At the last Oregon Christian Writers One Day Conference before the pandemic, I met Sarah Sundin, the speaker. Sarah and I had been friends on Facebook, so it was fun to meet her in person. Also, I was eager to learn from her, as she, like me, writes about World War II. Her books are well-researched fiction with a touch…
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Sarah Sundin
Prayer Tools
Almost everyone I know—who isn’t complaining—is saying “We need to pray for our country.” That’s great, but are we doing it? Do we know how to pray effectively? Maybe we need some useful tools. Here are a few I’ve found helpful: Ever wonder what the president does every day? Take a look at https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing/. I’ve followed this site for…
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The Enemy Meant It For Evil, But God… Adapted from Genesis 50:20
“I used to spend about half an hour a day in Bible study,” Donna told me. “Since the pandemic, I can’t go to Bible study at church anymore, but I’ve found some wonderful ones online. I get so engrossed in them that I study the Bible for a couple of hours a day.” Now that must have been a blow…
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Calamities vs Opportunities
“Shelter at home? Don’t go out unless it is absolutely necessary? Let someone else buy groceries? Use the drive-through to buy my prescriptions?” And now my pastor preaches on line instead of in the pulpit. What’s more, he says we are supposed to consider these times opportunities instead of calamities. The first time I went to the bank after the…
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