African Missions
July 2018 New Releases Contemporary Romance: A Widow’s Hope by Vannetta Chapman — After tragedy claimed her husband’s life and her son’s ability to walk, Hannah King doesn’t want a new man. She has her family, a home and mounting debts. Scarred Amish bachelor...
Guest Post
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. ~Saint Basil Recently, I read about a study that showed doing a good deed fired off an abundance of those good...
devotional
The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, Do you love me?” Peter was hurt because he asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” John 21:17 NIV While passing through...
Guest Post
By Leanne W. Smith Do you enjoy stories about ordinary people, especially women, who find themselves in extraordinary situations in history that test both their character and their mettle? I do. I am intrigued by the values and motivations that lead people to act as...
devotional
Have you ever been waiting and praying for something to happen, and finally, just when you think it’s going to become a reality, it doesn’t? Instead, you’re told, “Not yet.” One of the most exciting days of my writing career was the day I...
New Releases
Contemporary Romance: The Sleuth’s Miscalculation by Kimberly Rose Johnson — Librarian Nancy Daley loves a good mystery and enjoys moonlighting as a consultant for the sheriff’s department. When license plates go missing in Tipton County, she’s on the case. But...
devotional
On Monday, my husband and I celebrated our thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Most days have been wonderful, but sometimes… not so great. Through it all, I believe prayer has anchored our marriage. It may sound cliché, but it’s true. The couple that prays together,...
devotional
Last week, I walked beside our wheat field with my husband and I stopped to snap a picture of a pretty purple flower hidden among the green stalks. “That’s a weed,” my husband said as he yanked it out by the roots and tossed it aside. Then he explained the blue...
devotional
Today, I woke up about an hour earlier than normal. Rather than toss and turn, I brewed a pot of coffee and wandered to the porch. A few lightning bugs still hovered over the wheat field next to my home, but there was silence. As I savored my warm drink, a mourning...
devotional
The light shines in darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 Last night, I saw the first fireflies of the season. I enjoyed the sunset, then night swallowed the shadows. A blinking orb appeared, hovering in the leafy canopy above me. As it grew darker,...
