

Right then, it hit me: this could really be my heart.

I decided to look up the symptoms and treatment of congestive heart failure. I was experiencing everything on the list. Not just one or two, but all of the symptoms. The worst part is: over 50% of people diagnosed with congestive heart failure survived only five years after the diagnosis.

My first thought reading that was not fear, surprisingly. Not the fear of “I should have done more for God” or “I should have spent more time with my family” or “I don’t want to die; there’s so much left to do.” I felt peace overcome me. The peace of knowing that this might be what brings me home to Christ.

For me, death is a beautiful end to a lifetime of stories. It’s God saying, “Time to come home, Daughter.” And I am beyond willing to come when God calls me. This world is not my home, and nothing in this world is worth hanging onto. Not even the people I love because I know I will see them again.

That is the comfort of being Christian. That though we feel death’s sting when we lose a loved one, we persevere without them by holding onto the confidence that we will be reunited in Heaven.

The apostle Paul offers this comfort in First Thessalonians 4:16-17:

“…and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds…”

Remembering God’s truth saw me through the entire hospital visit and diagnosis. There is comfort in knowing that, should I die in the next five-to-ten years, I will see my children again because we have all put our faith in Jesus Christ and have chosen Heaven as our final destination.

This comfort is offered to all who believe in Jesus. To those who believe He died and rose from the grave and ascended into Heaven. If you choose to follow Christ, that’s where you’re choosing to follow Him to: Heaven, where you will be reunited with all those you love who died as believers too.

I know where I’m going when my years run out. I’ll be waiting for my children to join me in the Promised Land.

Want to learn more about Jesus’ promise of everlasting life? Feel free to email me at writerdannyraye@gmail.com! Thank you for reading.

Satan: “The Father of Lies”

The Devil is known under many guises—Lucifer, the Great Dragon, god of this world, Little Horn—but did you know John 8:44 names him the “Father of Lies”?

“He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

– JOhn 8:44

The Voice of Deception

There is no truth in Satan, therefore what he speaks is always utterly false. This is how you discern between his voice and God’s. Satan’s voice is the intrusive thoughts that bully you into believing the lies that contradict the Word of God.

The voice that tells you that you’re worthless is the Enemy’s.

God says you were worth the life of His Son (John 3:16).

The voice that tells you that you’re all alone in this fight is Satan’s.

God says He is the one that goes with you to fight for you against your enemies (Deuteronomy 20:4).

The voice that tells you that you’ll never get into Heaven because you’re not Christian enough is the Devil’s.

God says it is by faith that man enters Heaven, not by works (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The voice that tells you that you’ve sinned too many times to be forgiven by God is Lucifer’s.

God says your sins are forgiven by the blood of Christ (1 John 1:7).

The voice that beats you down and condemns you and holds you captive to your past and your sins is Satan’s.

The voice that offers mercy, forgiveness, kindness, peace, and love is God’s.

Satan Knows Scripture

Satan knows what God’s Word says, and he abuses it to capture you with sin. Often, Satan will present Scripture out of context and convince you God’s Word means something it doesn’t. This is why arming yourself with the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17) is vital.

Or Satan will come to you with the same question that brought sin into the world, “Did God really say…” (Genesis 3:1).

Did God really say that in this verse? YES, He did! You don’t have to read between the lines of God’s Word. The truth is presented directly. Even the parables of Christ were explained by Jesus Himself to the apostles. You don’t have to guess what Christ means.

Note: If you don’t understand Scripture, don’t wait for Satan to tell you what it means. Ask a trusted fellow Christian. How do you know who’s trustworthy to ask? Someone who not only knows Scripture but believes it. A pastor at your church, a person in your church group, or I’d be glad to help.

Theological Points:God is truth (John 14:6), therefore everything He speaks is true, including His Word.When Satan fell from Heaven, he fell from God’s grace into opposition against Him. God being the truth means Satan is the liar, or deceiver (Revelation 12:9).Reading your Bible daily and memorizing scripture builds a firm foundation on which you can stand against the Enemy. Without knowing what God says, you won’t be able to discern when Satan is lying to you.

What lies is Satan telling you?

My Favorite Religious Character in Film

La Llorona is a Mexican folktale about a woman who drowned her two boys and searches for them after death, stealing away any children that might be suspect. In 2019, James Wan manifested this folktale in The Curse of La Llorona and unknowingly birthed my favorite religious character in all of film.

