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Standing in the Gap for Cheating Hearts 2007-07-24 10:44:48 To every sister (or brother) at a loss of how to deal with a cheater without throwing in the towel on your marriage
Kudos for wanting to preserve your marriage, but do realize your husband’s adultery violates your marriage covenant and grants you every right to a divorce. Laying down your rights is often part of the christian walk, but if you want to save your husband from himself, make wise use of this right. First, cultivate a support network–a Christian counselor, pastor, a spiritually mature friend in the Lord who’s been there, done that–and prepare yourself to be willing and able to leave him if he refuses to shape up (hang with me here.) Then quietly, but firmly ask him if he wants to stay married to you and politely let him know (no demands) what’s going to need to happen to save this marriage. Namely, he’s going to need to take his vows seriously, and get into marriage counseling with you. If he refuses, pack your bags (plus thos Read more:Standing
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Ready to Dance in the Desert? 2007-07-26 12:51:17
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing TO DANCE IN THE DESERT (RiverOak, May 1, 2007)by Kathleen Popa
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Raised in the American Southwest, Kathleen began her love affair with the desert as a child. Before becoming a writer she, among other jobs, worked in both the juvenile facility for incarcerated girls and a home for emotionally disturbed children. Mother of two, she lives in Northern California with her husband and youngest son. Visit her blog, Reading, Writing, and What Else is There? She is a member of the CFBA, too! Give her a holler!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
“Not a safe world.” How many times had she heard it over and over again? Well, it is not a safe world and Dara Murphy Brogan knew it better than most, which is exactly why she had tucked herself away on a desert mountaintop. Now it was just her, the voice inside her head and the boxes of hastily packed odds and ends—all that was left of her pathetic excuse of a life. Hadn’t she chos Read more:Dance
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Is it Adultery? Maybe. Or Maybe Not. 2007-07-31 14:08:10 For any brother or sister burdened with suspicion of unfaithfulness without proof positive and wondering if their spouse truly deserves their distrust.
The first question to ask is: has anyone, particularly a male you respected/ looked up to, ever violated your trust in the past? I’m a daughter of an alcoholic, so that’s a big yes for me. And I’ve found I tend to punish everyone else in my life for my father’s trust violations. So keep that in mind when I say the “trust me” bit you’ve probably gotten from your spouse raises my hackles. If my own story rings true to you, that could be at the root of your problem, and will likely require counseling in some form to overcome.
Still, I’d be concerned about any high levels of secrecy. My husband and I have never felt the need to keep emails, cell phone calls, etc. secret from one another. He gets annoyed when I ask him “who’s she?” (the answer is usually “so and so wit Read more:Adultery
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True Light–Review 2007-08-03 11:58:06 I just finished reading True Light by Terri Blackstock, the last book I signed up for before bowing out from the Christian Fiction Review Blog.
I found it fairly well written, although in a couple places I got the impression Blackstock could have used a wee bit more time than she had for rewrites. The story is basically a look into the heart of human nature in an end of civilization as we know it scenario. A supernova is emitting electromagnetic pulses that destroy all electronics and turn out the lights, with trickle down effects that basically leave folks without virtually everything we’ve come to depend on and leave folks to rediscover real horse power, solar power, bicycles, and manual typewriters. She’s definitely done a thorough job of world building, and has created sympathetic heroes and nasty villains, with the central characters well fleshed out. I never had any doubt as to the wrongly accused Mark’s innocence, but she did an excellent job of keeping the rea
Whacky Interview 2007-08-04 23:32:25 Adam tagged me for The Meme of 47
So here goes, all the interview questions you never wanted to ask me:
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
A song, actually, entitled “Adrienne.” Mom convinced him to spell it “Andrea” (that’s what it sounded like Tommy James was singing to Dad)
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?This morning, during Touched by an Angel
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
It stinks. I can write pretty, but it takes forever
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Pepperoni, but we always buy plain old turkey.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
I wish
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Nah, I’d think I was weird and opinionated and too much of a perfectionist.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Never thought about it. Do I?
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Nope
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Not even for $10 million
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Shredded Wheat, South Beach Style or real oatmeal wit
CFBA: And if I Die 2007-08-08 12:23:31
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing AND IF I DIE (Faithwords August 2007) by John Aubrey Anderson
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
John grew up in Mississippi cotton country. After graduating from Mississippi State, he received an Air Force commission and has recently retired after flying twenty-eight years for a major airline. He lives in Texas with his wife, Nan.
