Many are the plans in the mind of a man, But it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21 ESV “No more pages, how can that be?” That was my question when I realized my desk calendar ended at the end of June instead of December. It is a calendar in addition to a daily list that keeps me organized. As a multi-task person, they are critical. This list includes what needs to be accomplished each day and a plan for how to do so. I was overwhelmed with frustration when I realized my daily lists…
Let Love Cover All Offenses by Kathy Collard Miller
Letting love cover all offenses is not as easy as it sounds. Proverbs 10:12 points out why it’s easier said than done. “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses” (Proverbs 10:12) What an important and powerful word picture Proverbs 10:12 gives about anger toward others. We can “stir up” wounds or “cover” them with love and understanding. If we choose to “stir up,” we put the spoon of rehearsing hurts and misunderstandings into a pot of boiling mud and grime. Then we stir, stir, and stir causing any moisture of grace and mercy to evaporate. Then the mass solidifies into…
Hope Deferred by Maureen Miller
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12 NLT). “…Void a miracle.” What had the doctor said? I shook my head, attempting to wrap my mind around his words. “Pardon?” “It’s unlikely you’ll have children biologically, void a miracle.” His furrowed brow spoke his concern. My husband Bill leaned in, then pulled me close. Always my resolute protector, even when his heart, too, was hurting. My hope for children seemed nothing more than smoldering embers, and, for a season, all passion waned. I lived in grays. But… God didn’t leave me in…
August 2024 New Releases
August 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical: A Certain Man by Linda Dindzans — Mara is a young Samaritan beginning to discover her love for Samuel—and his for her. Soon she will be deemed mature enough to marry. Her hopes are dashed when her greedy father brokers a match with the cruel son of the wealthy High Priest of Shechem. When her loathsome betrothed is killed, her beloved Samuel must run for his life. Mara and Samuel struggle to survive and reunite during the treacherous and scandalous times…
A Woman Who Fears the Lord by Shadia Hrichi
The story of Rahab has fascinated Bible students and laypersons for centuries. Her story appears in a mere two chapters in the book of Joshua, and the events are curious right from the start. The book opens with God commissioning Joshua to lead the Israelites after the death of their leader Moses. Yet no sooner do the people come to the edge of the Promised Land than God puts the whole drama on hold to tell us the story of a Canaanite prostitute. This interruption of the conquest story is not an accident, and it gives us our first glimpse into…
