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The Girl Next Door by Phoebe Morgan
Cause And Effect The Girl Next Door by Phoebe Morgan is a gripping contemporary psychological thriller that will have your mind racing to the end. The novel is about appearances – everything must look perfect for the neighbours – but underneath cracks begin to show before a chasm opens. We all have choices to make […]
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Tomorrow’s First Light by Naomi Rawlings
A Three Strand Chord Tomorrow’s First Light by Naomi Rawlings is a delightful Christian historical romance set in 1885. It is the first book in the Texas Promise series and what a warm and wonderful series that promises to be. A main theme is taking care of widows and orphans. Hearts and homes are opened […]
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God’s Personal Love
I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that you may be filled to the measure of all… The post God’s Personal Love appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Taste and See Week 6 — Discovering the Liturgy of the Table
After taking the cup, He gave thanks… And He took the bread, and gave thanks and broke it… — Luke 22:17-19 We are changed when we give thanks and when we give thanks we are changed. Around the table, deep gratitude changes everything. ~ Margaret Feinberg Can you believe it’s our final week of the… The post Taste and See Week 6 — Discovering the Liturgy of the Table appeared first on FaithGateway.
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The Sound of the Brass Bell
As the ornately embossed brass bell rang out in the orderly classroom, every little soldier knew what that meant. Everyone was to be seated with eyes to the front, feet on the floor, and mouths zipped shut. Any nonconformity was simply not tolerated. Children quickly understood that foolishness would result in the crack of a ruler on the hand of an unruly classmate. Although the fear of The Lord is the beginning of wisdom, shaking in your boots all day long in school, afraid of a teacher tirade was no place for learning. Imagine what I must have felt when I joined that first grade class, changing schools for the…
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Meet the Team: Megan
We’re taking some time and giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the Redeemed Reader team. Today, Hayley interviews our Associate Editor and Staff Writer, Megan Saben. My mother read Charlotte’s Web and books by Lois Lenski, Laura Ingalls Wilder books, and many others. What is your first reading memory? Are there some books you remember a parent reading aloud to you? I grew up surrounded by books, a condition that has followed me into adulthood. I was always an avid reader of fairy tales and my mother despaired that I was wasting my time and would never read the classics. Although there are many classics I wish I had read,…
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Roundup: Three Novels That Address Mental Illness
Three recent novels for middle-grade through YA feature characters with schizophrenia or depression. Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin. HarperCollins, 2018, 245 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 Della Kelly thought her mother was on the way to recovery until that night she caught Mama up late, sitting at the dining table, scooping watermelon seeds and flipping them to the ceiling. This is all too reminiscent of the time Mama ended up in the hospital after Della’s little sister was born. During that time she didn’t even recognize her own family, and the bad time lasted for weeks. Mama’s problem has a name: schizophrenia. …
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Influencers Worship Releases New Song ‘† (just the cross)’
Nashville, TN (February 22, 2019)Influencers’ newest song and video “† (just the cross)” was unveiled today. The song was inspired after the team saw a cross on a Haitian hilltop while they were helping with Convoy of Hope in Haiti. The diversity-filled, Aussie worship group finished the track while on retreat in their adopted home of Georgia. The track was two years in the making with the sovereignty and simplicity of the cross being at the core of the song. “† (just the cross)” precedes Easter and a new full length album due later this spring. Speaking to its resonance, the song has spurred “† (just the cross)” sessions around…
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Best Thing I Heard Today: February 22, 2019
This one is going to challenge a few of you. I’ve never heard of this guy until today, but I have to say this is my kind of worship. Joshua Leventhal is a Worship Leader in Vancouver, BC. If you have not heard of him, go check him out on YouTube, Spotify or Pandora. His latest song, “L E P E R S” is on Spotify’s Christian New Music Friday playlist this week, and is…without a doubt…The Best Thing I Heard Today. Check it out.
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For All Seasons Drops ‘Light & Momentary’ Digital Single
Nashville, TN (February 22, 2019)Centricity band For All Seasons has planned a year full of new releases in 2019. Today they continue those plans with the release of their new digital single “Light & Momentary” available everywhere now. In addition to new music, each month the band is releasing podcast episodes, music videos, and live Q&A sessions, all of which tie together with a common theme, for their yearlong “More Than Music” project. Click play to listen to “Light & Momentary” here:
