I was reading Job 1 the other day. Pondering his thought in Job 1:21a : we leave this earth naked, like we came into the world. And that his thought was directly after losing his herds, servants and all his children! He then praised God (Job 1:21b)!!! Society has taught us to want more. Therefore, […]
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Dr. Angela Hunt taught a short class at the Blue Ridge Conference on organization. I already talked about how she organizes her cleaning, and that has changed my life! She also talked about how to manage her time while she is writing. Don’t answer the telephone when writing, use email if possible. Learn to say
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My first interview–I’m so excited! Last week I reviewed the book The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction and this week we will meet the author, Jeff Gerke. Jeff has published six novels under the name Jefferson Scott–he also has two non-fiction titles to his credit. Be Intolerant, co-authored with Ryan Dobson, made him
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4 cups cooked elbow macaroni (2 cups uncooked) 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup 1% low fat cottage cheese ¾ cup nonfat sour cream ½ cup skim milk 1 ½ tsp margarine, melted ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 1 egg lightly beaten vegetable cooking spray ¼ cup dry
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These are my notes from a sermon preached by Dr. Stephen Davey a few years ago. Sin will deceive your mind and control your body. We must do battle now with the flesh daily (Rom 7:18). The more you do unholy things, the easier it is for you to do more unholy things. The believer
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We adopted a Jack Russell Terrier over a year ago. Sophie is now 7 years old. We’ve done some training with her, which I’ve previously blogged about. But one problem we had was that Sophie accepted her position in relation to Rich and myself, but wanted to be top dog over our daughter. And that
I read The Art and Craft of Writing Christian Fiction by Jeff Gerke in the summer of 2009 and fell in love with it! There’s a reason James Scott Bell, Angela Hunt and Randy Ingermanson endorse Jeff’s book. It’s practical and awesome! Here’s the back cover copy : Artist and Craftsman–as a Christian novelist, you’re
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Ahh, the house smells wonderful right now! I enjoy simple recipes at this stage in my life. So I’m only going to share easy recipes with you. I haven’t made any of them up on my own–I’m creative on paper, not in the kitchen! Some are from my mom, some are from neighbors, some are
This lesson is from Ken Rudolph. If you ever get the chance to hear him speak, do it! He spoke during the summer series at our church about how not to miss a miracle. My notes are short, but to the point! Confess our anger and give our expectations to God (Mark 6). Confess your
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Today I read Gen 19. The chapter that talks of Lot in Sodom. Lot chose to move to Sodom. He chose to live in a sinful environment with sinful people. And he didn’t really want to leave when the Lord told him to. I know what you are saying – we are all sinners. I