All posts for the month November, 2019

A Life Like Christ

by Suzanne D. Williams Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God’s word. (Mk 7:13 GW) My mother tells a story of someone she spoke with in her years of ministry, a woman seeking a solution to a personal issue. The woman couldn’t get past the words her mama had said […]

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CrossReads Book Spotlight: Do and Die

Send to Kindle CrossReads Book Spotlight Do and Die A book/plot that enlightens and inspires… by James Andrew Edske Two unemployed men living over a thousand miles apart are complete opposites. Kenneth Saxton an unemployed logger during the Spotted Owl Timber industry standoff has been out of work for over a year. He puts a […]

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CrossReads Short Takes: Christmas Snowe and Peppermint Cocoa & Christian Counseling That Really Works

Send to Kindle CrossReads Short Takes Christmas Snowe and Peppermint Cocoa (A Cocoa Christmas) by Joi Copeland Snoweflake Jacobson left Camden, Maine, and her secrets. Though guilt follows her wherever she goes, she pushes it down and ignores it. When her aunt passes away and leaves her a huge property, Snowe must return to Camden […]

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Hidy Ho Neighbor! Disjointed impressions of my new neighborhood

by Parker J. Cole “Welcome to the neighborhood.”  No one said that to me as I unlocked the door to my new house. The street is mostly silent. A few cars spread apart but no one came out to see my husband and I as we began the arduous task of moving all our things out of storage.  No one […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: Mercy 11/25/2019

Send to Kindle by Ruth O’Neil “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, ”Go and do likewise” Luke 10:36-37 One of the definitions of mercy is “to have […]

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Holiday Horror Story 11/22/2019

by C.J. Peterson “Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.” – Jimmy Cannon “Since I’m always working, my best holiday memories are definitely when I can just go home and spend time with my family.” – Chris Brown After weeks of making lists, checking the ads for […]

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CrossReads Book Spotlight: Overcoming the Seesaw of Wisdom against Fear

Send to Kindle CrossReads Book Spotlight Overcoming the Seesaw of Wisdom against Fear by Dr. Shon Shree Lewis I am so thankful that at almost forty years young, God gave me His revelation and a spiritual treasure about wisdom and began to teach me in my personal relationship with Him, how to understand the difference […]

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CrossReads Short Takes: Shadow of the Mountain & Reflections of a Southern Boy

CrossReads Short Takes Shadow of the Mountain A Novel of the Flood (The Children of Ararat Book 1) by Scott R. Rezer Chosen… or delusional? How does one man persevere when he is given a message that will either test the strength of his faith or convince him he has lost his mind? […]

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Author Interview With Carol Nemeth 11/19/2019

by Carol Nemeth Our guest today is Carol Nemeth. Thanks Carol for being here today and for agreeing to do this Interview. Question 1: What do you think prepared you or qualifies you to write in your chosen genre? Answer: Honestly, I’m not sure I am qualified. I just know that I love to […]

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CrossReads Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 11/18/2019

Send to Kindle by Jim Hughes Matt. 1:18-24 Now this is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her finance’, being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so […]

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