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…

         Cozy mystery lovers, the Anna Denning Mystery Series is for you. Karin Kaufman writes the perfect little sleuth escape in Bitter Roots, the fifth book in this series. Anna Denning and fiancé Gene are given a glorious gift from Gene's father at a luxury hotel in the mountains where they hope to lie back and…

     People were bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone…

  God, there are so many denominations in the Christian faith. How do you feel about those divisions? Well, let me answer your question this way:      Catholics – They make some mistakes, but they really understand and embrace the concept of helping others.      Baptists – They make some mistakes, but they really understand…

      From September, 2012, the supremely talented thriller writer Steven James with his Patrick Bowers prequel.                                                                         Opening Moves by Steven James is the prequel to the Patrick Bowers Series (The Pawn, The Rook, The Knight, The Bishop, The Queen; The King is due out in July 2013). Published by New American Library, a division…