AND IF I DIE is the third book in the Black and White Chronicles. The first was Abiding Darkness (August, 2006), the second was Wedgewood Grey (February, 2007).
ABOUT THE BOOK:
It’s 1968. Missy Parker has been married to Dr. Patrick Patterson for nine years; they live in Denton, Texas where Pat is chairman of the philosophy department at North Texas State University.
Mose Washington, a black man Missy refers to as her almost-daddy, is hiding behind a new name—Mose Mann. Mose and the young black man who poses as his grandson have spent eight years successfully evading the FBI, a murderous congresswoman, and
Lessons Learned 2007-08-10 23:52:50 Never ask Adam to write your advice column:
Dear Andrea,
My uncle left me a very nice ring. This man in a tall hat who says he’s a wizard suggests that I journey thousands of miles through dangerous terrain, guarding the ring with my life, so that I can drop it into a volcano.
On the other hand, when I put it on, it makes me turn invisible, which is very cool, and gives me a lot of strength.
Should I go on this long and dangerous quest, keep the ring, or sell it on Ebay?
-A concerned Hobbit
Dear Concerned Hobbit,
Go on the quest! At the end you’ll have had an awesome adventure, learned lessons even cooler than invisiblity, and have a blockbuster movie or three that’ll bring in way more than you could get for the ring on ebay. If you do sell it, don’t let that Sauron guy buy it; his checks always bounce.
In Christ’s humor,
Andrea Graham
P.S. Don’t want more inane letters from Adam? Send me a real one! Read more:Lessons
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Why Uncommited Offenses Seem Unforgiveable 2007-08-15 12:35:21 In response to Standing in the Gap for Cheating Hearts, a commenter asks:
Praise God, and thank you. I wanted you to please, if you can spare some time, tell me tell me, inform me, or educate me on how to be forgiving on issues like this? I expect to be forgiven if I find myself in such a situation (God Forbid though), but I find it almost impossible or impossible to forgive if someone did it to me. I am talking of adultery, or sexually been unfaithful.
I am a guy, and I need some help and advice. I don’t really understand why I should expect myself to be forgiven (although not easily), but I see it impossible to forgive if a woman does that to me.
In Him,
Bayo.
Bayo, a thought occurs to me. Has your wife actually been unfaithful? What is impossible for man is possible for God . . . but He only grants us grace enough for today. You can’t forgive what hasn’t been committed because He hasn’t dispensed grace for tomorrow’s troubles yet. So don’t borrow troub
Summer’s End Edition of the Carnival of Christian Advice 2007-08-28 18:48:26 The kids who didn’t go back to the books last week (or earlier) will be heading back tomorrow and the corn is vanishing from the fields as the harvest comes upon us. And we’re celebrating by getting back into the swing of things again, too with the cream of the crop submitted to us over the summer.
Our next edition is scheduled for October 1st, 2007. The deadline is 11:59 pm on September 29th. And my birthday is September 7th
Questions should be blog posts–either on professional blogging platforms or myspace and cousins–where the author is seeking advice from their readers. Rhetorical questions answered in the course of the post belong in the answers category. Answers should deal with advice column type subjects, scripture; articles on Christian
living and cultivating a biblical world view also welcome.
All answers must be written from a conservative, traditional (ie “fundamentalist”) view of the world and reading of the scriptures–whether Ca Read more:Summer
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Mother-in-Law Mayhem 2007-08-31 17:57:08 Dear Andrea*
My mother in-law is ruining my marriage. She made it clear from day one she didn’t approve of me and cruelly rejected my attempts to reach out and include her when my first child was born. Over time, she warmed up somewhat, but things were always a bit strained between us.
Then her husband died, and she seemed to snap. Now she’s always complaining of phantom illnesses and running to the doctor, who finds nothing, but she diagnoses herself. She’s also suddenly calling my husband every day , several times a day, and uses her “ill health” to manipulate him into going to visit her, in order to help her (and we live out of state.)
When I try to talk to my husband, he takes her part. He doesn’t seem to see how his mother is manipulating him. He claims I lack compassion for his mother and defends his enabling behavior by quoting, “honor thy mother.”
