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New Releases–Because You Asked

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Vicki Hinze

Hi, everyone. At your request, we’re adding a new feature at Christians Read.  You asked to be notified when one of the Christians Read Authors has a new book being released, so we’re going to add that to our program. … Continue reading →

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Unpublished Barbara Cartland Novels Released

Posted on August 16, 2013 by yvon63

  Emails have been on several loops recently about the release of Barbara Cartland’s 160 unpublished manuscripts that will be released in paperback and as e-books. This is the paragraph most quoted by emailers: “Cartland was one of the most … Continue reading →

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Technology by Tara Randel

Posted on August 15, 2013 by tararandel

Does anyone have a love/hate relationship with technology like I do? Sure, technology gives us information at our fingertips in lightning fast fashion. We can send texts, pictures, emails from our phone. Writing a book on a computer is so … Continue reading →

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But I Hate Marketing by Julie Arduini

Posted on August 14, 2013 by juliearduini

When I talk with friends who don’t write for a living, their vision is that authors sit in cushy offices, munch on gourmet chocolates, write one draft of what will become a bestseller, and the book sells just like that. … Continue reading →

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Catching a Shy Man (aka Taming a Feral Cat) by Hannah Alexander

Posted on August 13, 2013 by alexanderhodde

    The Shy Man         Being lazy by nature, I typically choose to blog about subjects of my novels. Lately, my blogs have been about small-town settings and the benefits of community. I’ve been reminded, however, … Continue reading →

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The Horror of Human Oppression

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sarah Goebel

“Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere” (Wiesel 119). This statement rings so true to my ears. Although it is a statement found in Elie Wiesel’s acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, I first read it … Continue reading →

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Sharing Our Stories by Lynette Sowell

Posted on August 8, 2013 by lynettesowell

We made a very important and momentous trip a little more than one week ago. No fanfare and media frenzy, unlike what happened outside a London hospital not long before. Just a simple trip, three ladies in a bright-red extended-cab … Continue reading →

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Conflict . . . only better! by Maureen Lang

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Maureen Lang

Certain genres expect to use a certain kind of conflict. Romance novels aren’t so much about the happy ending (which everyone knows will happen) as the vehicle the author uses to keep the hero and heroine apart until that happy … Continue reading →

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Got Freedom? by James L. Rubart

Posted on August 6, 2013 by James L. Rubart

Do you? Have freedom? I think it’s an essential question if you’re a follower of Jesus. Because that’s why he came–to set us free. “He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to … Continue reading →

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A Little Book Can Help Set the Captives Free by Kathi Macias

Posted on August 5, 2013 by alandkathi66

Abraham Lincoln said, “Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man’s nature; opposition to it on his love for justice.” What a powerful picture of the dichotomy of man’s soul! The first epitomizes the unregenerate soul, seeking only its own … Continue reading →

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New Book Release by Tara Randel

Posted on August 1, 2013 by tararandel

I’m thrilled to announce that my new Harlequin Heartwarming release, Orange Blossom Brides, is available today! This is my first book with Harlequin, so you can image how excited I am to let everyone know. I’m also very pleased to … Continue reading →

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Word Pictures by Julie Arduini

Posted on July 31, 2013 by juliearduini

I’m a visual person. Not in the spatial relations way where you show me an unfolded box on a test and ask me to put the box together in my head and mark off the steps. No. I’m horrible at … Continue reading →

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Clarity in Confusion by Vicki Hinze

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Vicki Hinze

  A few years ago, I had a vision challenge that required a series of surgeries.  After one, my eyes were sown shut for three days.  I had pain meds, but took the first one and got hives.  So not … Continue reading →

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STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT? by Yvonne Lehman

Posted on July 26, 2013 by yvon63

    “I can’t take anymore.” “I’m at my wit’s end.” “I’m ready to snap.” I’m stretched to the limit.” Likely, we’ve all heard, said, thought, and/or felt like those statements. Trials are common to us all. Conflict, adversities, doubt, … Continue reading →

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Names!

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Maureen Lang

I was having breakfast in Shipshewana, Indiana when I heard the news about Britain’s newest royal. Another woman, a stranger to me, entered the communal dining room just as the television report came to an end, but she heard enough … Continue reading →

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