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"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. . . . This is my command: Love each other." John 15:12,17 (NIV)
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Aahhh, Valentine’s Day. A day many men dread. And on which many more women become disappointed. Why? Because the expression of love sometimes has little to do with the depth of the emotion of love. And these are the two areas of love which are featured on Valentine’s Day. There’s nothing “wrong” with…
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When I was in 6th grade, I received two or three giant Valentine boxes of candy from secret admirers on my desk at school. I mean the great big heart-shaped ones. One of them was a yellow box with a pretty flower on it. I think it stands out in my memory because yellow has always been…
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Since it’s almost Valentine’s Day, I’ll tackle my bi-yearly topic from another angle. Hmm. Being a writer of what I choose to call “non-traditional romance”, perhaps just to be difficult but mostly because my stories don’t fall into the traditional “norm” for CBA romance, I’ve realized that of all the genres it might just be…
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It can be fascinating to see the different responses to pieces of “art”. When I saw the Academy Award nominations, I laughed out loud at the placing of “District 9” in the Best Film category. I know a couple of my friends immensely enjoyed and appreciated this movie, but many others of us less enlightened…
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In Thin Places Mary E. DeMuth has bared her soul and sacrificed herself on the altar of confession. The horrendously ugly events which soiled the young life of this lovely and achingly honest woman lay raw and bleeding on the pages of Thin Places. I’ve read three of Mary’s novels, all well-scripted in her unique…
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[Forgive me for this but when I first saw the title of this novel, I thought of the film I watched with my husband in exchange for him seeing “The Notebook” with me. That film was “Alien vs. Predator”. At the theatre no less. So. Anyway.] C. J. Baxter, successful author who’s gotten that way…
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For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” (Proverbs…
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No point in staying in bed any longer. Hutch couldn’t sleep anyway. Maybe it would be better when he moved to his new place. Tonight was his final night at the motel. He planned on taking the last of his stuff over tonight before he and Brian went out to eat. It would be good…
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Another frequent discussion around blogdom centers on this question: Are authors born or made? I’m surprised whenever different writers give a definitive answer to this question. Let’s talk about “made” first. In this context made seems to indicate a writer is taught to write by instruction. That instruction can come from school(s), but if a…
