devotional
On Saturday, my family and I walked in the Garden Spot 5k walk/run race. My hometown’s Chamber of Commerce organized the first race in 1982, and it’s evolved into a fun community tradition. This year, I challenged myself not to compete, to enjoy the company and the...
Book Review
One of the best gifts from my writing journey is the friendships I’ve made over the years. Liz Johnson and I met eight years ago when we both were members of a little writing group called the Middle Tennessee Christian Writers. Even though I live in Kentucky,...
New Releases
Contemporary Romance: The Butterfly Recluse by Therese Heckenkamp — Lila finds solace in her sheltered world by raising butterflies and surrounding herself with their gentle beauty. They’re all she needs—until a motorcycle-riding stranger roars up her driveway,...
African Missions
July 2019 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Hometown Hope by Laurel Blount — In the three years since her mother’s death, widower Hoyt Bradley’s daughter, Jess, hasn’t...
Guest Posts
Peanut butter and jelly. Tarzan and Jane. Salt and pepper. Tom and Jerry. Some things just belong together, even as extremes on opposite ends of the spectrum. That’s the great thing about friendship. Relationships with our polar opposite sharpens our attitudes,...
Book Review
I’ve been on a non-fiction reading binge for the last few weeks, and one book spoke to my heart regarding the excesses in my life. Jen Hatmaker’s Seven emphasizes how Americans are drowning in consumerism. She and a few of her close-knit friends conducted an...
New Releases
Contemporary Romance: The Art of Rivers by Janet Ferguson — Can a woman whose life has been damaged by addiction trust her heart to a man in recovery? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) Cross My Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher — Horse rescue farmer...
Book Review
Becky Wade’s newest novel Sweet on You is the perfect escape for a lazy summer afternoon. Warning! Do not open this book without first stocking up on your favorite chocolates. Britt, the adventurous heroine, is the owner of a small-town chocolate shop, and the...
New Releases
Contemporary Romance: When Love Won’t Wait by Roger E. Bruner — Laugh at Pastor Dan’s impulsive efforts to get out of the ministry and marry a woman of his own choosing by going against his domineering widowed mother’s wishes. (Contemporary Romance,...
Guest Post
By Ann H. Gabhart So why didn’t the Shakers think it was proper for a man and woman to marry? One of the things people question most about the Shakers is why they believed in celibacy. That seems self-defeating for a society that wanted to expand. It is also somewhat...
