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Colleen Coble has captured my heart with her latest hero in “Lonestar Sanctuary,” the story of a single mother in trouble who seeks out her deceased husband’s best friend for help. Allie is running from a killer bent on torturing her, while seeking treatment for her young daughter who hasn’t spoken since witnessing her grandparents’ fatal plane crash. Several intriguing principles come into play beautifully in the story especially with regard to how Rick bears the responsibility of caring for his best friend’s widow. This Christian romantic suspense novel is an incredible read that you will pick up off the shelf again and again. The rustic Texas small-town setting is a character in itself. The sub-plot of the ranch’s existence to help troubled kids is heart-warming, as is Allie’s search for questions about her past. Colleen Coble brilliantly weaves multiple elements together to create a multi-faceted tale that enchants and entertains. Perhaps I take my entertainment too seriously,...

Kristen Heitzmann has penned another winner with her novel “The Edge of Recall”. In this story, the reader tags along with an expert labyrinth architect who is forced to deal with a mysterious monster that plagues her dreams, a father who abandoned her and a college crush who laughed at her goals. Tessa is by no means a weak character, possibly because of how well she has come to know herself in therapy. But is she strong enough to deal with re-creating a labyrinth on a project where she finds herself working for a man who jilted her? Especially when there is a very real threat spying on the team and sabotaging the project. This tale is masterfully told by Kristen Heitzmann, who drops bread crumbs of mystery and romance and long-buried memories that surface at just the wrong – or maybe it’s the perfect – time. The supporting characters are as significant as the main players that they evoke a dramatic response in the reader. This book makes me want to construct my own labyrinth in...

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: Jerry Robinson and the book: Bankruptcy of Our Nation New Leaf Publishing Group/New Leaf Press (March 18, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jerry Robinson is the president and founder of JRMI (Jerry Robinson Ministries International), a Christian ministry that “challenges believers to think and thinkers to believe.” This is accomplished through cutting-edge teaching on geopolitical, economic and cultural trends and how they relate to the Church....

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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 15. Then return here and ponder the thoughts, answer the questions, and be sure to leave comments about your own revelations. 15:1 — seven last plagues — They begin in chapter 16 and they will end of the world, destroying all evil and completing God's judgment. Who is left to endure these last plagues if the earth has been completely harvested in chapter 14? All decisions for Christ have been made. There is no more repentance. Actually, I believe these last seven plagues are the winepress of God's wrath! See Leviticus 26:21 (AMP) 15:2 — those who had been victorious over the beast — see 12:11. Fire — pyr — fire, flames (Strong's 4442/KWSB 4786). Describes sea of glass mixed with...

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: Mitch Temple and the book: The Marriage Turnaround Moody Publishers (January 1, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mitch is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has operated a successful private practice in this field. He holds two graduate degrees from Amridge University, one in Ministry and another in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has served in church ministry for 23 years, including ministry to families, counseling, and pulpit ministry. ...

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: Hank Hanegraaff and the book: Christianity in Crisis: The 21st Century Thomas Nelson; 1 edition (March 3, 2009) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hank Hanegraaff serves as president and chairman of the board of the North Carolina-based Christian Research Institute International. He is also host of the Bible Answer Man radio program, which is broadcast daily across the United States and Canada, as well as around the world through the Internet at http://...