On the Happy Every After blog on USAToday.com, Serena Chase recommends The Governess of Highland Hall, calling it “worthy reading for any fan of English period romance.”
Go here to read the full review.
Like a beautiful patchwork quilt, the three novellas in The Quilted Heart tell stories of lives stitched together with love and Gods unending grace.
Click here to download chapter one of The Quilted Heart.
“Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World. The thought intrigues you. Deep inside of you there is a hunger, a calling, to know and love God. To truly know Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Spirit. You’re not after more head knowledge—it’s heart-to-heart intimacy you long for.
Yet a part of you hangs back. Exhausted, you wonder how to find the strength or time. Nurturing your spiritual life seems like one more duty—one more thing to add to a life that is spilling over with responsibilities…
‘He’s up there somewhere,’ you say, swaying slightly as you peer upward, uncertain how to begin or if you even want to attempt the long, dizzy climb. But to do nothing means you will miss what your heart already knows: There is more to this Christian walk than you’ve experienced. And [ … ]
Focus on the Family is re-broadcasting their top radio segments in a Best of 2013 series. Were proud to announce that FIVE of our authors have made it into the Best of series, including Fred Stoeker!
On January 8-9th & 13th, 2014, Freds original broadcasts will be aired one more time on the Focus on the Family radio daily program. (If youd like to tune in live, go here to find a local station.)
You can listen to the original broadcasts here:
Prepare your heart for the holy season to come with New York Times bestselling authors and Women of Faith speakers, Ann Voskamp and Liz Curtis Higgs. During their FREE special webcast, “Christmas at the Farm: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas,” Liz and Ann will be sharing soul-reviving family traditions, some easy yet wildly memorable recipes from the kitchen, and some practical ways for your own sane and sacred Christmassome soul-nourishment, much warmth and a lot of laughter!
Kick the season off with what your soul really needsChristmas like you’ve never quite experienced it before… and more like the Christmas you’ve always yearned for.
AnnVoskamp.com – or – LizCurtisHiggs.com
I am more than my name, more than my occupation, more than my degrees, more than my dreams, more than my family. I am who I was. It’s my footprints, where I’ve been and what I’ve done, that reveal my soulprint. It’s my unique combination of memories that makes me who I am spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and motivationally. It’s also that unique combination of memories that enables me to worship God in a way that no one else can. Why? Because when we sing the classic hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” it’s more than generic praise for a static character
trait. God’s faithfulness is as unique as every moment of your life. Every memory is a testament to His dynamic faithfulness that is simultaneously the same and different for anyone and everyone else. So when our congregation sings that [ … ]
The potential pitfall for those of us who want to let our lives count comes when we shift gears from simply letting to frantically trying to make our lives count. Your life can count when you forget trying to make something happen and simply let your life be available to God.
Excerpted from Let Your Life Count by Donna Partow
Daily Reflection: What can you do to simply let your life be available to God?
Read the first chapter of A Godward Heart.
To Satisfy Your Soul with God
John Piper invites you to experience deeper intimacy with God through these thought-provoking and soul-enriching meditations. Whether you are just discovering the divine richness of Scripture or have long been a passionate student, youll find a deeper understanding of God and renewed insight for your journey.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
Makeovers have been all the rage on television lately. Whether it’s your face, figure, or fashion sense, there’s some so-called expert who promises a “new you.” Of course these external changes can’t change your heart, but that’s precisely what God promises to do.
In Christ, we’re told, anyone can become a whole new creation. Old habits, old attitudes, old allegiances get made over into a sparkling new life.
Excerpted from 99 Bible Promises for Tough Times by Randy Petersen
Daily Reflection: Have you asked God to “makeover” your heart?
Saying no to God, no matter how small the task, is a sure way to suspend the growth process. Of course, rather than a straight-out no, some people simply procrastinatewhich isn’t as abrupt but is equally defiant. Or some merely give lip service to obedience, affirming the rightness of what God requires, yet staying put. Others make excuses about how inadequate they are to obey what God is telling them. However it’s packaged, when you say no to God, you cease to mature spiritually.
Excerpted from Unlimiting God by Richard Blackaby
Daily Reflection: In what ways are you saying ‘no’ to the task God has for you?
