Ehud changes his mind
You are Ehud, a timid man with handicaps. You live in Israel during the time of the Judges, when the children of Israel occupy the promised land in a tenuous kind of way, bedeviled by the Canaanites and their tempting fertility worship while forgetting who their help...God plans ahead
God chose the spot where he asked Abraham to build an altar and sacrifice his son Isaac. God told Abraham to take the boy to “a place I will show you.” It was several days’ walk from where Abraham lived in the Negev desert. When they got close, Abraham laid the...Trusting God
Imagine that you are Rebekah, a young Aramean woman, not yet married. You live in Haran in a household that includes your elderly father but is run by your brother Laban. You have a comfortable niche, with friends and servants, a mother, maybe sisters. Life is looking...Focusing on God
Why is paying attention to God so difficult? I have great intentions every day to pray a lot and let the Lord guide me through my decisions of the day: how I will spend my time, what I will focus on. But things degenerate pretty quickly. Soon I’m making choices...Focusing on God
Why is paying attention to God so difficult? I have great intentions every day to pray a lot and let the Lord guide me through my decisions of the day: how I will spend my time, what I will focus on. But things degenerate pretty quickly. Soon I’m making choices...What do disciples, writers, and faith have in common?
Today we have a guest post from Tanya Eavenson. What do disciples, writers, and faith have in common? Let me give you a hint with the word disciple. Jesus called twelve men to follow Him. It was a call for them to be trained and to learn. As writers, we are much like...A lesson from Abel
You remember the story of Cain and Abel, no doubt. At least, you remember how it ended, in the world’s first murder. But how did it begin? Where was the root of the festering anger that took hold of Cain? Cain and Abel had different ways of doing things,...Created to live forever
Today we have a guest post from author Ada Brownell. “Whoever lives and believes in me will never die” (John 11:26). Is the water that makes steam gone forever? No, because the earth has only a certain amount of water, which is constantly in a precipitation and...
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The Dog Snatcher: Guardians of Time Book 1
The kid just wants his beloved dog back. Before it’s too late.
Disbelief and shock fill eleven-year-old Jake when a stranger grabs his beloved dog. Jake and his twin Ava chase the scruffy teen down their suburban street, but the thief simply vanishes. So … what is this ancient-looking skeleton key Jake finds in the street? Turning it in the air takes the twins—somewhere else!