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September 22, 2014
Review: Wind and Shadow, by Kathy Tyers
Wind and Shadow, by Kathy Tyers (Marcher Lord Press [now Enclave Publishing], 2011)
Prophetic hope, ancient evil, and the struggle to live a life of faith when temptation masks as truth and danger is all around…
Fans of Kathy Tyers’ Firebird trilogy waited a long time for the story to continue. Wind and Shadow begins the tale of the next generation of the Caldwells, a Sentinel family prophesied to produce a messiah-type hero.
The Sentinels are humans with psionic power, feared but needed by the...
September 19, 2014
Interview: Heaven’s Prey
Heaven’s Prey has been out for nearly a year now. I’ve done interviews, character interviews, guest posts, and they’ve been fun. Here’s an idea I learnedfrom Australian author Paula Vince, from theblog tour for her novel,Imogen’s Chance.
It’s the readers’ turn to ask the questions.
If you’ve readHeaven’s Prey, what would you askthe characters?Ruth, Harry, Tony? Ruth’s pastor? Susan? Or for me, although my imaginary friendsmay have more to talk about.
Ask your questions in the comments, and I’ll...
September 17, 2014
Every Morning, New!
The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23, NLT*
Remember childhood, especially in the summer, when each new day meant another chance to play and have fun? We’d pop out of bed early, eager to get started.
I have some vague memories of this, but I’ve certainly changed. Waking is neither easy nor exuberant.
Instead of morning bringing thoughts of opportunity, it usually comes with a desire fo...
September 15, 2014
Review: Dangerous Passage, by Lisa Harris
Dangerous Passage, by Lisa Harris (Revell, 2013)
When a second Jane Doe is found dead in Atlanta, Georgia, Detective Avery North fears she’s dealing with a serial killer. Can she find—and stop—him before another young woman dies?
As a single mom, Avery’s life is filled with work and family. She barely has time for a pedicure, so how could she add a relationship with the handsome medical examiner, Jackson Bryant? Or is she simply afraid to let herself love again?
The hunt for a serial killer unco...
September 12, 2014
When Marriage isn’t what You Thought it Would Be
I’m excited to welcome a guest poster to the blog today.Sherri Wilson Johnson is an Inspirational Romance novelist, aspeaker, and a former homeschooling mom who’d rather have laugh lines under her eyes than worry lines across her forehead.She lives in Georgia with her husband, her two children and her Chihuahua, Posey. Her favorite thing to do when she’s not with her family is to curl up with a good book or work on her current work-in-progress. She loves to dream of visiting romantic places a...
September 10, 2014
Signpost Life
I myself am God, your God: Keep my statutes and live by my laws. Keep my Sabbaths as holy rest days, signposts between me and you, signaling that I am God, your God.
Ezekiel 20:19-20, MSG*
As Christians, we live under grace. It’s not about trying to earn our salvation or to appease God so He won’t zap us.
But God is a holy God, and our behaviour matters to Him. We can please Him, or we can offend Him. With all He’s done to save us, isn’t the best response a life that honours and obeys Him? A lif...
September 8, 2014
Review: Other Side of the River, by Janice L. Dick
Other Side of the River, by Janice L. Dick (Helping Hands Press, 2014)
It’s been too long since we had new historical fiction from Janice L. Dick. Once again she immerses readers in the world of Russian Mennonites, a persecuted people wherever they try to settle in the Soviet regime of 1926.
Despite the growing turmoil in their village, Luise Letkemann is eager to marry her beloved Daniel Martens. Her family wants to move somewhere safer: to Canada, or at least farther east towards China. But w...
September 5, 2014
Catherine West, Author of Yesterday’s Tomorrow
Catherine West writes stories that connect with readers’ imaginations and with their hearts. Her novel, Yesterday’s Tomorrow, released in 2011 from OakTara Press, and she’s re-releasing it now as an independent author.
Because I loved the story, and because I’m also a newly independent author re-releasing a traditionally-published book, I asked Cathy if we could chat.
Janet: Welcome, Cathy, and thanks for taking time to join us. Congratulations on this second edition of Yesterday’s Tomorrow. Fa...
September 3, 2014
Remembering God’s Promises. Again.
The Lord will work out his plans for my life—
for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Psalm 138:8, NLT*
Don’t we forget this, sometimes?
Bad news piles up. Globally. Locally. Personally. Even if we’re physically untouched, the sheer weight of what goes on around us can be soul-crushing.
And let’s face it, even when life is really good, there are elements that we don’t like. That could be better.
If we’re not careful, fear, discouragement, discontent and others can pull our focus away from...
September 1, 2014
Review: Out of the Blue, by Jan Wong
Out of the Blue, by Jan Wong (Jan Wong, 2012)
This book’s subtitle says it all: “A memoir of workplace depression, recovery, redemption, and, yes, happiness.”
Jan Wong was an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, on staff at the Toronto Globe and Mail, one of Canada’s largest newspapers. She was tough, focused, and unstoppable. Until national backlash to one of her articles triggered death threats and caused the paper to withdraw its support (despite having approved the story in the...
