devotional
And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength. The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these. Mark 12:31-31 NLT I highlighted “as yourself”...
Guest Post
The first published English recipe for ice cream (or, as it was simply called then, ice) was published in 1718 in Mrs. Eale’s Reciepts, so it had been around for several decades by Jane Austen’s day—but it’s likely ices were enjoyed mainly by the wealthy....
Book Review
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Biblical:Redeeming Grace by Jill Eileen Smith — When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons...
devotional
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 January is a special month for my family because we celebrate birthdays on January 4, 5, 18, and 25. January 11 is a bittersweet day because it was my...
Guest Post
By Jessica R. Patch When I think of sisters, I should immediately think of me and my older sister, but actually the Haynes sisters from White Christmas come to mind along with their signature song: “Sisters”. Maybe it’s because Christmas recently passed or it could...
Guest Post
By Krista Phillips A long time ago, there was this girl. We’ll call her—Minnie Mouse. That’s not really her name of course. I’m disguising it to protect the innocent—er—guilty—er—whatever. I’m keeping her identity hidden because she would probably hate everything...
devotional
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him, fret no yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices. Psalm 37:7 ESV For the first time in five years, I don’t have a mission trip scheduled on the calendar. I’m waiting...
Guest Post
By Janet Ferguson Aren’t beaches great? And even more fun with friends? Not long ago, Shelia featured my friend Jackie Layton’s book, Christmastide at Bald Head Island. https://sheliastovall.com/2016/11/21/when-dreams-come-true-by-jackie-layton/ Jackie and I critique...
Guest Post
Want to win a free copy of Christmastide at Bald Head Island? Just subscribe to Shelia’s blog and she’ll have a drawing on Sunday, December 17. Four of the three authors in this book are friends with Shelia. We try to get together to brainstorm every few...
African Missions
I’ve heard that message all my life. I’m a wee bit hyperactive and I tend to run through life, rather than stroll. In fact, I probably dodged around you in annoyance if you were dallying around on the track of life, in my way! On another note, I’ve spent a good six...
