Chapter 1 She showed up with a bewildered look on her face, having braved the tree-shrouded gravel drive to the isolated cabin I occupied on my heavily forested 30 acres. Dressed in classy black slacks and a crisp white shell underneath a double-breasted jacket to match those…

                         The best of Christian rock. The. Best.    God, you brought Mylon through all kinds of hard trials, and he could've chosen to continue his rebellion. But . . . when you reached him, he became sold out to you and has served…

                                The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin is Book Two so far in A Murphy Shepherd Novel Series. Book Three to follow in June, 2022.   The Letter Keeper is as much a prequel as it is a sequel in that…

       Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should not give up. He said, "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with a plea, 'Grant me…

          You see that very special name below mine? That's a very special author of his own novels, now the producer and narrator of Race. You know him. I've reviewed two of his novels here and here – and loved them! It's the one and only Joseph Courtemanche. That melodic voice…

                      This is the novel that started it all. Who writes a 700+ page saga for their first book? And who uses a little-known Christian vanity publisher, who makes a costly error by inserting pages that didn't belong where they were placed, and who orders…

          More fun, easy escape, light and dark, enjoyable. The UST has picked up considerably this season which is always special when there's chemistry.    Father, thank you for fun and laughter and those who provide it. "A merry heart does good like a medicine." Truly. Help us all to remember…

  Speaks for itself. No words needed.    Father, help us to do as you instruct, direct, lay straight the right path. You're the only Way. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

                                The Water Keeper by bestselling author Charles Martin is Book 1 of A Murphy Shepherd Novel duet this far.  The problem with reviewing a Charles Martin novel is knowing where to start and what to say. The high praise…

  The truly righteous man attains life,   but he who pursues evil goes to his death. The Lord detests men of perverse heart   but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.  Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,    but those who are righteous will go free.    Provers…