The One-Dollar Violin The Story Behind the Story of Vinny, the Traveling Violin A violin can hold more than music. It can hold memories and the voices of people who are no longer here. In our family, a violin has traveled from state to state, through nearly a century of history, carrying with it a…
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Book Review: A Kaleidoscope of Life by John Murray
If you want a touching story of love, the heartache of loss, yet the positive aspect found in eternal hope, then this is that story. Losing the love of your life after sixty-three years of a happy marriage is devastating. However, as the caregiver to his wife Rita, who suffered nearly 18 years with Parkinson’s,…
Review: She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible #Giveaway
The She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible experience was designed with special attention to the details to make opening your Bible every day even more enjoyable: Julie’s Review I received the New Testament She Reads Truth Spiral‑Bound Notetaking Bible, and it impressed me from the very first glance. It’s portable, easy to slip into a…
Book Review: After Church Hurt by Timothy St. John
Counselor Timothy St. John offers compassion and hope to individuals who have experienced hurt in emotionally and spiritually damaging church cultures. The local church is meant to function as a healing and helping community that cares for God’s people. But what if, instead of grace and care, someone experienced harm and hurt? When the church…
ACFW Fiction Finder April 2026 New Releases
April 2026 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: A Secret Amish Arrangement by Amy Grochowski — After stumbling upon Reuben Bender’s hidden library in the woods, Nan Burkholder strikes a deal with the reclusive Amish farmer. She’ll keep his sanctuary secret if he’ll…
Review: Knitted Hearts by Leah Atwood
The very thing you are looking for might be what you didn’t know you wanted. Maegan Hanson loves her small-town life. She’s following her dream, owning and operating Ye Olde Yarn Shoppe. All her friends are in serious relationships or already married, but she is content being single- it beats having her heart broken again.…