Peering Through Life's Window

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)   photo courtesy of Pexels “‘We are going up to Jerusalem,’ he said, ‘and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law, They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.’” (Mark 10: 33 – 34) photo courtesy of photobucket   “On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you l...

  From the time boys became more than “tag” targets I was never without someone of the opposite sex to hang out with, call on the phone, escort me to dances or movies, even when Mom was the chauffeur. I was a drama queen flirt, histrionic friend, and disingenuous church group groupie. I’d love to say it changed in an instant when as a middle teen the Holy Spirit provided the answer to that infinite question of whether Christ was for real. Decades later, I am still working out who I am on many levels. That story won’t get the final edit until it’s over. In between, I went to college and joined not one, but two Christian groups, fell in love with the music, studying anything and everything, and the boy with the wispy blond mustache and highwater pants from one of the faith groups who prayed with me for John Denver’s soul. Seriously. We won’t know for a while if poor John received the benefit of our intervention. When the mustached boy didn’t run screaming after meeti...

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          A Warm Welcome    to Renee Ann Giggie   Renee Ann will give away an e-book of Emma's Prayer. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below.   Hi Renee, it's great to have you. Tell us a little about yourself. I grew up in a French community in Québec, Canada. After I married, I settled in New Brunswick, about 9 hours away. My wonderful husband supports my writing 200 percent. My first actual publication was a short story that won entry into OakTara’s anthology Falling In Love With You (Oct 2012). A month later, I published my first novel, Stella’s Plea, and just recently, a second, Emma’s Prayer (Feb 2016). Lots of writers loved to read as children. How about you? If so, what did you read? Yes. My favourite stories were The Little Prince , and Jonathan Livingstone Seagull . You could also find me sitting in the staircase with our huge family bible. I didn’t understand the stor...

A Warm Welcome to Ginger Solomon   Broken Valentine is included in a giveaway of around twenty books at InspyRomance.com. She'll give away two copies. To enter a giveaway, choose the book you'd like, and leave a comment under that book. Click  here  and search among the books for Broken Valentine to enter to win one of Ginger's books. The contest ends on March 14th. It's great to have you, Ginger. Thanks for sharing a devotional.   I’m in Over My Head Have you ever been in a situation which made you feel like you were in over your head? You didn’t know what to do. Life swirled around you while you stood mute, unable to take in the whirlwind that had become your life. I have. How else could I describe it so clearly? In November 2001, when I was newly pregnant with my sixth child, my mom came to my house at a time she knew my husband would be home. She sat us down and told me she had cancer. She feared causing me a miscarriage becau...

In honor of the start of Prism’s new Love Is… series – a string of romance novellas based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 – we are inviting you to BE OUR VALENTINE! We will be giving away a Hershey’s Chocolate Lover’s Square Tower (value $46.96) as well as the entire Love Is… series as it releases (in format of choice including ebook or print) to one lucky winner! Two runner-ups will receive the first Love Is… book in print (containing the first several novellas) and a $10 gift certificate.  To enter, hop on over and like our Facebook page. Then post a message to our  Facebook page and tell us what you feel is an important quality of love! For a second entry, join our mailing list. The sign-up box is on the top right of our web site Ah, love! Such a topic! For me, I had a close, loving family growing up, but we hit some rough times when my siblings and I were all teenagers in the 1960’s, and the closeness often became strained and rocky, especially with our Dad ...

A Warm Welcome to Jennifer Slattery Jennifer's visited my blog several times, and I'm so happy to have her here to share a touching personal story about meeting Dr. Ohaju. She tells readers how she grew to admire him and his passion for his Nigerian Medical Mission   From Jennifer How many challenges and setbacks can one man encounter before he decides to give up? I hate to admit it, but if I’d experienced even half of what Dr. Ohaju, director of  St . Joseph's Trauma Center.) endured, I fear I may have retreated. Thrown my hands up in defeat and turned down an easier path. I could learn a great deal from Dr. Ohaju, not only about perseverance but about gratitude, humility, and what it means to have a servant’s heart. I met this man during a very frightening and stressful time. My mom-in-law had gone into the emergency room with stomach pain and a distended abdomen. After an emergency scope, she was rushed into surgery where Dr. Ohaju saved her life....