Guest Blogger Susan May Warren: Meet the Christiansen Family
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Guest Blogger Susan May Warren: Meet the Christiansen Family

As I shared last week, Susan May Warren is one of my favorite authors and is celebrating the release of Take a Chance on Me. A lot of research goes into creating characters, and authors look through all kinds of images to capture them. The next few days Susie May will be introducing you to…

Character Confession: The Hidden Pain
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Character Confession: The Hidden Pain

Last week I read about retired NASCAR driver Dick Trickle’s suicide. My parents dated by attending races at the Chemung Racetrack where then amateur Geoff Bodine was always put last in line to see how fast he’d get up front and win. Once married and with children our parents continued to watch NASCAR, much to…

Does Your Perception on Reputation Match Reality?
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Does Your Perception on Reputation Match Reality?

Have you heard of the blog Christians Read? I blog every other Wednesday opposite Maureen Lang. Other author/bloggers include Vicki Hinze, Kathi Macias, Sarah Goebel, Hannah Alexander, James L. Rubart, Elizabeth Goddard, Tara Randel, Lynette Sowell, Yvonne Lehman, and Kristen Heitzmann. I know, I’m not offended that you are wondering what on Earth is my…

Sabbath Sunday: Ever-Present
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Sabbath Sunday: Ever-Present

God is our refuge and strength,     an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way     and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam     and the mountains quake with their surging. -Psalm 46, NIV My amateur nature picture of the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain, Burlington, Vermont. Trust Him…

Character Confession: Rehearsing for a Play that Will Never Open
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Character Confession: Rehearsing for a Play that Will Never Open

When people are skeptical about Christ’s ability to transform people today, I want to bring in people from my childhood to display as my Exhibit A. I was a wounded, angry child and my mouth was often far ahead of my brain. If I couldn’t say it in person, well I did the next best…