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Juggling the Writing, Revising, Editing, Marketing

In a recent interview, I was asked how I balance all of the different stages of a book. How do I keep all those balls I’m juggling in the air at the same time? My answer was something along the lines of “Not very well.”

Of course, sometimes it is easier than others. I don’t always have as many books in varying stages as I have had in August and September of this year. The stress of trying to meet all the different deadlines—writing, revising, line edits, page proofs, marketing forms—on time re...

i-61: addressing seven world crises

Last night I attended the first taping session for what will become an on-line course offered by Vineyard College of Missions.Wow! What an opportunity this is!

Each module will focus on one of the seven world crises which the ministry of i-61.org(Isaiah 61) seeks to address, locally and globally. Those seven areas of crises are:

World hunger
Environmental decline
Poor health & disease
Educational inequalities
Human injustice
Spiritual confusion
Undeveloped leadership

Last night and tonight, the lectur...

i-61: Addressing Seven World Crises

Last night I attended the first taping session for what will become an on-line course offered by Vineyard College of Missions.Wow! What an opportunity this is!

Each module will focus on one of the seven world crises which the ministry of i-61.org(Isaiah 61) seeks to address, locally and globally. Those seven areas of crises are:

World hunger
Environmental decline
Poor health & disease
Educational inequalities
Human injustice
Spiritual confusion
Undeveloped leadership

Last night and tonight, the lectur...

christian fiction wednesday 09-18-13

After years of writing novels, I’ve been privileged to meet many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find their work. Although I usually haven’t read the books I share in my Christian Fiction Wednesday posts (too many books, too little time), I like to feature their books to help readers find them. Check out these books and maybe you’ll discover another favorite author or two.

~robin

TATTLER’S BRANCH

by Jan Watson

Lilly Still has grown to love her life as the small-town docto...

Christian Fiction Wednesday

After years of writing novels, I’ve been privileged to meet many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find their work. Although I usually haven’t read the books I share in my Christian Fiction Wednesday posts (too many books, too little time), I like to feature their books to help readers find them. Check out these books and maybe you’ll discover another favorite author or two.

~robin

TATTLER’S BRANCH

by Jan Watson

Lilly Still has grown to love her life as the small-town docto...

blessed. served. satisfied.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied

~ Mark 6:41–42 (NASB95)

In these two passages above, I see something important for my life here on earth: Jesus blesses. Disciples serve. People will be satisfied.

We all know that the world serves up a lot of “food” that doesn’t satisfy. Succ...

Blessed. Served. Satisfied.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied

~ Mark 6:41–42 (NASB95)

In these two passages above, I see something important for my life here on earth: Jesus blesses. Disciples serve. People will be satisfied.

We all know that the world serves up a lot of “food” that doesn’t satisfy. Succ...

buy with one-click — dangerous words to a bookaholic!

I did it again this morning. I bought more books. I already have more unread books than I can probably get to before I die. And yet there I was, sending more books to my Kindle. Is there such a thing as too many books? I think not.

It started innocently enough. I am currently listening to Philippa Gregory’s Cousins’ War series. I didn’t know a lot about the War of the Roses when I started reading this series, and the second book has brought up some questions. So I went on the Internet to read...

Buy with one-click — Dangerous words to a bookaholic!

I did it again this morning. I bought more books. I already have more unread books than I can probably get to before I die. And yet there I was, sending more books to my Kindle. Is there such a thing as too many books? I think not.

It started innocently enough. I am currently listening to Philippa Gregory’s Cousins’ War series. I didn’t know a lot about the War of the Roses when I started reading this series, and the second book has brought up some questions. So I went on the Internet to read...

Extravagant Worship

In my Bible reading this morning, I came to the following story in Matthew 26:6-13:

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bothe...