Devotional: Beyond Resignation

“God is sovereign,” I said to my friend about a recent answer to prayer. “Nothing to do but be resigned to that.” In my heart of hearts, I know while that might be an okay starting place, God will require more. He always requires more. He wants me to move past resignation, into surrender. By definition, they seem to be the same thing. To give up, to relinquish a position ... to hand over possession or control. But to me, the former...

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Devotional: What Is Love?

Jesus loves me, this I know ... But do I really know, in my heart of hearts? And what does it mean to love? We're told He laid down His life for us, became sin for us, paid the price for our redemption while we were still enemies of God. For far too long, however, I’ve regarded that as something rather disconnected from human emotion. After all, we are reminded over and over, love is an action, a choice—not a feeling. I comfort...

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Things to Do While You Climb the Mountain by Dr. Richard L. Mabry

Readers of this blog who are seeking representation by an agent or are struggling to impress an acquisition editor often feel as though they’re in a valley, with a mountain before them that looks like Everest. Small victories may make them think they’ve moved to a camp halfway to the summit. And Sir Edmund Hillary never experienced more joy at planting his flag atop Everest...

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3 Things That I No Longer Fear by Dr. Richard L. Mabry

It’s okay to be afraid. Some fears are healthy. For instance, I fear Black Bears and Grizzlies, and if I’m ever near one of them I plan to seek safe shelter ASAP. That’s a healthy fear. Then again, other fears aren’t rational—like those to which writers are subject.  Along my road to writing, with eight published novels and a non-fiction book under my belt and more...

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Devotional: Poured Out

14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain. (Philippians 2, NKJV) The passage reminds me of a children’s animated series several...

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Interview with Sylvia Bambola

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God's Grace by Sylvia Bambola

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Devotional: God Who Works In Us

How much of what we do is us? How much us God working in us? I would submit, it’s both. 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. (Philippians 2, NKJV) Work out our own salvation ... because it is God who works in us. How...

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Author Chat ~ Kim Vogel Sawyer

Welcome, Kim! Thank you for taking time to chat with us about your writing journey. How long were you writing before your first publication? How many manuscripts had you written by that time? Have you published any of your early works since? Do you plan to?  People often ask me how long I’d been writing before I was published. If the questioner isn’t an aspiring...

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Specials During RT Booklovers Convention!!

During RT Booklovers Convention Only!! Here it is...and not just for attendees! I am thrilled to be able to announce that Bethany House will be offering to everyone the opportunity to own some of the very best in Christian fiction. Select from any of the titles listed here, but act fast! It's only available from May 12-17th....

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When Grace Sings by Kim Vogel Sawyer

Kendall Grace In July of 2013 I became a grandmother for the tenth time with the arrival of Kendall Grace. Even though I’d been down the becoming-Gramma road a few times before, Kendall Grace’s arrival was every bit as joyous as the first one had been. Shortly after our little darling’s entry into the world, however, we learned things were very different than her cousins’...

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