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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Sean McDowell and the book: Apologetics for a New Generation Harvest House Publishers (March 1, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sean McDowellis a popular speaker at schools, churches, and conferences nationwide. He is the author of Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World and the co–author of Understanding Intelligent Design and Evidence for the Resurrection . Visit the author's website . Product Details: List Price: $13.99 Paperback: 256 page...

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Harry Kraus, M.D. and the book: Salty Like Blood Howard Books (March 24, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Harry Kraus, M.D., is a board-certified surgeon whose contemporary fiction, including Stainless Steel Hearts, is flavored with medical realism. A bestselling author, he has also written two works of nonfiction. He currently lives with his family in Kenya, where he is serving as a full-time medical missionary. Visit the author's website ....

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! Today's Wild Card author is: Deborah Raney and the book: Yesterday’s Embers Howard Books (March 24, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deborah Raney is the author of several novels, including Nest of Sparrows and the RITA Award-winning Beneath a Southern Sky. Her novel A Vow to Cherish was made into the highly acclaimed Worldwide Pictures film of the same name. She lives with her husband and four children in Kansas. Visit the author's website . Product Details: List Price...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes. I felt a great sense of urgency to publish them rather than waiting until I had the time to pretty them up. Thank you and I pray that God blesses you through this material. Stacey Take a few minutes to savor Revelation Chapter 13. Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations. 13 — The mockery chapter. 13:1 — beast coming out of the sea — the Jews think the sea is an evil place. The beast is a composite of the beasts in Daniel 7. The dragon gives this beast political power. 10 horns — 10 kings who haven't yet received a kingdom. (17:12) 7 heads — 7 hills on which the woman (Israel) sits. They are also 7 kings: 5 have fallen, 1 is, and the other has not yet come. The beast is the 8'h king. (7:9-11) 13:2 – the same animals are mentioned in Daniel 7. This is an indication that this empire will be a combination of the past empires symbo...

Kathleen Y’Barbo has penned another entertaining seafaring adventure with her novel “Beloved Captive”. In this sequel to “Beloved Castaway”, the story of Isabelle’s sister, Emilie, is told. From her trip to visit her father in the hopes of procuring a donation to keep her school in Fairweather Key open, to her adventurous trip on the high seas including being captured by pirates and meeting her one true love, this lively tale in truly enjoyable. This novel can easily be read as a standalone story, but it would be more enjoyable if you’ve already read “Beloved Castaway” and are familiar with this cast of characters. “Beloved Captive” has moments where it is a bit far-fetched as well as other moments that are very predictable. But these elements do not detract from the story if you are able to simply take the book as an entertaining read. I found myself glad that I was correct about my assumptions of where certain twists and turns were headed. I will recommend this book and look fo...

…in the upcoming time of persecution, how will new Christians know who is friend and who is foe? The penalties during the time of tribulation will be torture or death or something unimaginably worse. It will be imperative to reveal your faith only to those who share it. And, I imagine that the enemy will be lurking behind every corner. People will not be able to rely on what they believed they knew of each other before the catastrophic turn of events that brings us closer to Judgment Day. Just like at the end of “The Sound Of Music” when the Von Trapps were hiding in the graveyard and Liesl’s beau, Rolfe, now a Nazi soldier, gave away their hiding place, Christians in the end times will need to be discerning and very careful. Will there be secret meetings and handshakes and symbols drawn in the sand like in the days when Christianity was just dawning? Will there be safe houses like in the days of the Underground Railroad? Will brand new Christians be able to watch others and obse...

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Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes. I felt a great sense of urgency to publish them rather than waiting until I had the time to pretty them up. Thank you and I pray that God blesses you through this material. Stacey Take a few minutes to savor Revelation Chapter 12. Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations. 12:1-17 — this is a flashback to facts of Israelite history! 12:1 – the woman with 12 stars (12 tribes) = Israel. 12:3 — red dragon with 7 heads and 10 horns — Satan. See Daniel 7:7. See Daniel 7:7 (AMP) 12:4 — his tail swept 1/3 of the stars out of the sky — compare with Daniel 8:10. See Daniel 8:10 (AMP) 12:5 — woman fled to the desert — the Int'l Bible Commentary says that this refers to the flight of the Palestinian Church in AD 66. the child = the messiah. See Psalms 2:8-9; 110:1-2 (AMP) 12:6 – The 1260 days = time, times and half a time (see v. 14). 12:7-12 ...

How Can I Run a Tight Ship When I'm Surrounded by Loose Cannons? Proverbs 31 Study for Yielding to the Master of the Seas just released by New Hope Publishers for multi-award winning author, Kathi Macias. Kathi is the recipient of the prestigious 2008 award from Advanced Writers and Speakers Association at the Golden Scrolls award banquet. This powerful new release is for all the women in the world who dread reading Proverbs 31 and wonder who on earth could ever live up to that woman? It will encourage women of all ages on how to grow in the progression of grace. It is filled with scriptural explanations and journaling pages. Readers will find the funny without the fluff! The gentle manner of Kathi's teaching and words will be like the the teaspoon of sugar that helps the medicine go down. God's Word is alive throughout the pages and the author's words entice readers to press forward and embrace the plan God has for her in the safe harbor of His love. Here is my review ...

Here is my interview with the author, Mike Dellosso: WU: Why Christian Thriller/Suspense? How does Christianity fit into this genre? (Personally, I love this genre of writing) MD: I'll take the why question first. I write supernatural suspense because it's what I've always loved. Ever since I was a kid I was into weird stories--The Twighlight Zone, The X-Files, horror movies (not the cut-em-up kind or satanic stuff you see nowadays but the oldies like Alfred Hitchcock), there was this comic book called Weird War my brother and I were in to, and now I'm totally hooked on Fringe. Besides, I have to write suspense because I have a short attention span and that fits with fast-paced, intriguing stories. Now for the how of things. How does Christianity fit into suspense. I'll be honest, sometimes it's not easy. I want my stories to have a strong faith message but I don't want it to feel forced. I have tons of ideas for good scary, suspenseful stories but working a...