All posts for the month January, 2023

What Kind of God Does this Things? 1/31/2023

by Suzanne D. Williams I walked around carrying a weight on my back, baggage assembled in my passage through life — a care, a worry, a regret, a boatload of dread. I rolled it all up in a blanket of anger and stuffed it on top of the hatred and ire that supported […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: Faith’s Checkbook: Obedience Brings Blessing

Send to Kindle by C. H. Spurgeon “Observe and hear all these words, which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God”   (Deuteronomy 12;28). Though salvation is not […]

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Backstory 1/27/2023

by Staci Stallings Many, many moons ago on a writing loop I was on at the time, there was a massive discussion about backstory. For those who don’t know, “backstory” refers to a character’s story that happened before the current story starts. Basically, where did this person come from and how did they […]

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CrossReads Book Spotlight: The Road to Mercy 1/26/2023

Send to Kindle CrossReads Book Spotlight The Road to Mercy A Journey of Secrets, Survival, and Redemption by Mary Hutchinson Award winner in the Religion: Christian Inspirational category of the 2021 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest; Silver Medal Winner in the 2020 Illumination Book Awards; and 3rd Place Winner in the 2019 […]

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CrossReads Short: Takes Stir Yourself Up & Cordelia’s Call 1/25/2023

Send to Kindle CrossReads Short Takes Stir Yourself Up Rekindling Your Passion & Fire For The Lord by Sheldon Newton A MOST IMPORTANT BOOK TO READ AS WE PREPARE FOR HIS COMING? Are you struggling in your walk with the Lord? Perhaps you are a minister who has been preaching and teaching His Word for […]

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Victory Comes From the Lord 1/24/2023

by Robin MacKinley Have had days when it seemed like nothing went your way and everyone was against you? When those days happen, do as David did, trust in the Lord for your victory. But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: Verse of the Day and Devotional 1/23/2023

Send to Kindle January 23rd, 2023 Scripture Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. – Acts 2:22 NIV Devotion Jesus proclaimed to the people of His day that He was “the way and the truth and […]

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The Truth about Lamp Lighting 1/20/2023

by Staci Stallings The Bible says that God’s Word is a lamp at my feet. My dad always said that God put the lamp at our feet and not on our head. That means we’re supposed to focus on the next step, not how we’re getting all the way down the tunnel. I’ve […]

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CrossReads Book Spotlight: Only When I Dream 1/19/2023

Send to Kindle CrossReads Book Spotlight Only When I Dream A Contemporary New Adult Christian Romance Novel (The Imagination Series Book 12) by Staci Stallings As the gang gets ready for LJ and Yoli’s wedding, past hurts and new dreams collide. Can the budding relationships hold strong, or will life with all of its challenges […]

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CrossReads Short Takes: The Prodigal Pastor & The Fighting Son 1/18/2023

Send to Kindle CrossReads Short Takes The Prodigal Pastor A Small Town Valentine’s Day Romance by Janice Cole Hopkins Brooke Bennett had the best news ever. After years of trying, she and David were going to have a baby. She knew her husband would be just as thrilled as she was, and she prepared him […]

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