Sunday Devotional–Acts 7:51 – 8:1, Stephen Martyred

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Continuing from last week’s text, Stephen has finished his his sermon, and a rousing one it is for the believer. But rather than Amen, brother, what is the reaction of Stephen’s audience? When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. Well, why is this? Aren’t we just all kinda good folk who get off track every now and then? No, actually… 51 “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did …

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Interview with T.L. Hines

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Please Welcome…T.L. Hines (*Originally posted April 2008) What a joy to have Christian novelist T.L. Hines as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Tony L. Hines writes what he calls “noir bizarre fiction,” which to you and me looks a lot like supernatural thrillers. He mixes elements of the crime/mystery and supernatural/ fantasy genres. He says we should blame it on an unhealthy fascination with The Night Stalker and Rod Serling’s Night Gallery as a child. Okay, that gets us into the ballpark, doesn’t it? I still remember this Night Gallery in which a guy is sleeping on a bottom bunk and …

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Sunday Devotional: Acts 6 and Stephen Seized

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Let’s see…i before e, except after c, and “a” as in neighbor. That’s the rule, right? Then why am I struggling with seized? Should I say rules are made to be broken, I talk funny (should it be pronounced “sazed”), or make fun of authors like myself who have to institute spelling rituals to keep themselves out of the clutches of editors? I know! Let’s have a spelling contest! Doc Holliday As I write this, I’ve just completed a lesson on Acts 6 for tomorrow’s service. Here’s the text: Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed …

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Interview with Bill Myers

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Please Welcome…Bill Myers (*Originally posted March 2008) This month our interview guest is Christian speculative fiction novelist Bill Myers! Bill writes all kinds of cool and creepy Christian speculative fiction, but I first heard his name in connection with a TV program. Back in the days before Veggie Tales there was precious little Christian film or video entertainment worth watching. It was truly atrocious. But then I stumbled across this series called McGee & Me about this normal kid and his animated friend (who got him in and out of all kinds of trouble). The animation was great and, more …

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Interview with Robin Parrish

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Please Welcome…Robin Parrish (*Originally posted February 2008) This month our interview guest is Christian speculative fiction novelist Robin Parrish! I first heard Robin’s name in connection with his hip and influential e-zine INFUZE. I could tell from his editorials and the content on the site that he was a kindred spirit. Indeed, when he reviewed WhereTheMapEnds in 2007 he said it was an idea he wished he’d come up with himself. (Note that as of this writing INFUZE is in danger of folding. Consider going to the site to see whether or not you might be able to be a …

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Steve Rzasa wins the Carol Award for Broken Sight

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Big news guys! Our very own Steve Rzasa won the Carol Award in the speculative category for his book, Broken Sight. He was unable to be the ACFW Conference, so I agreed to accept the award in his place. I was sooo excited for him, and nervous, that I could barely breath on stage. But I made it (and without tripping on my heels lol). Please congratulate him, this is a huge accomplishment :). Way to go Steve!

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Special MLP Offers at the ACFW Conference

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Hey! Wanted to let all of you attending the ACFW Conference know that there are a couple special offers going on. First, if you purchase a MLP book from the ACFW Bookstore, you will receive an MLP ebook of your choice for free. Secondly, we have a meet an MLP author special. While at the conference, if you meet an MLP author, that author will give you a code good for one free MLP ebook. This code must be used before October, so use it quickly. And to get the code, you must mention you heard about the meet an …

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Interview with Christopher Hopper

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Please Welcome…Christopher Hopper (*Originally posted December 2007) What a joy to have Christian author Christopher Hopper as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Christopher is the author of two Christian fantasy novels, Rise of the Dibor and The Lion Vrie (both by Tsaba House). He is a youth pastor, blogger, entreprenuer, and musician who loves life and lives it to the fullest (which is, he says, another way of saying he can be a workaholic). He has dedicated himself to preaching the gospel at home and abroad. He says he loves the Lord above all and his wife and children next, with, …

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Interview with Wayne Thomas Batson

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Please Welcome…Wayne Thomas Batson (*Originally posted November 2007) What a joy to have Christian author Wayne Thomas Batson as our interview guest at WhereTheMapEnds.com. Wayne Thomas Batson is the author of five SpecFic/ Adventure books including the bestselling trilogy, The Door Within, and new pirate novels Isle of Swords and Isle of Fire. He is a lifetime lover of all things fantastic, creepy, and/or peculiar. He says he writes SpecFic because he believes that deep down, we all dream of other worlds and long to do something that matters. Wayne is an active blogger and online advocate of Christian fantasy fiction. …

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