Rafael Olvera

As a man of faith, Rafael is consulted by the Garcia familiar to face down La Llorona. But for once in film, Rafael didn’t enter the battlefield counting on his power alone. He knew the only way to defeat the evil was by the power of God.

The Kitchen Line

When the priest of the Catholic Church refers Anna Garcia to Rafael, he mentions that Rafael abandoned the church. Anna assumed that that meant Rafael abandoned his faith altogether. But in the kitchen scene, Anna asked if Rafael had left behind the church. Rafael dropped this line, “The church, yes. God, never.”

The Pool Scene

During the battle to fortify the house, the Garcia daughter gets dragged out by La Llorona and taken to the pool to be drowned. As any parent would, Anna dives in after her daughter. La Llorona attacks Anna for interfering and now, Anna is fighting for her life.

When Rafael sees this, he pours salt into the pool, brings out his rosary, and prays to God. At “amen,” the attack ends and Anna resurfaces with her daughter. Using salt and divine intervention through prayer, God had purified the water in the pool. As Rafael says, “Your pool is now filled with holy water. La Llorona had no choice but to leave.”

The Face Off

After forcing La Llorona out of the Garcia house, Rafael stands at the door watching the entity charge toward him to re-enter. He stares her down, ice running across his eyes, all of his confidence in God. And when La Llorona reaches the warded doorway, she stops cold just like Rafael knew she would. He turns and closes the door right in her face.

THAT is what fearless faith looks like! THAT is what believers who know God’s power look like! THAT is what I’ve been craving to see in film all my life! That is the moment in this movie that sold his character to me. I still get chills every time I watch it. Last time, I paused the movie so I could squeal in celebration at just how awesome it was for him to face the evil in full-faith that God would triumph.

I believe Rafael’s character has a conflicting personality when it comes to his faith. The moments I’ve recounted here in this blog are moments of true faith in God Almighty, a part that’s hard for Hollywood to write because it often feels fake to unbelievers. The other half of Rafael’s character was invested in mysticism, which I feel was used mostly to paint a pretty story that ties all the details together. In the end, the Cross defeated La Llorona which is true to the Christian faith.

What did you think of The Curse of La Llorona?

The 5 Crowns of Heaven

What is the purpose of our good works on Earth? Ephesians 2:8-9 says we are granted entrance to Heaven by faith through grace, not by works. But once you’re in Heaven, those very works you did on earth are what determines the crown you receive in the Kingdom!

1 Corinthians 9:25: “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”

This crown is awarded for discipline.

The world strives to gain crowns in this life (fame, fortune, materials). The problem is that things of this life perish and fade away.

Christians strive to gain crowns in Heaven because only things of Heaven are eternal.

Temperate —> Discipline

1 Corinthians 9:27 says, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection…”

1 Thessalonians 2:19: “For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?”

This crown is awarded for winning souls.

We rejoice in knowing that at the Second Coming of Christ, we will be with Jesus.

But what does Jesus rejoice in?

Luke 15:4-5 says:

“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

“And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

“…likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons…”

Jesus rejoices in the prodigals who have returned to the Kingdom.

2 Timothy 4:8: “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at the day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.”

This crown is awarded for keeping the faith.

In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul tells Timothy, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”

Paul maintained his walk with Christ till his death when he met Christ face to face. We are called to do the same.

“Love His appearing” means to rejoice in the arrival of Christ until the Second Coming.

James 1:12: “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.”

This crown is awarded for those who endure the hardships of the Christian life.

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“Obedience is the love language of God.” – Pastor Chad Glover

Them that love Him are those that obey Him.

James 1:14-15 says, “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”

Kind of hard to receive a crown in Heaven if you’re eternally dead in Hell.

1 Peter 5:4: “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”

This crown is awarded for those who shepherd the flock.

This includes, but is not limited to:

PastorsMinistry leadersParentsEvangelistsDisciples

The Chief Shepherd showed us the way to live a holy life under God’s commandments.

We as shepherds are called to be examples of Christ.

1 Peter 5: 2-3 says, “Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof…

“Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples [examples] to the flock.”

The goal for Christians is to earn every crown offered to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

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