I love my husband, but this is getting to the point where separating is starting to Read more:Mayhem
Why Sorrow Over? Because Jesus Lamented 2007-09-25 20:05:55 Cross-posted from: All for Christ
Bio
Stephen Todd Jones is a writer and poet from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
While a sophomore at Liberty University, he sustained injuries in a car crash that left him in a wheelchair, and this perspective forms the basis for much of his writing. Through his poetry, he gives us a window into his world and his faith.
Why Sorrow
Over
by Stephen Todd Jones
Why sorrow over
That had not
For the same is a
Heavy thought?
Why not enumerate
All here had
Rather than accounting
For those bad?
In content, do you
Not strive to
Obtain that reserved,
It seems, for few?
Or is content a state
Where you are
Never seeking that
From way afar?
Is dreaming wrong to
Do here when
You are dissatisfied in the
State you are in?
Are we not to seek to
Improve our lot,
Or as the fatalist here,
Are we not?
God, reveal to me the
Answer to those,
Or is there a definite
As I here suppose?
Posted with author permission.
Andrea’s Comments:
Poetry is a great vehicle for lament. These a Read more:Jesus
The Lawful Affair: With Your Wife 2007-09-20 11:24:27 Dear Andrea,
I read this and wondered what you would tell these people to do.
Adam
Cyber cheats married… to each other
A married couple are divorcing after they chatted each other up on the Internet using fake names.
Full Story:
click here
First, I would break the reality that an affair with your wife is not grounds to divorce her. They both lied, yes. It could even be argued they both committed adultery in their hearts. But they shouldn’t be getting divorced. They should be getting a marriage counselor and dishing out forgiveness. Especially when you’re both equally guilty.
This is a marriage that could easily be saved; they said it themselves, they’re perfect for each other. In fact, before they realized they were in fact already married but thought they were having an affair, they were declaring themselves soul mates. They’ve just become wrapped up in themselves while being unappreciative of and insensitive towards their spouse.
But alas, both ar Read more:Affair
Christ is Color Blind 2007-09-18 20:16:33
What does the Bible say about interracial relationships?
The key verse on it is Colassians 3:11 “there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, slave or freeman, but Christ
is all things in all.” The bible’s only prohibition on who you can marry (besides stuff like someone who’s already married/unlawfully divorced) is 2Corinthians 6:14, “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship does righteousness have with lawlessness? And what partnership does light have with darkness? “
So let me state it plainly: in Christianity, it doesn’t matter what the color of the guy’s skin is; what matters is whether he knows Jesus. As long as you share the same faith, and preferably the same or similar sect/denomination, can respect and honor him as your head (leader), there is no reason at all you cannot marry someone of a different race.
I speak of marriage because the sole bib Read more:Color
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2007-09-14 20:39:26 Dear Andrea,
I’m a young professional man in my 20s, I grew up around end times theorists. It helped a little that my dad tended to give kooky conspiracy theories a lot of creedance. JFK was killed in a conspiracy, UFOs were real with alien abductions.
Now, I’ve gotten on my own and the long ago (false) prediction of impending doom and the end times are behind me.
My wife received some very nice birthday presents, including a DVD called, “The End Times” big red lettering by Michael Boldea with a note, “Please watch this. Love, Mom.”
Well, Andrea, do I do it? Here’s the problem, I know that it’s going to be a bunch of things that will at best give me an upset stomach. At worse, it’ll make my wife scared.
The simple fact of the matter is that if now is the end times (and what generation of Christian has thought it wasn’t), there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. All I want is to live my life as a Christian, doing the v
May we Never Forget 2007-09-11 23:22:58 Where were you on the morning of September 11, 2001 when you heard the news about the attacks on America?
We should all have an answer to that.
Tonight on the Truth and Hope Report, Adam and I remembered where we were, and what most of want to forget–what we felt and how it impacted our lives.
I hope you’ll take the time to listen. If you’d rather not download it, you can play the 9/11 +6 podcast online at Adam’s Blog.
But if not:
I’d just gotten out of poetry class at Ashland University, where I was in my third year of studies, and I had an hour to kill before Advanced New Testament, which was in the same building, so I headed to my favorite spot: the second floor computer lab to chat with my then-fiance, Adam.
He’d just gotten back from his early morning class and asked me if I’d heard yet. I was like, “What? Is something wrong?”
That’s when he told me, “The World Trade Center is destroyed!”
