The best thing about book signings is interacting with people. I'm blessed to have many wonderful friends from my church family, like my dear friend, Lee, and others who came in last evening while I was signing copies of A Month of Sundays: 31 Meditations on Resting in God. I'm also blessed to have a highly … Continue reading Signing books and meeting people
Book signing today!
This evening from 5:00-7:00 I'll be signing copies of my devotional, A Month of Sundays: 31 Meditations on Resting in God, at The Sanctuary Coffeehouse and Christian bookstore in Pella. A Month of Sundays was released in November from Reformation Heritage Books and is available from the publisher or on Amazon. If you'd like to purchase it from … Continue reading Book signing today!
Radio interview
This morning a local radio station broadcast an interview with me about my books Little One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss and A Month of Sundays: 31 Meditations on Resting in God. Dr. Bob Leonard's interview for his "In Depth" program is now available online here.
Nano null, but not void
Here we are: the last day of November. For hundreds of thousands of people around the globe, that means the last day of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Some are sleeping in this morning because they've reached their goal of 50,000 words in a new novel. Some are typing "The End" with a smile on … Continue reading Nano null, but not void
Barnes family settles in at Covenant Pella
After a vacancy of 20 months, Covenant Reformed Church in Pella, IA, welcomed its new pastor when Rev. Doug Barnes was installed on August 19, 2012. Dr. Cornel Venema, under whom Rev. Barnes studied at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, and Rev. Spencer Aalsburg, a close colleague of Rev. Barnes, led most of the morning worship, while … Continue reading Barnes family settles in at Covenant Pella
Do not lose heart
Have you ever noticed God impressing upon your mind the same text of Scripture during the same time frame? Maybe you'll read a passage during your personal devotions, and then you'll hear a radio minister preach on it or you'll hear the words of it in a song. For the last two Sundays, God has … Continue reading Do not lose heart
New pastor and bonus radio ministry for Escondido URC
One result of Rev. Chris Gordon’s move from Lynden, WA, to Escondido, CA, has been that the broadcast reach of his radio program, Abounding Grace, is greatly expanded. In addition to being aired five days per week, three times daily, in the Pacific Northwest, the half hour program is now also broadcast five times per … Continue reading New pastor and bonus radio ministry for Escondido URC
Prayer paralysis
A week ago at this time on Monday morning, I was finally getting some sleep--on a bed in my hospital room. That explains why I didn't post a meditation last Monday and why I didn't do much writing last week. (Providentially, I'd scheduled a few news articles to post on my blog.) Now, a week … Continue reading Prayer paralysis
Taking aim at church planting in Rifle, Colorado
A new church plant in Classis Southwest US of the URCNA began worship services on September 30, 2012. Rev. Brad Lenzner brought messages on “Free Grace for the Dead and Guilty” from Ephesians 2:1-10, and “The Way God Feeds Us (Part 1): Gospel Preaching,” based on Romans 10. Rev. Lenzner, who pastored Emmanuel URC in … Continue reading Taking aim at church planting in Rifle, Colorado
Paralysis prescription
All month I’ve struggled to write words in my newest NaNo novel. I often fight what I call “paralysis,” when I simply cannot seem to write. It seems far more serious than mere writer’s block because it extends beyond the inability to write and freezes my thinking. During these times of paralysis, I find it … Continue reading Paralysis prescription
Glenda Faye Mathes 