Category Archives: Vicki Hinze

A little help from your friends . . .

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Maureen Lang

My youngest son just started his first job this week. While it’s exciting to see this first step into an area of life he’ll nurture until retirement (some 50 years from now!) it’s a bit of a milestone for me, … Continue reading →

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Maureen Lang’s The Cranbury Papermaker by Vicki Hinze

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

Christians Read congratulations CR author, Maureen Lang on the release of her new novel:   Will he steal her inheritance . . . or save it?Arianne Casterton is devastated when her father and his new wife are killed in a … Continue reading →

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Everyday Heroes by Vicki Hinze

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

  We all have our visions of what a hero looks like. We’re all right and probably wrong because, with our preconceived notions, we often overlook the Hero Next Door, the everyday hero, and that hero is often the very … Continue reading →

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I AM WHAT I SAY by Vicki Hinze

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

I AM WHAT I SAY: The Power of Self-Talk   What is the power of words? Our words? What we think and what we say? I’ve been listening to people talking about everything and nothing, and what I’ve heard has captured … Continue reading →

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A Spark Serves by Vicki Hinze

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

    A Spark Serves: Soul Food and the Heart-Weary Christian     It’s almost Easter. A revered time for people of faith. The most revered time for Christians. Today, I need to chat. That’s right, to chat. I need … Continue reading →

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I’ll Come Back When You’re Over It by Vicki Hinze

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

  A few years ago, I went through an experience that resulted in me re-evaluating my life and what I was doing with it. It wasn’t a fun process, but it was a worthy one.   I culled things and, … Continue reading →

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Vicki Hinze’s Thoughts on Character Makes a Difference by Mike Huckabee

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

I’ve been reading a book. Mick Huckabee’s book, Character Makes a Difference.  Let me disclose that I’ve been a political junkie my entire life, but these days, I’m pretty much maxed out on the absence of character evident in politics. … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to our own Julie Arduini

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

Julie Arduini is a faithful contributor to this blog and has been since its inception a number of years ago. Not too long ago, we collectively congratulated Julie on the publication of her book and celebrated with her. Now we have … Continue reading →

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BIG LESSONS FROM A LITTLE NEWS CLIP by Vicki Hinze

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Vicki Hinze

Messages from God and lessons to us are all around. We simply must slow down long enough to see and comprehend them. I’m as guilty as the next of sometimes breezing right past them, but yesterday, I saw a news … Continue reading →

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The History of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

All words have power, but words that ignite truths, like the true meaning of Thanksgiving, are infused with an ability to change lives, to open closed minds and hearts, and to offer different perspectives. True meaning can be just what’s … Continue reading →

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Everything We Read Impacts Us by Vicki Hinze

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

  Everything we read impacts us. Labels of ingredients determine what we buy. Newspaper articles lead us to form opinions. Opinion pieces encourage us to agree or disagree, forming our own opinions. Media, from articles to circulars offer us information, … Continue reading →

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Choosing What to Read by Vicki Hinze

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

  I looked through a listing of books this morning and one snagged my attention. Migrations, Volume 1: Don’t Forget to Breathe by Ashim Shanker. I’m not sure what about it snagged my attention, really. The cover is black and … Continue reading →

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What We Read by Vicki Hinze

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

My granddaughters love to read. They come from a long line of readers, so them reading is doing what comes naturally to them. But their love of books, and specific stories—that is their own. Like their mother, gran, and great-gran, … Continue reading →

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Personal Power by Vicki Hinze

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

At times we all get mired down by events in our lives, or by the events in the lives of those we love.  When we do, it impacts our judgement, our viewpoint, our perspective, and all of that makes it … Continue reading →

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Blue Ridge NC “Autumn in the Mountains” Novelist Retreat by Yvonne Lehman

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Vicki Hinze

  NovelistRetreat_Flyer_2014   I want to make sure the readers of ChristiansRead know about the Novel Retreat scheduled annually in October. During this warm Summer weather is a good time to think about the Blue Ridge “Autumn in the Mountains” … Continue reading →

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