It was you and me who put Him there. And only He can redeem us. A cruel death for the sinless One who loved us so much He endured it all. For you and me. "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."…

This from August 3rd, 2008, my favorite of all of Chris Fabry's wonderful novels.              This has been a rewarding summer in the reading department. The CFBA blog tours have provided an ample selection of valuable novels, and my other selections have exceeded or at least equaled my high expectations for the choices I’ve made.…

         And I couldn't be more excited to see this "final adventure".   Father, you are the One who redeems the lost. We are the ones who ask for their salvation. Please . . . In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

             Loved this song. And, yeah, it was appropriate for the time.   Father, you are generous to your people and love the creativity that you share. Thank you for your divine touch on so many. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

            Ruth Logan Herne has written a contemporary romance featuring life on the Stafford prized cattle ranch where the wayward son who left the lush hills of eastern Washington state for the financial glitz of Manhattan returns to his childhood home knowing he'll face the friction of his father and brother but not expecting it to come from a beautiful…

     Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zaccheus, he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see…

          Personal dreams or goals are odd things. Some of them are based on impossibilities and others are based on the individual's sheer will to meet them or to make them happen. Ranging from marriage and a happy family to climbing Mt. Everest, dreams and goals are usually present in almost all humanity. When we…

Republished from 2012: The goodness in . . . My Stubborn Heart                            My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade, published by Bethany House, is my final May review for the CFBA Tour and what a way to close it out. It's a rare time, as those who follow me here know, that I can rave…

         Yup, another good one for this Wednesday. She's gonnnnne!   Father, thank you for the creativity even if and when those you use your gift don't know you. May they find out who you really are: the Savior of the world. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

              Romance novels follow a distinct formula and to love romantic fiction is to love that staid formula. And of course many, many women do love a good romance and totally embrace the formulaic pattern of romance novels. So what makes one of those stories unique, startling, heart-rending, and special? Maybe the setting/location contribute to that…