All posts for the month April, 2020

CrossReads Book Spotlight: First One to the Cross

Send to Kindle CrossReads Book Spotlight First One to the Cross Wives’ Guide to a Winning Marriage by Gwen Steinle First One to the Cross features God’s Word in communicating practical tips to ensure strong marriages and real hope for women enduring strained marriages. The title of the book comes from the saying, “The first […]

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CrossReads Short Takes: Among my Souvenirs & Cooking Up a Mystery

Send to Kindle CrossReads Short Takes Among my Souvenirs: a novella (Landers Town Romance Book 1) by Tammy Sinclair This wasn’t how it was all supposed to be… After graduating, Bethany Patterson returned to her small town of Landers, Oregon, with a four-year degree and high hopes for the future. Months later, those hopes are […]

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Unceasing Prayer and Continual Praise

by Suzanne D. Williams My days have been filled with physical pain. At some point in my past, I strained a back muscle. It could have been from any number of activities. I am not a particularly strong person, simply one that is determined to do things. To my detriment, it seems, because […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: A Change of Heart 4/27/2020

Send to Kindle by Ruth O’Neil Too often we look for a change in the conditions which we are in when what we really need is a change of attitude. If I were to be completely honest, I sometimes need to change of attitude myself. As a mom, it wasn’t particularly uncommon for me to […]

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The Point is … Shining The Light 4/24/2020

by James Collins “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Matthew 5:14 Joe was anxious as he walked into the jewelry store to shop for an engagement ring. He had been saving for months to buy the perfect ring to give to Carol. Joe and Carol had been […]

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CrossReads Book Spotlight: How Then Should We Use Facebook?

Send to Kindle CrossReads Book Spotlight How Then Should We Use Facebook?: A 30 Day Devotional Guide to Social Media (Social Media for Christians Book 1) by Nina Danes Social Media engulfs hours of our time on a daily basis. It has become a crucial part of our lives and affects everything from our job […]

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CrossReads Short Takes: Zero Day & Repairing Broken Walls

Send to Kindle CrossReads Short Takes Zero Day Internet Underground… Inspirational Near-Future Technothriller by Jan Thompson A maligned hacker. A Mossad agent. A mutual enemy. Zero Day is Book 2 in Binary Hackers, USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s inspirational near-future cyberthriller series combining technothriller and romance. If you’re looking for clean suspense without compromising your Christian faith, these […]

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God is our Creator

by Parker J. Cole My twin and I celebrate our birthday today. As I reflect on being blessed to see another year, my thoughts are centered on my existence and how, despite everything, God has created me for His purpose. He did it because He loves me. So below are my thoughts on […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotionals: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/20/2020

Send to Kindle by Jim Hughes Jer. 23:29 “Does not my word burn like fire?” asks the LORD. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes rock to pieces?” Do not underestimate the power of God’s Word. It burns like fire. Fire is not discriminatory; it consumes whatever is in its path. Fire burns […]

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Setting the Scene

by Carmen Peone You know how multifaceted writing a novel can be.   Not only do writers have to create 3-dimensional, compelling characters who pursue high-stake goals, you have to do it using enough tension and conflict to keep readers turning every page until the end.      For a full-length novel, all of that needs to be tucked into well-developed scenes that […]

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