Partly because I on
Update on the Carnival of Christian Advice 2007-10-02 22:18:13 Gentle Readers,
The Carnival
is delayed due to a lack of sufficient numbers of suitable submissions.
The deadline for submissions is now October 26. It will be posted on October 31st.
Questions should be blog posts–either on professional blogging platforms or myspace and cousins–where the author is seeking advice from their readers. Rhetorical questions answered in the course of the post belong in the answers category. Religion questions, such as would go in my Bible and Theology category, I would rather be sent as a regular email. Most give in to the temptation to pontificate and I’d rather not link to articles that contradict what the scripture teaches even in this category and when it comes to this issue, most of us can’t resist the urge to pontificate even when we know we don’t know what we’re talking about and are trying to ask a question. It’ll be easier for me to dress these individually.
Answers should deal with advice column type sub Read more:Update
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Bog Owls Bark? (CSFF Blog Tour) 2007-10-22 01:05:31
If Corenwald’s terrain in The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers reminded you of Southern Georgia’s wilds, that’s because the author confesses at his website (linked to above) that he drew heavily from the neck of the woods he knew rather than starting from scratch.
That theme continues with a borrowed plot, but borrowing from the bible is of course a tried and tested technique. Here, he’s taken the story of David’s boyhood triumph against Goliath and set it on an island that strongly resembles Georgia as it would have been around the time of our nation’s founding, at a similar time period in Corenwald’s history. Now, I’ll tell you right off: this doesn’t meet my expectations for fantasy, which usually involves creating a new world from scratch without worrying if it’s elements are scientifically possible but being logically consistent within it’s own rules. But let’s give credit where credit’s due: c
Maybe She’s Cheating . . . With Her Job (book review included) 2007-10-18 22:30:00 cecil says:
on October 17th, 2007 at 8:28 am –my wife does not want any touching or kissing, and . . . she has a whole new set of slang she talks, she goes no where with the kids and i ,not even ballgames. she never wants to talk to me and is always angry. at home she dresses like a wreck but come work time she looks like miss america. can you tell me could she be cheating with someone at her work?
Dear Cecil,
Most likely, she is cheating on you–but with her work itself rather than someone at her work. What I mean by that is, from what you’ve told me, she’s fallen into the trap so many working mothers fall into: giving 100% to their careers–and giving the left overs (often close to nada) to her family.
The saddest part of this situation? The women themselves are usually as unhappy about this as their husbands and children on some level. They’ve just bought into the lie that they can have it all, and worse, that they must have it all to be whole, he Read more:Maybe
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On Sorrowing Over ‘the Things We Leave Behind’ 2007-10-26 14:09:55 Reeny writes:
I have been going through a very emotional time lately,trying to put a lot of things behind me but the yearning for it is still strong. At the same time I have a lot to be grateful to God for, so when I yearn I feel I am being ungrateful.
Dear Heart,
Jesus is a big boy, Reeny. He can handle a lot more than we give Him credit for. So don’t be afraid to tell Him the honest truth of what you’re feeling. Try reading A Sacred Sorrow by Michael Card. God is notorious for not appreciating complaining and more complaining, yes, but He does want us to bring our sorrows to Him, as well as our triumphs and praise.
Often enough though, before we can say thank you, we first have to unload the heavy bags of garbage we’ve been carrying around. That’s a formula most laments follow–I’m (sad/angry) because (God’s silent/I can’t feel his lovingkindness) in this situation. But (praise, thanksgiving and/or remembrance of the good he’s done in the past follow her Read more:lsquo
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Nantucket Ho! Surrender Bay Review (CFBA tour) 2007-10-31 08:45:31 My Review:
Hunter started a tad slow with a prologue from Sam’s childhood that I understand wanting to include after the fact. But, other than a few missed point of view intruders (saw, heard, etc.) to remind me early on that I’m reading a book rather than visiting Nantucket, this was a great read that I absolutely ate up.
At the same time, I did have a concern that kept nagging me at the back of my mind. This is an alegorical love story–Landon is your proverbial Christ figure that every Christian author has crop up somewhere in their works at some point (and that’s definitely not a criticism.) The novel works on the figurative level quite well. The parable’s point carries across quite well for anyone who has “ears to hear” as Jesus often put it.
