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My novel, Priceless, about a young Russian girl who leaves an orphanage and gets caught up in the sex trade, has been nominated for a second award. The Romantic Times has given their highest rating, 4 1/2 stars to Priceless and nominated it for Best Inspirational Novel of the Year! Here are the other nominees: Best Inspirational Novel 2010  Inspirational…

There are so many stories of Russian adoptions that have been difficult and deemed “unsuccessful.” Ours is not one of those. I ran across this very heartwarming story about a Russian girl who was adopted in Ireland. Her story starts out the same as many Russian orphans:  “How she came to be working as a…

Today Americans will head to the polls to choose leaders at every level of government. If you are registered to vote, please head out today and cast your ballot. Christians should vote. Christians need to vote. Why would a Christian vote? Christians should vote as an expression of their values and in response to the…

After the news of the successful rescue last week, I wanted our partners in India to give you a much more detailed look as to what goes into a rescue operation. First, thank you again for your support of this operation. Without you, this would not be possible. I trust this information will help you…

Christianity. It is what it is today because of the sacrifice many great Christian saints have made – many with their lives. On All Saints Day, it is good for us to remember that sacrifice and thank God for those who have gone before us.  Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – tells the history of many, including the…

The Feast of All Saints is a holy day of the Church honoring all saints, known and unknown. Protestants don’t typically celebrate this day, but it is highly regarded in the Catholic and Orthodox tradition. This is much like the American holidays Veterans Day and Presidents Day, where many people are honored on one day.…

It is a great moment when a person stands, not over a log of cedar, or a drop of ink, or a bag of gold, but with his very life in his hand, saying to himself, ‘What shall I do with it?’ [David] Garrick, in Sir Joshua Reynolds’ famous picture, torn between tragedy and comedy,…

One of my friends in Twitterspace put me on to a blog that has an excellent post about Halloween from Dr. Mark Young, President of Denver Theological Seminary. I believe this is the heart every Christian should have when it comes to choosing how we deal with Halloween and is incredible insightful.  This is an actual excerpt that comes…

We’ve just received word that one of the rescues funded by Children’s HopeChest supporters was a success! Here’s the direct-from-the-field report: In a Joint Operation done by Indian Rescue Mission with Maharastra State Police on October 28, 2010 rescued 4 girls forced into prostitution in Solapur city in Maharastra State, India.   The rescue took…

It’s that time of year again – the second most popular holiday behind Christmas. There are many names given for this season: “Halloween,” “All Saints Day,” “The Devils Day,” “Hallelujah Night,” and “Fall Festival.” The origins of this go back to at least the fourth century. It was quite popular in pre-Christian Ireland and Scotland. The Celtic…
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