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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: Karen Witemeyer and the book: A Tailor-Made Bride Bethany House (June 1, 2010) ***Special thanks to Karen Witemeyer for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Karen Witemeyer holds a master's degree in psychology from Abilene Christian University and is a member of ACFW, RWA, and the Texas Coalition of Authors. She has published fiction in Focus on the Family's children's magazine, and has written several articles fo...

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: Catherine Martin and the book: A Woman’s Walk in Grace Harvest House Publishers (March 1, 2010) ***Special thanks to Karri James of Harvest House Publishers for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Catherine Martin is a graduate of Bethel Theological Seminary, the founder of Quiet Time Ministries, the director of her church’s women’s ministries, and an adjunct faculty member of Biola University. Her many books include Six Secr...

Please forgive this rough draft format, as these are my raw study notes on the book of Genesis. 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 Genesis Chapter 30. Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations… 30:1 – Rachel begs for children. She doesn’t say “give me Jacob.” (Loved by God – Higgs) She cared more about showing her sister up than the fact that she had Jacob’s love. Rachel doesn’t have a relationship with the Lord while her sister, Leah, is deepening her relationship with Him. 30:4, 9 – what would possess a woman to give her husband another woman? Children were more important than fidelity. 30:9 – ancient law said that a wife would provide a servant for her husband if she didn’t bear a child in two years. Is this what she is doing, here? ...

Deb Raney delivers an emotion-packed, gripping story with the creation of Bryn. A firefighter's wife, Bryn thinks she knows more than most just how dangerous fire can be. Yet when it takes the life of her husband and four other firefighters, Bryn sees fire for the thief it truly is. From their mutual despair, Bryn and another firefighter's surviving spouse form a close friendship. As the relationship begins to blossom into more, though, the thief comes again and Bryn must face the question: what caused the fire that stole her husband's life? Here is my review of this intense read: First of all, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Deborah Raney and her publisher for sending me a copy of "Almost Forever" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me. Deborah Raney’s “Almost Forever” is the emotionally gripping story of a firefighter’s wife w...

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: Donna Partow and the book: Making Money from Home Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (March 4, 2010) ***Special thanks to Maggie Rowe of Tyndale House Publishers for sending me a review copy.*** ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donna Partow is a bestselling Christian author whose books have sold almost a million copies. She has travelled in ministry on six continents and has been featured on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including the Focus on the Famil...