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There’s a guy in church who is seven years older than me; he is 24  and I am 17. I often find myself thinking of a future with this man; does the age difference really matter in the eyes of God? Thanks, Thinking of a Future Dear Future, It’s more your age than the age difference. When you were 10 and he was 17, there would have been something seriously wrong with him. But when you’re, say, 21 and 28, it won’t matter much, and when you’re 31 and 38, it’ll be nothing. As for presently, if he’s interested and someone worth getting involved with, he’llRead More →

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I’ve been attacked in my dreams for the last two nights. I wake up but can’t move, I see the room and there are dark shadowy figures moving around me. There are flashes of lights swirling around the room. Last night, I kept feeling a hand on my shoulder and I realized it was not my husband’s, the first thought that jumped in my head was that it was my father’s. He had a very strange suicide almost two years ago which has affected me in ways unimaginable. But I’ve grown and felt like I was letting it go. I recently sent off a packageRead More →

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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing One Holy Night from Sheaf House (April 1, 2008) by J. M. Hochstetler ABOUT THE AUTHOR: J. M. Hochstetler writes stories that always involve some element of the past and of finding home. Born in central Indiana, the daughter of Mennonite farmers, she graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Germanic languages. She was an editor with Abingdon Press for twelve years and has published three novels. One Holy Night, a contemporary miracle story for all seasons, released in April 2008. Daughter of Liberty (2004) and Native Son (2005), books 1 and 2 of theRead More →

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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Dangerous Heart Avon Inspire (October 14, 2008) by Tracey Bateman ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tracey Bateman published her first novel in 2000 and has sold over 30 books in six years. There are two other books in the Westward Hearts Series, Defiant Heart (#1) and Distant Heart (#2) She became a member of American Christian Fiction Writers in the early months of its inception in 2000 and served as president for a year. She has been married to her husband Rusty for 18 years, has four kids, and lives in Lebanon, Missouri.ABOUT THE BOOK For the pastRead More →