GREAT NEWS!

Readers and music lovers,
I'm excited to share with you these special announcements:

Blessings From Above: A Deeper Look at the Beatitudes  by Heather Hart

Have you ever wondered what it meant to be more like Christ? Have you ever read through the beatitudes and wondered exactly what Christ meant? If so, "Blessings from Above" is the perfect book for you. Reviewers are calling it fantastic, nourishing, and a blessing. Get your copy today for only 99 cents on Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JAN7DT4/

https://www.facebook.com/booksbyhart


Note: Heather Hart is a great source of information and encouragement for new authors when it comes to marketing and promotion. A devoted wife and mother, she continually glorifies God in her work and this is evident in her new release: Blessings From Above. Feel free to visit her Facebook page to get to know her better.

All Things New: City Church Worship CD 

City Church Worship is the worship team for City Church in Charlottesville, VA led by Calie Garrett, City Church's Worship Arts Pastor.  We are a group of musicians, artists, and worship leaders who love Jesus, are passionate about the worship that He deserves, and long to see this world transformed for His name’s sake.  We also participate in the Charlottesville Worship Collective, a network of Worship Leaders in the Cville area designed to bring synergy to the local Church through our collective worship of Jesus.  City Church Worship is administrated by Watershed Music Co. 
To order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-things-new/id868771037       
Click here to hear a song from the cd: http://ow.ly/w7e8E      

http://www.citychurchworship.org/                 https://www.facebook.com/citychurchworship

Note: On the Home tab of this blog, you can find a version of  "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" written by Calie Garrett. This beautiful worship song brought me to tears the first time I heard it. A video of some of the team can be found on the Media tab.
 
 

Abba's Lament by Tina Webb

Long before Adam and Eve...

Six angelic beings governed Earth. They were beautiful and strong, exquisitely formed and fashioned. The day they became enemies is forever etched in their memories. It  was Helel's fault.

Not even Abba, the Creator, conceived that Helel could become enchanted by an impossible notion: to be deity. Emboldened by beautiful Atara, Helel morphs from a faithful friend to a cunning foe. Now we must contend with the most evil kingdom that existence has ever known. God has a plan.

Get your 99 cent copy today.

http://www.amazon.com/Abbas-Lament-Tina-Webb-ebook/dp/B00EBUKVF4

https://www.facebook.com/BeforeTheBeginningTWebb





Announcing Two New Books in the "History Mystery" Series! 
by Deborah Heal


Once Again is the first of a series of novellas that serve as a sequel for the original Time and Again “history mystery” trilogy. But the series also stands alone for those who haven’t read Time and Again, Unclaimed Legacy, andEvery Hill and Mountain. But if you’d like to read the trilogy first, good news! You can now get the trilogy in a boxed set and save over 50% off the individual price.


http://deborahheal.com/announcing-two-new-books-in-th/

https://www.facebook.com/DeborahHeal

Note: I met Deborah on a social media site for Christian authors. You can read the wonderful guest post that she wrote on this blog if you click on the Blog Archive for December 2013.

Bad words and Good words

As a Christian, I'm pretty nick-picky about the use of words. The Bible says that death and life are in the power of the tongue. Writers everywhere know that we have the power to influence minds. The question is do we influence minds for good or for evil?

We are in an age where worldviews clash. The moral compass of society is by and large based on relativism. Christian writers of every genre decide for themselves how to navigate through this war zone as they promote their books. It's not always easy.

A reader on a website commented that my book, Abba's Lament (formerly called Before The Beginning) was blasphemous and heretical. I didn't mind, because as I read the comments I realized that even among Christians, there are a variety of interpretations of scripture, and some Christians just don't believe that the Bible should be used as a plot for a Christian fantasy fiction--even speculative fiction.

My question is: do our plots and characters uplift, or do they undermine God's word?

In my high school home school literature classes, I used to ask my students: "Does culture influence literature, or does literature influence culture?"  The students learned about both historical and literary eras and the worldviews that weaved in and out of those time periods. At the end of the year, the students concluded that the answer was that both influence each other.

Christian writers can change culture over time. We are in this world, but we are not of this world. Death and life are in the power of the tongue...and in the tool of the pen.

As a parent, teacher, and author, I want to edify people. Doug and I taught our children that name-calling was not allowed. From a young age, they learned to pay attention to the words they speak to themselves and to others. I would never call my son a "bad" boy. How dare I assign that identity to him! He is a boy that did a bad thing, but his identity is defined by his relationship to God. My current work in progress, No Road Too Long, tells the story of Maggie, an unbelieving college graduate, and it has been interesting developing her character in a way that makes her "real and contemporary" especially since my books will always be PG-13 or under. I do not want to undermine God's word even when developing a character. Writers have the power to cultivate culture. No matter what the plot, we have the ability to weave in the revelation of a good God. Readers can be propelled by a renewed sense of divine purpose and significance through books that uplift the Book.

The human heart can be revived by the power of the rhema of God, but culture must be reformed by the good words and good actions of revived hearts.

Free eBook on Amazon!

My novel is FREE Friday, Oct 11 through Tuesday Oct 15!

Before The Beginning ebook by T. Webb

This fantasy fiction novelette has receive only 5 star reviews!   Reviews have said: "A spiritual thriller!", "wonderful and fast paced novella", "skillful execution of pacing and story telling."

Does God pursue to punish or to protect? This fantasy fiction novelette illustrates the original intentions of God towards the instigator of the heavenly rebellion: Helel Ben Shachar.  God is Love. Helel refuses Love and damns himself.  Abba (God) laments. “Can the sadness of rejected affection ever leave the memory of the One rejected?”Relentless to protect the innocent ones, Abba births justice and banishes Helel from His presence for eternity.

http://smarturl.it/BeforeTheBeginning