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September 11, 2015
Suspense Novelist Sara Davison
Sara Davison is the author of the romantic suspense novel, The Watcher, and the romantic suspense trilogy, Seven. She has been a finalist for three national writing awards, including Best New Canadian Christian author. Sara has a degree in English Literature from Queen’s University and is a member of The Word Guild, the largest organization for writers and editors who are Christian in Canada. She currently resides in central Ontario, Canada with her husband Michael and their three children, a...
September 9, 2015
Responding to God
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.
2 Peter 1:5a, NLT*
“In view of all this” refers to what Peter says in verses 3 and 4 about the abundance of what God has given to those who have received Him. God’s promises are “great and precious” and they’re what enable us to draw nearer to God and to escape the corruption around us (v. 4).
How do we respond to God’s promises? And do we truly “make every effort”?
I think part of responding is discovering and relying on...
September 7, 2015
Review: Plum Upside Down, by Valerie Comer
Plum Upside Down, by Valerie Comer (GreenWords Media, 2015)
Chelsea Riehl is fairly new to the farm that her sister Sierra and friends founded. The farm community offer courses and event hosting and Chelsea thought her event planning skills would be her contribution to the mix, but so far she’s spent most of her time peeling plums, processing tomatoes, and cutting up beef.
Everyone else who lives on the farm is married or engaged, except Chelsea… and Keanan, the hippie-style guy with the guit...
September 5, 2015
WritersOnReading
Writers are readers… or at least we should be. The WritersOnReading blog shares weekly interviews with writers,talking about the books they love. I was happy to chatabout some of my favouritesrecently (Writer Janet Sketchley on Reading). Click the link to pop over and say hello, and do browse through the other interviews. You never know who you might find! This looks like a good site to bookmark or subscribe to.
September 4, 2015
Guest Post: Deadly Intent
DEADLY INTENT is the second in my Deadly Communications series. It features Maven Morris, a speech pathologist (another word for speech therapist) who has a knack for getting into trouble—deadly trouble.
In Deadly Intent, Maven takes on the foster care of a small boy, abandoned in a park. She hasn’t got a clue how that decision is going to impact her life. She’s in for a lot more trouble than she bargained for.
I’m not going to ruin the story by sharing what sh...
September 2, 2015
Not Obnoxious
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:4-6, NIV*
Steph Beth Nickel’s guest post last Friday was titled “Do Not Be Anxious About Anything — Even the Good Stuff.” If you’ve read it, you know she shared some hard-earned wisdom. (If you haven’t, just click the link.)
After I’d...
August 31, 2015
Review: Dreamlander, by K.M. Weiland
Dreamlander, by K.M. Weiland (PenForASword, 2012)
Dreams weren’t supposed to be able to kill you. But this one was sure trying its best. [Kindle location 91]
What if… when you fell asleep, your dreams were real in another world?
Chris is a Gifted, one of very few who can cross the boundary between our world and the other. Each Gifted is brought to the other world to help in time of need, although the nature of that help isn’t immediately apparent.
We first meet Chris in present-day Chicago, w...
August 29, 2015
Flash Sale on Kobo Ebooks
Extra post this weekend… because I found out that my books are included in a half-price sale in the Kobo store! [Don’t have a Kobo? They have a free app to download foryour tablet, phone or computer.]
If you wanted to read them beforeWithout Proof comes out in November, now’s your chance. The following links are for the Canadian store, but Kobo sells worldwide. Outside of Canada, just go to your country’s Kobo store and search “Redemption’s Edge Sketchley”.
To buy: add the book(s) to your car...
August 28, 2015
Guest Post: Do Not Be Anxious about Anything—Even the Good Stuff
In times of heartache and worry, I’ve often quoted Philippians 4:6-7, which says, “Do not be anxious about anything,but in everything by prayer and supplicationwith thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.Andthe peace of God,which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (ESV).
On September 2, I will be boarding an airplane with my hubby and our daughter. We will be...
August 26, 2015
True or False
Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
John 12:10-11, NLT*
You’d think raising someone from the dead would be proof enough of Jesus’ power, even for the priests and Pharisees. The common people could see it clearly enough.
It’s easy for us to say these priests were protecting their own power and didn’t want to acknowledge the truth. That they felt threatened.
That’s likely the case, bu...
