Janet Sketchley's Blog: Tenacity, page 72
November 25, 2015
Living Worship
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Colossians 3:23, NLT*
When I was in the workforce, I reminded myself of this verse to help my attitude and my conduct. One key is a willing heart – not a grudging, grumbling, bitter one. It’s not about what the management “deserves” – it’s about what our God deserves.
What does God deserve? Worship.
Paul expands on this in his letter to the Romans when he urges them (and us) to “give your bodi...
November 23, 2015
Review: Vendetta, by Lisa Harris
Vendetta, by Lisa Harris (Revell, 2015)
Missing persons investigator Nikki Boyd brings an extra empathy to her cases, since it was her own sister’s disappearance that led her to this career. Ten years after the fact, logic says her sister can’t still be alive when the other victims have been found dead, but Nikki’s heart won’t give up hope.
When Nikki and her friend Tyler are called to investigate a missing teen girl, it doesn’t take long for similarities in the case to make Nikki wonder if h...
November 20, 2015
Thought Defense
There’s a scene in one of the first Harry Potter books that speaks to our daily thought life. It’s been a long time since I read it, but I can paraphrase.
Young Harry is at wizard school [please, let’s not get into an argument about the pros and cons of magic in fiction] and the lesson is on controlling another person’s thoughts. The aim of the class is to learn self-defense against such a thing, because there are villains on the loose.
When it’s Harry’s turn, he experiences a sudden desire t...
November 18, 2015
Wholesome Thinking
This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory.
2 Peter 3:1, NLT*
This is a key part of why we need to read (and take in) the Bible, prayerfully and on a daily basis.
We’re living in just as much a culture of ungodliness as the early church. The difference is, in North America people think they’ve “been there, heard that” and have no need of our truth. In Peter’s day, it was new information, and so...
November 17, 2015
Win a Print Copy of Without Proof
This week there are twochances to win a print copy of Without Proof:
At Thinking Thoughts: New Novel News(ends Nov 23)
and at A Christian Writer’s World(ends Nov. 28)
Don’t need a copy of the book? Stop by and check out the interviews. Some of the questions made me think!
November 16, 2015
Review: The Unforgiving Sea, by Karen V. Robichaud
The Unforgiving Sea, by Karen V. Robichaud (Word Alive Press, 2014)
When thirteen-year-old Logan Blanchard’s father dies in an accident, Logan loses not only his dad but his community. His mom drags him away from their military base home and his friends to a tiny seacoast town in Nova Scotia. And they don’t even get their own house. Logan is stuck living with his grandmother, who he loves, and her four special care patients, who drive him crazy.
Grief, resentment, and an anger at God for not...
November 13, 2015
Four Local Writers in National Anthology
When the call for submissions for the Hot Apple Cider with Cinnamon anthology came out last year, four of us from alocal writers’ group sent submissions. When the acceptances started coming back, we were nervous. What if some of us got in, and some didn’t? There’d been a lot of entries, and the pieces had to be not only good quality but a good blend with the others.
Out of the 61 Canadian authors whose work is included in this Christian anthology, we four are the Nova Scotian contingent. We’v...
November 11, 2015
Want More Grace and Peace? Grow.
May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
2 Peter 1:2, NLT*
Coming to Jesus is just the beginning – the rebirth. We’re not to remain as spiritual babies, but to thrive and grow up into a vibrant Christian life.
Peter tells us to grow in our knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. How do we learn more about the power and character of our God and Saviour?
by reading the Bible through experience, as we trust Him and live for Him th...November 9, 2015
Read an excerpt from Without Proof
Want to read an excerpt fromWithout Proof? Here’s the start of chapter one:
The doorbell echoed from the main floor. Amy dropped the square of sandpaper onto the frame she’d been finishing and flexed her aching fingers.
Overhead, light footsteps headed for the door. Michael’s aunt could sign for the delivery, but Amy wanted to check the boxes. She rolled her shoulders to work out a kink, then slid from the stool and brushed a layer of dust from her clothing.
Aunt Bay’s voice met her at the to...
November 6, 2015
Without Proof: Meet the Supporting Cast
In getting to know the characters ofWithout Proof, we’ve met Amy, the heroine, Michael, her boss, and Aunt Bay, Michael’s great-aunt.
Today I want to introduce you to some of the secondary characters:
Emilie Renaud isthe youngest sister of Amy’s dead fiancé, Gilles. She’s attending university in Halifax, NS, instead of her home city of Montreal, because she wanted to be near her brother… and to be near Michael, truth told. Emilie’s quirky, fun, and her hair is usually some bright, eye-catchin...
