Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Patti Shene Gonzales Be on the lookout for a Christmas novella from Patti Hi Patti, Thanks for joining us today to discuss this important question. HOW DO I KNOW JESUS IS REAL? This interesting question is one that some may ponder for a period of time, while others will have an immediate answer.  I had a prompt answer, but I also dove deeper into my thoughts in order to present a more substantial rationalization for my belief. My immediate response to the question generated another question. Is Jesus real? Simple answer.  Yes. Then I stepped back and asked myself how we know anyone we have heard about in history is real. Take George Washington, for example. We learned in school that he was a great American military leader who eventually held the position of the first president of the United States. We know facts about him based on writings that have been recorded in history books for generations.  The first people who communicated those facts knew George Washington

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: A Heart to Trust by Judith McNees -- Can two broken hearts learn to trust each other…and God? Grace Morgan has a closely guarded secret. One that also makes her good at guarding her heart. After all, she has what she needs to be content. She won’t make the mistake of falling for another man at work…until the hunky new guy she’s trying not to notice moves in across the hall. Tyler Danby has a secret, too. Left by his wife, who takes away everything he cares about, he’s nursing his wounds and starting over. When he strikes up a friendship with his quirky neighbor, he wonders whether God might be giving him a second chance… (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) Breath of Heaven by Deborah Raney -- After a joyful wedding in Kansas, Natalie Camfield Chambers is back in the village of Timoné in South America with her beloved husband, David Chambers. But th

 Hats... Horns... Celebrate... The winner of Calli... Congratulations, Larry! Donna plans several more visits to Peering Through Life'sWindow! The winner of Angel of the L Train Congratulations, Agy Smitha!

  A Warm Welcome to Penelope Marzec Penelope will give away a PDF copy of Angel of the L Train . To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below and join the Rafflcopter contest. Prayer and Jesus I believe in Jesus. I know He is listening to my prayers. Obviously, I cannot prove it. While there have been a few times I received some specific nudges in the right direction, one particular event remains so crystal clear I can only assume it was divine intervention. It all started because I was worried about my middle sister. She had been dating a man for a long, long time. He didn’t have any ambition and appeared to be rather lackadaisical about everything. He assumed they would marry, but he didn’t date her every weekend. I had strong doubts about the fellow. Finally, I decided to do something about it. I asked my sister if she had questioned this man about important issues related to marriage. For instance, what would he do if she had a baby? Would she be able to stay home wit

A Warm Welcome to Donna Schlachter Donna will give away a print copy (U.S. only) or an eBook of Calli . Leave a comment below and join the Rafflecopter contest to enter to win. Hi Donna, first, tell us a little about yourself. I am a Canadian by birth, an American by choice. I moved to the US in 1999, married, and just celebrated 23 years. I am the oldest of five children, hold a business degree in Accounting, and love numbers.  Congratulations on your recent anniversary! Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I read whatever I could get my hands on. Always ahead of my grade level in reading and comprehension, I once missed my bus stop because my nose was buried in a book. When I lifted my eyes, I was in the middle of nowhere – or so it seemed to my seven-year-old self – at the bus depot. I was in Montreal, Quebec that year, and couldn’t string together two words of French. The bus driver was as surprised as I was. I had to call my mother and she got my dad to le

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  A Warm Welcome to Stacey Weeks Stacey will give away a print copy (U.S. and Canadian Residents) of To Sweet Beginnings in Sycamore Hill ,  an introduction to her Sycamore Hill Series . To enter to win leave a comment and email address in the Rafflecopter contest.  Everyone who signs up for Stacey's newsletter receives a short story, "A Sycamore in the City." Snag the newsletter link and sign up below.  The Opposite of Fear is not Always Courage. It can also be Peace. In general, the Western world—and many in the church—do not know what to do when confronted with fearsome circumstances or unexpected suffering. We need only to observe the world as it navigates out of a global catastrophe that has torn through churches and communities to see that God’s people haven’t always suffered well amidst the fearsome unknown. Yet our responses have the power to either draw others to the Lord or drive them away. How we represent Christ while we face our fear matters. This is part of