Each Sunday I share my own nature picture with a thought about God’s love for you. July. Growing up there was that summer car commercial that sang, “Baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet.” July also is a month where freedom is a theme. In my living room is a world map of countries hostile against true…
Where Does that Grin Come From? by Kathy Carlton Willis I’m often asked, “How can you keep grinning despite the challenges in your life? It has nothing to do with me. It has to do with the God in whom I put my trust. Knowing “He’s got this” helps me carry on (in hope)…
There are past events in the lives of almost all of us we wish we could change – especially if the event was tragic, resulting in the death of someone we loved. Such trauma leads to soul-searching, trying to find a reason that makes sense of something that strikes us as senseless. Portals, at its…
Authors, take note! In SIX WEEKS, Clash of the Titles opens its doors for submissions to the 2014 Olympia. The Olympia is COTT’s yearly contest for unpublished writers. The submissions are judged by their audience—readers well-versed in Christian fiction yet not associated with the CBA industry. Authors write for readers,…
This is one of my favorite times of year. It’s more than the smell of hyacinths or this year, being able to wear my sandals in Ohio in March. It’s Passion Play season, and even watching my family and friends in rehearsal, I’m overcome with the reality of Christ’s love for us. But I’m human…
Changing Tides by Sue A. Fairchild As I come up on the one-year anniversary of the release of my first traditionally published book Changing Tides, I remember how the story all came about. First, as my hubby and I walked one morning during our vacation in the Outer Banks, we noticed local people—kids got on…
