BOOK REVIEW | Run, Jeremiah, Run

Run, Jeremiah, Run
by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary

Nine year old Jeremiah Jones is a born runner. He runs faster than most boys his age. Trouble is ever since his grandmother’s passing his running has been getting him in trouble. When he’s sad or stressed, he runs. His running helps him cope with the loss of Grandma Joanie and the prospect of never finding a ‘forever family.’ Running gets him thrown out of foster homes and expelled from school.

New Book for Teens from Michelle Stimpson

This month on Written Voices Blog, we will be highlighting authors who write for young adults or teens. Today, we are talking to Michelle Stimpson about her debut young adult novel, Trouble in My Way. Michelle is the author of Divas of Damascus Road, Boaz Brown and Good Stuff.

Michelle, describe yourself for our visitors.

I’m a wife and mother of two teens. I consider myself a full-time writer and part-time educator. Most of all, I love the Word of God and I love sharing what the Lord gives me to others through various means, including my online ministry website: www.womengrowinginchrist.com.

How do you find time to connect with God?

Most mornings, I get up and have private time alone with the Lord through Bible study and meditation. Connecting with God is a continual thing, I’m learning. It’s not just about the time we spend together in the morning. He wants to be in contact with us throughout the day, so I find myself stopping at several points and asking Him questions, praying for people, listening to what He has to say.

Our Worth Before Birth

Our Worth before Birth
by Pastor Natalie A. Francisco, Ed. D.

I once read the following quote from German-born American Physicist Albert Einstein: “The life of the individual only has meaning insofar as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value to which all other values are subordinate.” Now I don’t know whether or not Einstein was a Christian, but I do recognize the biblical truth that is encapsulated in his statement of the value and sanctity of human life and the indelible mark that each person is capable of making upon the life of another and the world. In fact, that is why God created mankind from the beginning.

While We’re Waiting

While We’re Waiting
by Pastor Sam Livingston

One of the most fascinating and most difficult things for us is the art of waiting. We receive the promise but the waiting really puts our faith to the test. An avid fisher told me one day that a good fisherman almost has to be lazy because you can get impatient. For those of us who has spent time fishing, we know it is either feast or famine. Everybody enjoys the sport of fishing when a school of fishes are passing through. On the other hand, it takes patients to wait on a movement from you line.

Let’s examine what a good fisherman does:

BOOK REVIEW | Freedom’s Pen

Freedom’s Pen
by Wendy Lawton

Young Phillis began life in an African village as a curious and imaginative little Janxa. Then without warning Janxa gets captured by slavers and shipped to the New World with her father. She’s unable to fully comprehend the reasons for the inhumanity she witnesses on the journey. She soothes herself by clinging to the songs of the village storyteller.

Valentine’s Day Giveaway | Love As A Way of Life

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Love As a Way of Life Devotional
by Gary Chapman

In his book Love As a Way of Life, best-selling author Gary Chapman shows readers how to cultivate a new lifestyle built around the seven characteristics of authentic love. Now in a companion devotional, he provides ninety inspirational readings to help Christians consistently live out the characteristics of love in every relationship.

Each devotional entry showcases biblical truths that guide a life of love, offering fresh insight and practical guidance in how to make love a lasting habit. Over the course of three months, readers will learn to follow God’s lead as they practice the characteristics of a loving person: kindness, patience, forgiveness, courtesy, humility, generosity, and honesty.