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Amazing Women in God’s Word

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This weekend I had the amazing privilege of teaching at the Perinton Community Church's Womens Retreat (Rochester, NY). What a fabulous group of women... We laughed, we cried, we shared our stories. But mostly, we feasted on God's Word and immersed ourselves in what Jesus says about forgiveness in Luke 15—all while looking at these three parables through a middle eastern lens, which … [Read more...]

From Start to Finish by (not Tamera) but Joe Alexander

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A year ago, my husband, Joe, felt a strong nudge to begin writing down some of his—and our—family history for our grandchildren, Leo and Ari. As he wrote, he found himself sharing lessons he hopes to one day teach each of them himself, Lord willing. Yet knowing that none of us will be here forever, he was grateful for the opportunity to put pen to paper. Early on, I read his first few … [Read more...]

The Bible is not Fiction

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As you may know, I'm currently writing what is known as "biblical fiction" (the term makes me cringe, because if it's biblical, the biblical part shouldn't be fiction). My current book is about Sarah. Nearly every story in it either came from the Bible or from The Book of Jasher, an ancient text that is not considered inspired, but boy, is it interesting! Nearly all of the biblical novelists I … [Read more...]

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