Brenda S. Anderson has temporarily reduced the price of her first novel Chain of Mercy in ebook form. That's a bargain. Reviewed here.     Father, please continue to direct Brenda's writing and pour out an extra blessing for all she does for other authors. Encourage her as she does to others. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

         I spent about a month buying Bride magazines when I got engaged to my boyfriend of three years. I was 18 years old. Crazy to think of it now. Bridal magazines were definitely not me, but I indulged them for a short season.  Females come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. We claim some…

  I don't know about you, but I've worked for both men and women. I've had bad bosses of both sexes, but I will say when I've had a bad woman boss, they're the worst. When women are hard-hearted, power-hungry, and clearly lack people-management skills, they're by far more unlikable than men with the same poor…

  Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue…

           Words hold far more power than the old phrase "Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me" wields. Words can hold a person prisoner even if consciously they're unaware of their effect. A classic example of this is the sad story of the young sister of the talented singing…

                    Visiting Novel Rocket today. Hope you'll visit me there.   Again, Lord, thank you for every opportunity. You are the giver of every good and perfect gift. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

       Intensely beautiful. Chris Botti on trumpet with Lucia Micarelli on violin.   Father, there is so much of you in beautiful music. Thank you for those who make it. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                            I don't like to read novellas. They're too short. Even well-written and well done, I will rarely read a novella. I prefer long and involved stories.  And I've always hated short stories. Every once in awhile we make exceptions to our "soft" rules. They're movable. They're not critical. They have no dangerous side effects…

    What are you afraid of? Real fear sends adrenaline shooting through your blood vessels. Your heart ricochets inside your chest. Decisions come in torrents or freeze inside your brain. Paralyzed or springing into action, fear causes diverse reactions. And fear is one of Satan's strongest, most effective tools. Fear can stifle. It can rule.…

  Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never…