Peering Through Life's Window

  Hats... Horns... The winner is... Congratulations, Sonja!

  A Warm Welcome to Regina Andrews Regina will give away a mobi copy of Glory of the Heart . To enter the Rafflecopter contest to win, leave a comment and an email address below. Gail, thank you so very much for inviting me to visit your outstanding blog. It is always so interesting and enlightening, as well as beautifully presented. This particular topic is extremely engaging and I am  so grateful to be included as one of your guests to discuss this subject. It's my pleasure to have you. Thank you for participating in the series of blogs about Jesus. Regina shares what she learned about Jesus's commandment that we love one another and how it helps her today . I can remember Jesus‘s words “love one another as I have loved you“ from when I was very, very young. I was fortunate enough to live right down the street from a Catholic school, which I attended for eight years, from grades one through eight. During that time we were instructed by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. T...

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  A Warm Welcome to Carlene Havel Carlene's giving away a $15.00 Amazon gift card. See below to enter to win.  Jesus's Unconditional Love and Why We Should Love One Another The thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians gives us a clear description of love looks like. The scripture tells us we can recognize love because it is patient, kind, does not envy, it does not boast, and is not proud. Among other attributes, love always protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres. Isn’t it interesting that, throughout the litany of love’s characteristics, there’s little to no mention of emotions? These verses show us that love flows into behavior, not necessarily feelings. Jesus’ comparison of the Holy Spirit to the wind comes to mind. We don’t see the spirit directly – we only see his results. Jesus modeled love in his earthly life, inspiring John to write about the master being full of grace and truth. Jesus frequently got his blundering disciples out of scrapes, protecting and teaching them all...

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: Strength in the Storm by Laurel M. Blount -- After the murder of both her parents, Emma Hochstedler returns to the small community of Johns Mill, hoping to resume her quiet existence. Reclaiming her place proves harder than expected—especially now that a movie is being made about her family’s loss. But then, an old friend offers her a lifeline that gives her new purpose. Amish builder Samuel Christner is the biggest—and the strongest—man in town. In fact, the gentle giant has only one weakness—Emma. Even though she broke his heart, he won’t let his childhood sweetheart face her troubles alone. He hires Emma as a nurse for his elderly aunt…and finds himself falling for her all over again. (Amish Romance from Berkley Penguin Random House) Biblical: Defending David by Barbara M. Britton -- When a quiet journey to Jerusalem turns tragic, newly orphaned Rimona must flee...

   A Warm Welcome to Kathleen Neely Is Jesus real? Does the Bible change lives? I went to Sunday School as a child because it was the culturally correct thing to do. Mine was not a faith-based home. Somehow little nuggets of truth took root and began to grow. It was a slow journey. Let me rephrase that. It is a slow journey. Still ongoing. I once thought of the Bible as a book of do’s and don’ts. If I wanted to follow Jesus, I must do list #1 and must never do list #2. But that’s not what the Bible is. God’s word is life-changing. When I truly began to spend time with Jesus and study His word, I found my thought processes shifting.  My heart desired Him more than earthly treasures. ‘Doing’ became an overflow of ‘knowing.’ Before He changed my heart, I never thought of myself as a sinner. I didn’t do really bad things, so I viewed myself as ‘good.’ I remember the day that I recognized my sin. Pride. Selfishness. It sent me to my knees in tears. I’d like to tell you that th...

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