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March 9, 2015
Authors Who Inspired | Shelley Shepard Gray
Shelley Shepard Gray is a two-time New York Times bestseller, a two-time USA Today bestseller, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time Holt Medallion winner. She lives in Southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town’s bike trail.
Who was the first author who inspired you to write?
I started writing one day because I had forgotten to bring a book to work. I can’t really r...
March 7, 2015
On the Side of Scripture
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I had been a Christian for 25 years before I heard the terms Calvinist and Arminian. Of course I had heard of men and women of faith who fell into one of those theological camps (i.e. John Calvin, John Wesley). I just didn’t know the camps had names.
When I was introduced to those terms, it was by two Christians who defined themselves that way (one a Calvinist and one an Arminian) and who, lovingly, delighted indebating why they believed what they believed whi...
March 6, 2015
The Books Authors Read | Susan Page Davis
Susan Page Davis is the author of more than fifty published novels and novellas. Her historical novels have won numerous awards, including the Carol Award, the Will Rogers Medallion for Western Fiction, and the Inspirational Readers’ Choice Contest. She has also been a finalist in the More than Magic Contest and Willa Literary Awards. Susan lives in western Kentucky with her husband and two youngest children. She’s the mother of six and grandmother of nine. Visit her website at: susanpagedavi...
March 3, 2015
February Wrap Up
While much of the rest of the country was in the deep freeze, southwest Idaho (and much of the West) was enjoying spring like weather. So much that I was getting daily notices of high tree pollen count. After three weeks and several new record highs for February, we cooled off again, but to be honest, it didn’t mean much to me. I’ve been sticking to the indoors and the computer.
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Books Read:
I completed ten books in the month of February. I had some required reading t...
March 2, 2015
The Books Authors Read | Elizabeth Goddard
Elizabeth Goddard is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than twenty romance novels. A 7th generation Texan, Elizabeth graduated with a B.S. degree in computer science and worked in high-level software sales before retiring to home school her children and fulfill her dream of becoming an author.
What was your favorite book as a child?
I was such an avid reader and there were so many books, I wish I could remember the titles. I carry those stories inside me all the same. I remember one...
February 26, 2015
Book Review: The Committee for the Reburial of Liver-Eating Johnston
Tuesdaynight I readThe Committee for the Reburial of Liver-Eating Johnston: Memoirs of a Dyslexic Teacher by Tri Robinson, and I have to say this was a delightful, encouraging, fun, entertaining, and inspirational memoir. Well-worth reading. It’s not a long book. Most readers will finish in an evening or two. It’s available in print and ebooks.
Here’s the blurb:
In 1974, Tri Robinson and his 7th grade American Literature class went on an unthinkable quest to dig up and rebury a famous mountain...
February 25, 2015
March All Night
Have you ever had God smack you between the eyes as you are reading? I have, and the most recent occasion was while I was readingSun Stand Still by Steven Furtick. In case you aren’t sure where you have heard that title before, it was in aprayer of Joshua, that God would make the sun stand still in the sky so the Israelites could win the battle they were fighting.
My word for 2015 is “persistent prayer,” and I have dedicated a portion of my devotional time to reading books on prayer or about p...
February 23, 2015
The Books Authors Read | Debra Clopton
Debra Clopton is a multi-award winning novelist and has written more than 22 novels. Along with writing, Debra helps her husband teach the youth at their local Cowboy Church. Debra’s goal is to shine a light toward God while she entertains readers with her words.
Debra’s Website | Facebook | Twitter
What was your favorite book as a child?
The Littlest Mermaid. And also Horton Hears a Who. I loved them both but then I loved a lot of books!
What book did you read that first made you want to be an a...
February 18, 2015
I’m a Logomaniac
I love to receive a “word of the day.” I especially love it when I can learn a new and interesting word. I subscribe to one such list via email and receive a different one on my iPhone in an app.
Everyoneneeds to be aware that words have power. In fact, that was the theme of my book,A Matter of Character. It behooves us to know and understand thewords that we speak, to ourselves and to others, so that we might speak hope and healing into a hopeless and hurting world.
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