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November 4, 2015
How do You Handle Suffering?
So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
1 Peter 4:19, NLT*
Peter’s writing to Christians who are being persecuted for their faith, reminding them that this can go with the territory. He says there’s no value in suffering for doing wrong, but if they hold up under attacks on their faith, it’s pleasing to God and it may help others see the truth.
The context is persecution,...
November 2, 2015
Without Proof Pre-order sale!
Happy November! Without Proof releases this month, and I’m pretty excited!
If you’re interested in an ebook version, grab it during the pre-order sale (price goes up on Nov. 10).
The paperback is available now, worldwide through Amazon and andTheBookDepository, and also through Barnes & NobleandCreateSpace. Your local bookstore should also be able to order a copy. If you need the ISBN, it’s 978-0-9938743-4-5.
I’ve assembled most of the buy links, print and ebook,on my Without Proof page.
Lau...
October 30, 2015
Guest Post: SURPRISE!
Have you ever wondered if God was truly at work in you?
I admit there have been times—many times—when I had my doubts about myself. “If I really loved the Lord, wouldn’t I ____?”
And then SURPRISE! Seemingly out of the blue, something happens and you just know it had to be His doing.
When they offered my hubby the job as church custodian, he wasn’t quite sure how he was going to fulfill the responsibilities, especially considering he has a full-time job already....
October 29, 2015
Ebook sale!
If you’ve been waiting to read my Redemption’s Edge novels or the Hot Apple Cider anthologies, now’s the time. KOBO has a worldwide half-price sale on select ebooks, includingHeaven’s Prey, Secrets and Lies, Without Proof (preorder), and Hot Apple Cider with Cinnamon.
Not a Kobo reader? Did you know the Kobo reading app is free for your electronic devices?Plus, if you’ve never tried them, they’re also offering a $5 bonus!
See below for codes and dates:
Canada:October 28th – October 31st
Promo...
October 28, 2015
Our Desires, Or God’s?
You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
1 Peter 4:2, NLT*
Peter’s talking to new Christians, who have made a radical lifestyle change and “no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things” with their former friends (1 Peter 4:4).
They’ve left the old life behind and are learning to live for – and with – God, and they’re suffering for it.
That’s the context, but those of us who’ve been Christians longer, or...
October 26, 2015
Idea to Book
Ever wondered how a few scattered ideas turn into a novel? It’s a question I hear every so often, and I suspect the answer is different for every writer. Perhaps even for each book.
Without Proof is my third novel, and I’m still learning what works best for me, in terms of discovering the story. Seeds of this one showed up a long time ago, in a little coil-bound red notepad that I can’t find today. They percolated while I worked on other things, and when it was time to start writing, it looke...
October 23, 2015
Without Proof: Meet Aunt Bay
My editorial assistant (and son), Matthew Sketchley, joins us again today for a conversation with Beatrice Rockland (Aunt Bay)fromWithout Proof. Matthew blogs atProbably Nothing Interesting.
Matthew Sketchley
Matthew: We’ve got Beatrice Rockland here, from Without Proof. Beatrice, would you mind telling us a little about yourself?
Aunt Bay: To get us off to a better start, my name is pronounced BAY-a-triss, not the conventional BE-a-triss. If that’s too much of a challenge, you may call me M...
October 21, 2015
It Matters How We Live
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
1 Peter 2:9, NLT*
“You are not like that…” Not like what? They’re not like the people who are still stumbling “because they do not obey God’s word” (1 Peter 2:8b).
Peter’s been reminding his readers that they’ve been saved from an empty way of life and tha...
October 19, 2015
Guest Post: Connecting in a Dusty, Used Book Store, by Jennifer Slattery
My husband and I are newly empty nesters, and that’s been an adjustment. Actually, considering he, our daughter, and I are all introverts who largely stay to ourselves, I’ve been surprised at what an adjustment this new phase has been. There’s just something about having those you love around, right? Whether they say a word or not? Needless to say, our daughter’s recent absence has been felt.
Man, do I miss her! But I try not to push...
October 16, 2015
Without Proof: Meet Michael Stratton
Matthew SketchleyMatthew: We’ve got Michael Stratton here today, he’s one of the main characters in Without Proof. How are you doing, Michael?
Michael: I’m a bit frustrated today, actually. One of my friends is a journalist, and he just reopened an accident I’d like to leave in the past… and suggested to my assist...
