"This is a YA read, but adults will also enjoy and learn from this fast-paced book. I started it with every intention of reading a few chapters before bed. Five hours later I had devoured the entire book. The characters are beautifully flawed and I found myself cheering for them when they couldn’t cheer for themselves. There are some hard, but real, issues addressed in this book. I appreciate that Beckie Lindsey addresses topics that are often ignored and spotlights the reality that there is more going on that what we may ever see with our eyes. This is a great read for teens who are fighting their own battles, as well as adults who would like insight into the struggles of today’s teens and young adults face."
Josie Siler
Time to Celebrate!
Life is a series of peaks and valleys. For many of us, 2020 has seemed like one enormous valley. “There’s a season for everything under the sun” according to the wisdom of King Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastes. That means we have hope this season of difficulty...
Three Steps To Growing Older Gracefully
Celebrating 52 years alive! My 52nd birthday is this week. As my daughter, Charity, and I discussed celebration plans, it turned into a conversation about what it’s like to get older. Do you still enjoy the same things? Do you feel older—physically, mentally? Do you...
Are You Welcoming the Devil into Your Life? (part 2)
One morning just before dawn, I was startled awake. I glanced around the dim, quiet room. All seemed calm and normal and yet goosebumps rose on my arms. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, climbed out of bed and padded down the hall to a window that overlooks our...
Canceling Reservations on Guilt Trips
“Any fun trips planned this year?” The question scoots around our family gatherings, outings with friends, and the office Keurig. We hope to “o-o-h and a-h-h” our listeners with fascinating details. Trips. A planned or spontaneous travel schedule. Favorite vacation...
Three Reasons We Should Support Faith-based Movies
Why do we enjoy movies? Simply stated: Movies allow us to escape. But it’s more than that. Movies take us places we’ve never been, experience cultures and lifestyles different from our own. They move us to tears, make us stand up and cheer— they educate, move, and...
The Value of a Penny
When my daughter, Charity was young she began collecting pennies. Wherever we’d go, it seemed Charity’s big blue eyes were on the look-out, scanning for her precious pennies. At first, her two older brothers would search for the copper coins with her. But after a...
Franklin Graham calls 'day of prayer' for Trump June 2: Prayer guide included
Christians are called to pray for everyone. Most of us would agree, now more than ever our country is in need of prayer. Evangelist, Franklin Graham is calling Christians across the nation to join him and other leaders in a day of prayer for President Trump this...
A Personal Lesson in Humility
I recently had an up close and personal experience with humility. More on that shortly. Humility is pretty unpopular as far as virtues go. It sort of falls in the same category as patience. We’ve been warned not to pray for patience because the Lord may put you in a...
'Unplanned' Producers Share Miracles and Spiritual Warfare
I had the honor of speaking with the writers and producers of the hit pro-life movie "Unplanned." Not only am I passionate about the lives of the unborn, but I write about the issue of abortion (and spiritual warfare) in my series Beauties from Ashes. So, when...
