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Last month I talked about knowing your royal identity and living with bold, audacious faith. That might have challenged some of you. (It’s a daily challenge to me!) This week’s post probably will, too, but hey, just being transparent. Keep an open mind and be willing to challenge what you believe—some of it might be...

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Put your foot downDraw a line in the sandStand your groundDig in your heels All cliches with the similar meaning of being decisive and firm in your situation. I find myself in that position today. Fed up, angry, frustrated with things, and ready to blow the devil out of the water. It happens when I...

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I thought writing a mystery would be a breeze. I mean, mystery is my favorite read. It’s primarily what I watch on TV. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. There are so many more layers to a mystery than the women’s fiction I’ve been writing. Oh, sure many books have a subplot or two...

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Odd thoughts—and I mean really odd—occur to me on a frequent basis. Most of them I dismiss; they aren’t worth considering. But one thought that hasn’t left me alone lately is why there’s so much hoopla about a new year. I kind of get it. We spend all year working toward goals (or resolutions) and...

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Today, November 10, holds special significance for me in more than one way. First of all, on this day in 1775, the Marine Corps was founded. Yes, even before the thirteen colonies declared their independence, men were organizing the United States’ first military force. I realize most people could care less about the Marine Corps […]

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For ages I’ve struggled with what it means to seek the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33). I thought it meant denying self, denying the flesh, denying my heart’s desires. But I was all wrong. What Does It Mean to Seek the Kingdom of God? Prov. 18:21 NKJV says, “as a he thinks in his heart, […]

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Why do we love the hero’s journey so much in the books we read? Do we all desire to be a hero rather than a victim? Donald Maass states in his book Writing the Breakout Novel that “all readers unconsciously seek out novels for an experience of human life that is admirable, amusing, hopeful, perseverant, […]

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In episodes 7, “God Can But Will He?” and 8, “If God Says It,” of my podcast, Reading Between the Lines, I talked about our doubt about God working in our lives. I’ve been walking with God on a personal level since 1980, and I’ve fought a constant battle with “God can, but will He.” […]

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I recently gave a presentation titled Senior Memoir at my local library and thought it would be a good fit for here as well. You are all readers, but maybe you have a memoir in you to write, or you simply want to create a legacy book to hand down to your children. This post […]

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A few months ago, I was thinking about what it meant to be an ambassador of Christ. What did that look like? What do ambassadors do, and how does that translate to my life as a child of God and His ambassador? Ambassadors Represent a Nation/Kingdom US: He or she must be a citizen of […]

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