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CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE
Heavenly Magazine launched in July 2007 (Happy 1st Birthday!)and continues to seek writers to contribute the publication. They are seeking articles for the topics of health, beauty, fitness, diet, finance, relationships, and parenting living a Christian lifestyle. They are also accepting poetry and adult, teen and children stories. The magazine is geared to men, women, children and teens. For more information please visit them on the web at Heavenly magazine.
Everyone has heard of THE SECRET, the book Oprah was all abuzz about, where they tell you how positive thinking and a change in attitude can create great changes in your life. While that does have an influence, it is time for us to WAKE UP!
In new author Margaret Carrero's first release, WAKE UP: A Seed of Thought, she shows us the missing piece of the secret's puzzle: God. In this deeply moving, inspirational story, Margaret shares the transformation that happened in her life after a tragic loss. The personal and motivating message is one that traveled through her- she is a vessel of God's word and WAKE UP is his message to us. To find out more, visit her site at WAKE UP: A Seed of Thought. You can also visit her MySpace page HERE. WAKE UP and see what God can do for your life!
Greetings! My name is Melissa and I'm a writer and reader who loves the inspirational genre- fiction and nonfiction alike. Stories of faith and love of the Lord always uplift me. I've spent a lot of time searching the web for sites that not only featured authors and books in this genre, but resources for writers wanting to break into the inspirational field. I only found a few and most didn't offer the kind of information I was looking for.
So, I decided to take matters in my own hands and create a sanctuary for ALL christian writers, authors, readers and those who love the inspirational genre.
PRAIZES! is a resource site featuring book reviews, a thorough author and publishers listing, links to useful sites, and newsworthy information. Inspirational authors, from romantic fiction to motivating non-fiction, will have a place where they can find valuable information and networking opportunities. OPEN NOW!!!! Visit us on the web now- PRAIZES! Inspirational Voices
WELCOME to our new e-book reviewer Donna Webster, an inspirational writer who is passionate
about inspiring, motivating, and building self esteem in women and girls. You can learn more
about her here. E-book reviews will be posted starting in September of 2008...keep an eye out!
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PRAIZES! is looking for inspirational writers and publishers of all kinds to submit their news and information. If you have a book you'd like to be featured, I'd love to talk to you. Also if you have a book review you'd like to share, send the review and relevant information to praizesinfo@melissaw.net.
Who I'd like to meet: Writers, readers, publishers and all that love the inspirational genre.
Would you like to feature the cover of your book here? Drop me an email and a .jpeg of the cover to melissa@melissaw.net.
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INSPIRATIONAL BOOK REVIEWS
Title: Sarah, My Beloved
Author: Sharlene MacLaren
Publisher: Whitaker House
Genre: Inspirational romance
ISBN-13: 978-0-88368-425-2
Sarah decides that God wants her to answer a newspaper ad asking for a bride. However, when she reaches Little Hickman, Kentucky , she discovers that the man who had paid to bring her there has fallen in love with the local schoolteacher and is married. Stranded, Sarah remains at the boarding house trying to decide what to do. Again, she feels that God wants her to remain in the little Kentucky town, so following her heart, she soon discovers why.
Rocky has recently lost his wife and small son to illnesses. However, Rocky¢s sister dies soon after and leaves her two orphaned children, Rachel and Seth, in her brother¢s care. Gruff and furious with God about the anguish and rough times in his life, he stumbles into Sarah one day and she turns his life upside down all over again.
Moreover, when Sarah¢s lifelong friend, Stephen, shows up to take her home, professing his love and that he intends to marry her, Sarah takes Rocky up on his offer of being his wife in name only. Rocky is attracted to Sarah, and she to him, but Sarah¢s from a family that¢s very wealthy. Can he swallow his pride and let her help him and the community with her money? Is Sarah determined to show him that her pampered way of life won¢t hinder her from house cleaning and sewing the land to harvest later?
Will she stay? Or will Sarah annul their marriage and run back to her grand home and posh friends?
Or maybe, just maybe, God did speak to Sarah and had plans for her and Rocky the entire time.
Read SARAH, MY BELOVED. You won¢t regret it. Packed full of info about the 1800s, the author vividly shows the characters¢ faith in God as they struggle to survive in a world yet to be tamed.
Review by Faith Bicknell Brown
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Title: A Wife’s Prayer
Author: Pamela Hines
Publisher: Whitaker House
Genre: Inspirational non-fiction
ISBN: 978-0-88368-204-3
A Wife’s Prayer focuses on women and the manner in which they pray about their husbands. Don’t worry because you read that correctly. Yes, this book is about prayer for our husbands. It’s not a matter of praying about our mates, but praying for them.
I found this book’s introductory pages interesting and intriguing. I read about miracles, about faith renewed, the rebirth of hope, and the return of inner strength for the women who spoke with God in those opening pages. The prayers that follow the introductions are designed for today’s contemporary Christian women, but they also possess the power and simplicity of the past. One must read the introductions in A Wife’s Prayer to fully understand the prayers within the book’s pages.
Written in an easy-to-read style that is also eloquent, A Wife’s Prayer is certainly a must-have for today’s ladies who struggle to cope with their husbands—husbands, who have left the fold, are struggling with inner turmoil, dealing with despair and/or depression, and any other numerous problems that we face nowadays. However, this isn’t only about husbands; this book also addresses us as wives, revealing prayers that help women find their inner strengths, refreshing our faith, and reminding us to always look to God for guidance.
Over the years, prayer books seem to have slowly faded away, but with A Wife’s Prayer, I won’t be surprised to see more of such books populating the bookshelves of today’s homes.
I wanted you to know that I'm thinking about you today and hoping the day brings many wonderful things your way, a hug, a warm touch, kind words, a smile, and all the things that make life worthwhile.
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I am praying 4 u and know that God is in full control. He is your comforter,our sheild buckler a present help in the time of trouble. Know that God loves u and so do I.
A miracle is an expression of your spirit. It is a reflection of its presence in the presence of your faith. If you put your faith in your spirit, your existence will be a miraculous journey. The enemy will turn to friend; the sick will heal; the lost will be found; the problems will be resolved; the questioning will be answered and the thirst for knowledge will be satisfied. Miracles are an expression of truth, a manifestation of love. Invite your spirit into your mind and you will see the light of supreme love around you. When you share your purity with all, your world becomes a pure world. . . . ~ Cogito ~
Hello, Just coming by to show some love. I am truly liking your page. This space is nice. I am glad to see that we are interested in the same genre of literature. Let's keep in touch.
Hello My New Friend!!! I look forward to getting to know you more. May God bless and keep you forever and always!! My his light guide your path, his hand dry your tears, and his love fill you life with joy and happiness all the days of your life!! With love and respect, Desiree VOICES Ministries
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. The one who kneels to the Lord, can stand up to anything.
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
I just wanted to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It is a privilege and a honor to have you as one of my MySpace friends. As the new year approaches quickly don't forget to continue to put God first in all things.
I want to share with you the scripture that God gave me to grab a hold onto for 2008, it is in Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you Abena," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Sis, let's go into the new year with a new attitude of gratitude.
Happy Moments- Praise God Difficult Moments- Seek God Quiet Moments- Worship God Painful Moments- Trust God Every Moment- Thank God
