C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Tuesday June 10, 2025

"We live unto the Lord."-Romans 14:8
    
    If God had willed it, each of us might have entered heaven at the moment of conversion. It was not absolutely necessary for our preparation for immortality that we should tarry here. It is possible for a man to be taken to heaven, and to be found meet to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light, though he has but just believed in Jesus. It is true that our sanctification is a long and continued process, and we shall not be perfected till we lay aside our bodies and enter within the veil; but nevertheless, had the Lord so willed it, He might have changed us from imperfection to perfection, and have taken us to heaven at once. Why then are we here? Would God keep His children out of paradise a single moment longer than was necessary? Why is the army of the living God still on the battle-field when one charge might give them the victory? Why are His children still wandering hither and thither through a maze, when a solitary word from His lips would bring them into the centre of their hopes in heaven? The answer is-they are here that they may "live unto the Lord," and may bring others to know His love. We remain on earth as sowers to scatter good seed; as ploughmen to break up the fallow ground; as heralds publishing salvation. We are here as the "salt of the earth," to be a blessing to the world. We are here to glorify Christ in our daily life. We are here as workers for Him, and as "workers together with Him." Let us see that our life answereth its end. Let us live earnest, useful, holy lives, to "the praise of the glory of His grace." Meanwhile we long to be with Him, and daily sing-
    
    "My heart is with Him on His throne,
    And ill can brook delay;
    Each moment listening for the voice,
    'Rise up, and come away.'"
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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.  


7 comments:

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

    +2 old GFC Follower
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    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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

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  3. 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. I am a GFC Follower 4 the Love of Books

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  5. I came from your book blog 4 the LOVE of BOOKS

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  6. Thank you for hosting me on your blog!

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  7. thanks for the chance read this novel

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    karenk
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