But a good allegory works on the literal level, too, and on the literal level, God is sadly absent. By this I mean by the end of the story, on the literal level, the main character has embraced Landon Read more:Surrender
Who’s Your Audience? 2007-11-02 08:11:51 From the email list of the Lost Genre Guild:
As a technical writer, one of the primary questions I consider is who my audience is, who we are writing to. In that light, who is the Christian novel written for, believers or unbelievers?
Johne (Phy) Cook |
http://raygunrevival.com/Forum/ | http://phywriter.com/ |
The answer is found in Col 3:23-24:
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”
A Christian novel is written, first and foremost, for God, His pleasure, and His glory. Write the story He has placed on your heart, and hoe the row He’s called you to, whatever the human audience or genre that might entail.
In terms of Evangelism or pre-evangelism, let’s remember, in John 6:44, Jesus said that NO ONE comes unto Him unless the Father who sent Him draws them. I’d suggest for these purposes, we throw out all the formulas that Read more:Audience
Carnival of Christian Advice All Hallow’s Eve Addition 2007-11-01 00:10:42 Welcome to the October 31, 2007 edition of carnival of christian advice. The deadline for the next addition is November 30th. It will be posted on December 5th.
Also, I would love to do a Thanksgiving roundup around the theme of keeping Thanksgiving a time of giving thanks to God, too. Like Adam’s Carnival
of Christmas, only for Thanksgiving. I’ll need those by November 20th.
questions
Robinson Go presents Another Question on Ethics posted at The Robinson Go Blog, saying, “How should a Christian
answer this type of question?”
answers
Matthew Paulson presents Should Christians Use Credit Cards? posted at Getting Green.
Heidi Saxton presents When Moms Grieve: The Dark Side of Adoption posted at Mommy Monsters Inc., saying, “When a Christian couple adopts, they imagine that when the process is over and the child comes home, it will be a “happy ever after” ending. What many do not realize … and need to know … is that many adop Read more:Addition
Working As Unto the Lord 2007-11-09 12:00:02 On the Guild we’ve been having a debate on what separates Christian Fiction from Non-Christian. I submitted a version of this piece on that blog, originally as Writing as Unto the Lord.
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not unto men
–Colossians 3:23
What separates secular from sacred? When dealing with this question in any public forum, it quickly becomes evident how many of us truly are waffle brains: Secular and Sacred are in separate compartments,with each area of our lives clearly defined in our minds and totally separate from the other. In this mindset, God takes up residence in His very own compartment marked “Sacred”, which leaves the person especially prone to thinking that God only is concerned about, relevant to, the stuff in His compartment.
Which means despite years of singing, “You are my all in all” and “In all I do, I honor you” (”Amazing Love”) on an unconscious level, many of us think
CFBA extra: When the Morning Comes 2007-11-07 07:21:00
I received an unscheduled book to review from the CFBA, When the Morning
Comes by Cindy Woodsmall. This sequel to When the Heart Cries opens with Hannah Lapp fleeing from her Old Order Amish community by train; even without having read the previous book, we quickly gather why: she has recently miscarried a child conceived in rape, and her community chose to believe lies and rumors rather than Hannah.
The reader, or at least this one, is quickly swept up into her drama, as Hannah wins us over by the time she’s left huddled in a store’s doorway on a cold winter night in an unfamiliar town in another state. From there, she is a Plain girl swept into a very English world (cell phones and all.)
The most surprising thing for me was the “speed” she is lured into the English lifestyle; I say “speed” because it actually takes place over two years. I gathered she was exposed to it some by her college-student not-so-Plain Mennonite former fiance (who she had
Mind Wars: Overcoming Shame and Thought-Attacks 2007-11-05 06:06:53 The letter you wanted to write, but didn’t:
Dear Andrea,
I’ve been saved/come back to the Lord, and turned away from a sinful past. I know He forgives me, so why do I still feel so ashamed? I’m trying to live right, and He’s helping me to. Why do I still have evil thoughts? Why do I feel condemned and like he will reject me?
Dear heart,
At times like this, it helps to understand the modus operandi of the enemy we’re up against. Where we’ve shown ourselves weak in the past, Satan will hit us again–and again. He’ll seem to have given up for a while, only for something to come flying at us and–wham–emotionally, we’re taken right back to the mire we left behind. It’s definitely emotionally disturbing even when we don’t actually stumble again.
