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Continue reading →: After the victory, then what?There is a phenomenon that happens after claiming a huge victory. You can fall lower than where you were before the victory. I’m sure you’ve experienced this. When you, as a child, went to Bible camp. You had a great time with all your friends. No parents on your case.…
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Continue reading →: It’s a beautiful day!“The heavens declare the glory of God, the firmament shows his handiwork.” Psalm 19.1 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of…
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Continue reading →: Mary, Martha, and MeYesterday, a roofing salesman came to the door. Since four storms tore through our area earlier in the season, numerous roofing companies have come but found little damage. We told this gentleman that, but he argued that many people in our area were getting their roofs repaired. He just…
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Continue reading →: Love Across Differences: Lessons from Jesus and Judas“Men, we are here to celebrate the Passover, remembering when the Father saved his people from the death angel. When the angel saw blood on the doorposts, he passed over that house. God’s people were saved to be a representative of Him among the nations. Today, I have given you…
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Continue reading →: SoaringThose who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not faint. – Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) I was tired – dog-tired! I came back from vacation tired. I needed a vacation…
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Continue reading →: Christian Writer’s Conference 2024
The Write His Answers Christian Writer’s Conference for 2024 has come and gone. It was another four days packed with useful information and valuable networking with other writers, agents, editors, and publishers. All of this coming at you like a firehose rather than a water fountain. Looking back and reviewing…
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Continue reading →: Go-togethersThere are certain things in our society that automatically go together whenever you hear the words. When you hear, “peanut butter”, you almost always automatically think “jelly”. When I was a kid, I was in at least 3rd grade before I ever heard of having a peanut butter sandwich without…
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Continue reading →: Christian Writers’ Conference 2023
Join us for a packed four days of instruction and inspiration! Be prepared to be motivated to complete the work you only have in your head right now. Check out the Christian Writers’ Conference website to get registered today. Early registration has been extended to July 31. https://colorado.writehisanswer.com/
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Continue reading →: The Happy Wanderers 2008We sat in Omaha for four hours waiting to take off because of the weather in Chicago. The pilot finally said we were going to get up in the air and then Chicago can’t tell us to turn back – they have to let us land there. That should have…
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Continue reading →: The Other Shoe DroppedGod said, “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you, He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not fear nor be dismayed.” (Deuteronomy 31:8) And, yet, I hear in my head, “something bad is going to happen.” I check our finances. All the…
Marilynn Lester
The journey never ends…
He who began a good work in you shall perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6
Current Project…
The Long Trek
A story about a family walking alone from Danzig, Prussia, to Chortiza, Southern Russia, in the early 1800’s. Napoleon and his soldiers are dominating the countryside. Gypsies are roaming by clans from place to place. The main character, Gertie, has a lot to process in dealing with people outside her comfortable Mennonite community and learning to forgive people within her home community. Her desire to reflect the love of Christ puts a challenging perspective on her encounters with other people.
Marilynn…
Was raised in the Mennonite community. She can trace her roots way back to the 1700’s in Prussia. Marilynn, as a history buff, has always been curious about the trip her ancestors took from Prussia to Southern Russia (Ukraine) and what they could have encountered between the two points. Marilynn has done an incredible amount of research to discover the political and social climate of the day and is attempting to put it in fiction story form for other readers to enjoy.
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In 212 instances out of 250 the most influential person (in an individual’s life) had been a woman. – Eugenia Price, Woman to Woman.
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