GodSpeaks

You may have heard about the billboard campaign several years ago that had messages signed “God.” The sayings were short and to the point. The campaign was run again recently with new sayings, and the billboards can be seen at GodSpeaks. Well worth a visit!

Brave Kids!

Voice of the Martyrs’ Kids of Courage profiles young children and teens who have faced persecution for their faith. These are amazing stories of faith and courage. My prayer is that I could be as bold as these kids in similar circumstances.

Book Review: Miracle of Miracles

I posted a review of the book Miracle of Miracles: A Muslim Woman’s Conversion to Christ And Flight from the Perils of Islam by Mina Nevisa with Jim Croft. If the following snippet of the review intrigues you, read the complete review at Book Reviews from Christian E-Authors. Miracle of Miracles reminds us that all Christians must … Read more

Spam

Are you overwhelmed with spam these days? An article in the New York Times reports: “Worldwide spam volumes have doubled from last year, according to Ironport, a spam filtering firm, and unsolicited junk mail now accounts for more than 9 of every 10 e-mail messages sent over the Internet.” And spam in blog comments is just as … Read more

Did you know you can subscribe to my blog?

I knew WordPress blogs are available for subscription as RSS feeds … but I didn’t really understand how to do it. Now that I’ve recently upgraded to Internet Explorer 7, I’ve discovered how simple it is with this browser. David Bowles explains how to subscribe to his blog (and you can use his instructions to … Read more

Advent

Today is the First Sunday in Advent, the beginning of a time of preparation for Christians that leads up to Christmas. Fr. Chip Harper All Saints Anglican Church, which is my parish, offers a short liturgy lesson about the meaning of Advent. The liturgies during the Advent season focus on three Advents: the Advent of Jesus’ … Read more

As Shadows Fall

Grace Anne Schaefer’s next book, As Shadows Fall: People of the Frozen Earth Book Two, is scheduled for release in January 2007. Book One: The New Day Dawns has created a bunch of ardent fans eagerly awaiting the sequel. It has also received excellent reviews, the latest a 5-Angel review from Fallen Angel Reviews. Having read As … Read more

Books We Love: Enchanted Holiday Contest

  I’ve mentioned Books We Love before — it’s a great place to “meet” new authors and find great books to read. The Enchanted Holiday Contest runs through the end of the year. Every signature in the guestbook of a Books We Love author counts as one entry in the contest. You could win a fabulous holiday gift … Read more

Sites for readers

My Web site not only offers links to resources for writers and to reference sites, it also includes a page of resources for readers. You’ll find links to book reviews and interviews, authors’ Web pages and directories, communities for readers and writers, magazines for readers, online stories, and sites for fans of the romance and … Read more

Reference resources for writers and readers

As a follow-up to my post about resources for writers, I thought I would share reference sites that are excellent resources for both writers and readers. On the Reference Resources page, you will find links to dictionaries and other reference books, libraries, search engines to find people and companies, grammar and style guides, quotations and … Read more