The devil loves to grab us by the ears, turn us around, and rub our noses in the dung of our past sins and failures. Part of why is many of us let this sense of shame int
A Shadow of Treason Blog Tour 2007-11-17 07:16:54
Normally, Saturday is a no-blogging day for me, but it’s my turn on the tour for Tricia Goyer’s latest in the Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War, so I’m writing my review in advance.
Now, I had the opportunity to review the first book, Valley of Betrayal, for the CFBA back in February, so I was glad to be asked to review A Shadow
of Treason as well.
The story picks up again with the aftermath of the Guernica bombing that devastated the city, where we find Sophie working in the hospital and her new boyfriend headed back to the front lines. Then the reporter who helped her sneak into civil war-torn Spain comes with the unthinkable: news verifying the dead fiance who betrayed her is alive, after all, and has stolen the Spanish gold that holds the key to who will win the war. And she has to return to Michael if they want to recover the gold.
The novel shares many of the strengths of the previous book: realistic and vivid portrayal of the realities and complexities of
Adam: Counting my blessings. 2007-11-23 13:42:01 Gentle reader,
I wanted to share my husband’s thanksgiving thoughts with you:
The following was read on my on my podcast:
Yesterday at work, I began to think about my blessings and realized how much I truly have to be thankful for. So let’s begin.
I’m thankful for a God who gives Grace to me as I seek to follow him day by day. Many times I fail, but he lifts me up. He is gracious and forgiving. He feeds me through His Word and grants me inspiration. He is the giver of all good things and the one to whom thanks ought to be given.
I’m thankful for health. Other than needing more Omega 3’s in my diet and sleep apnea, I’m a fairly healthy guy with no major discomfort.
I’m thankful for my wife. She’s incredibly patient, understanding, and forgiving. She helps me in so many ways. She edits my blog and is there for every podcast. We have our moments like anybody else, but I wouldn’t trade her for anyone in the World.
I’m incredibly b Read more:Counting
Review: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out 2007-11-21 14:52:37
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS DECKED OUT from Thomas Nelson (October 2, 2007) by Neta Jackson
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Neta Jackson’s award-winning Yada books have sold more than 350,000 copies and are spawning prayer groups across the country. She and her husband, Dave, are also an award-winning husband/wife writing team, best known for the Trailblazer Books–a 40-volume series of historical fiction –and Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes (vols 1-4).
Dave and Neta live in Evanston, Illinois, where for twenty-seven years they were part of Reba Place Church. They are now members of the Chicago Tabernacle, a multi-racial daughter congregation of the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Jodi Baxter is all excited: her kids are coming home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and then all of the Yadas are getting decked out for a big New Year’s party.
But Read more:Prayer
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 2007-11-19 07:15:40 To any brothers and sisters struggling against a spirit of Fear and other demonic manifestations.
Gentle Reader,
The devil wants you to have one of two responses to the presence of his forces: deny/ignore their existence or stark terror. Whatever you do, DO NOT BE AFRAID.
I know that’s easier said than done–I’ve had a few more encounters than I care to remember and even had a spirit of fear driven out. No matter how big, ugly, or mean the manifestation looks, the One who lives within you is still greater, as the Word says.
Resist the devil and he will flee, the bible promises it and it’s been my experience. He’s attacked me in my sleep, in dreams, and every time I recall, I recognized the monster for what it was, rebuked the devil, and he left (with the more stubborn ones, you have to do it two or four times, but they’ll still leave if you hold your ground.)
In the day light (IE, awake), he’s much more crafty, that’s when I struggle, that old fear spirit knows me an
Lawhead-Scarlet-Day 3 2007-11-28 12:28:10 Today, the CSFF tour is wrapping up on Stephen Lawhead’s latest in the King Raven trilogy, Scarlet. I just *finally* got to “the end.” For those who don’t know, this is his retelling of Robin Hood, reset in the Welsh countryside during the very real turbulent times of 1080-1100 A.D, with the injustice of Forrest Law and the Church corrupted by power-hungry blasphemers.
Let me say this was my first blush with Lawhead, and going in, I had only the vague notion that, based on what I’d heard from others, that Lawhead is one of the masters. For the most part, he lived up to that reputation; for fans of mythic history, he’s clearly the genre pacesetter. The character voices/accents were especially impressive.
Less successful was his experiments with narration style: flipping back and forth between first person, present tense and third person multiple, past tense. The former worked because Scarlet was mostly talking about his past adventures with Rhi Bran
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