C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Monday August 11, 2025

"Oh that I were as in months past."-Job 29:2
    
    Numbers of Christians can view the past with pleasure, but regard the present with dissatisfaction; they look back upon the days which they have passed in communing with the Lord as being the sweetest and the best they have ever known, but as to the present, it is clad in a sable garb of gloom and dreariness. Once they lived near to Jesus, but now they feel that they have wandered from Him, and they say, "O that I were as in months past!" They complain that they have lost their evidences, or that they have not present peace of mind, or that they have no enjoyment in the means of grace, or that conscience is not so tender, or that they have not so much zeal for God's glory. The causes of this mournful state of things are manifold. It may arise through a comparative neglect of prayer, for a neglected closet is the beginning of all spiritual decline. Or it may be the result of idolatry. The heart has been occupied with something else, more than with God; the affections have been set on the things of earth, instead of the things of heaven. A jealous God will not be content with a divided heart; He must be loved first and best. He will withdraw the sunshine of His presence from a cold, wandering heart. Or the cause may be found in self-confidence and self-righteousness. Pride is busy in the heart, and self is exalted instead of lying low at the foot of the cross. Christian, if you are not now as you "were in months past," do not rest satisfied with wishing for a return of former happiness, but go at once to seek your Master, and tell Him your sad state. Ask His grace and strength to help you to walk more closely with Him; humble yourself before Him, and He will lift you up, and give you yet again to enjoy the light of His countenance. Do not sit down to sigh and lament; while the beloved Physician lives there is hope, nay there is a certainty of recovery for the worst cases.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Cooking the Books by Bonnie S. Calhoun with giveaway

Read to the end of this post to find out how you could win a copy of this book.





This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Cooking The Books
Abingdon Press (April 2012)
by
Bonnie S. Calhoun


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

As the Owner/Director of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance Bonnie has helped use the 220+ blogs of the Alliance to promote many titles on the Christian bestseller list. She also owns and publishes the Christian Fiction Online magazine which is devoted to readers and writers of Christian fiction. She is the Northeast Zone Director for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). At ACFW she was named the ‘Mentor of the Year,’ for 2011, and she is the current President of (CAN) Christian Authors Network. Bonnie is also the Appointment Coordinator for both the Colorado Christian Writers Conference and the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference.

In her spare time she is an avid social media junkie, and teaches Facebook, Twitter, Blogging and HTML as recreational occupations. She also has a novel coming out in the Abingdon Quilts of Love series. Her novel Pieces of the Heart will publish August of 2013.

Bonnie and her husband Bob live in a log cabin on 15 acres in upstate area of Binghamton, New York with a dog and cat who consider the humans as wait-staff.

ABOUT THE BOOK

After her mother dies from a heart attack, Sloane Templeton goes from Cyber Crimes Unit to bookstore owner before she can blink. She also "inherits" a half-batty store manager; a strange bunch of little old people from the neighborhood who meet at the store once a week, but never read books, called the Granny Oakleys Book Club; and Aunt Verline, who fancies herself an Iron Chef when in reality you need a cast iron stomach to partake of her culinary disasters. And with a group like this you should never ask, “What else can go wrong?”

A lot! Sloane begins to receive cyber threats. While Sloane uses her computer forensic skills to uncover the source of the threats, it is discovered someone is out to kill her. Can her life get more crazy?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Cooking The Books, go HERE.

Watch the book video:



If you'd like to read interviews with Bonnie, try these:
Everbody Needs A Little Romance
A Christian Writers World
Novel Rocket
ACFW - Fiction Finder

Now for the giveaway.  I have one copy of Bonnie's book for giveaway.  Please head to Bonnie's web site here and tell me something you learned about Bonnie.  Please be sure to leave a way of contact.  I must limit this to US residents only please.  I'll draw a winner on Sat. April 21st.

Bonuses: 
+1 new GFC follower right hand side bar
+2 old GFC follower right hand side bar
+1 email subscriber
+1 if you came from my book blog 4 the LOVE of BOOKS
+1 GFC follower of my book blog 4 the LOVE of BOOKS  left hand side bar
+1 email subscriber of my book blog 4 the LOVE of BOOKS left hand side bar
+5 if you tell about this giveaway (blog, twitter, FB, linky, etc.  be sure to leave link where can be found)

You may put all bonuses in one comment I don't care.  makes it easier for both of us I think.  


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7 comments:

  1. rubynrebaApril 4, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    She runs her own business as a seamstress and clothing designer.

    +2 old GFC Follower
    +1 email subscriber
    +1 GFC Follower 4 the Love of Books
    +1 email subscriber 4 the Love of Books
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  2. Judy CooperApril 4, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    The book looks interesting, please enter my name. Thank you. Judy C. Louisiana

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  3. Linda KishApril 4, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    She and her husband live in a log home on 15 acres with a pond and an apple orchard... sounds great to me.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  4. Linda KishApril 4, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    I am a GFC Follower 4 the Love of Books

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  5. Linda KishApril 4, 2012 at 10:36 PM

    I came from your book blog 4 the LOVE of BOOKS

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  6. Bonnie S. CalhounApril 5, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    Thank you for hosting me on your blog!

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  7. karenkApril 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    thanks for the chance read this novel

    +1 i'm a follower
    +1 email subscriber

    karenk
    kmkuka at yahoo dot com

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