The Promise of the Star-A Novel of Healing Presence
The perfect book to read with your family this Christmas season.
The perfect book to read with your family this Christmas season.
When I am with You everything else does disappear.
I smiled when they smiled. Laughed when they laughed.
Tempered by stormy lessons, we regain our footing.
Each day you are given a Holy choice, to walk with Me or to stray.
Trusting in Him, our hearts fill with wonderment.
Bree and Chip’s banter and adolescent pranks create plenty of humor.
You gently wipe each tear, collecting each one.
I know what it feels like to know that you were brave once . . . but that you haven’t been brave again in a really long time.
Elise and Sophie are both wonderful heroines with relatable flaws and weaknesses that they struggle to overcome.
Freed from all that binds, into the harvest, we glean.
I thought she did a great job exploring God’s plans for marriage and how we sometimes mess it up.
Free to soar, limitless, we tread in life’s adventures.
The suffering I endure serves to pour out His all-encompassing power.
Michelle Griep is always one of my go-to authors, and this story was no different.
As light begins to penetrate, insight breathes stability.
To abide surrendered to You, this is what I’m destined to do!
Historical romance fans, especially those who love WWII novels, won’t want to miss this.
Secure in His love, no matter the difficulty, we give praise.
May I be ready for satan’s fiery darts of doubt, denial, and deceit so I will not be vulnerable to spiritual defeat.
Captivated by His word, surrendered, they’re refined.
We can take a deep breath and ask Him to be God in our situation, whatever that looks like.
I love Amelie’s character. Her strength and character make her a compelling heroine.
I’m always near, and you are where you’re called to be!
Shaking off spiritual slumber, we rise to proclaim.
A mother’s joy is a true gift from God.
Alexandra’s determination and insecurities make her a relatable heroine who is easy to root for.
Desiring all to repent, He holds back, giving opportunity.
The premise itself is interesting, but as usual, the characters are what made me love this book.
You’re still my First Love and my Beloved Jesus You’ll be my last.
As His voice thunders and shakes, He removes what offends.
Stay with Me here, until you’re whole again.
She’s His witness and servant and is being sent forth.
The plot twists make sense and keep you guessing and reading late when you should be productive.
Knitted and framed together as lively stones, He builds.
Our eyes will then behold Him; our bright and shining Light.
The voice of my King will be heard, “I am the Light, the Truth, the Way.”
They have a lot of great discussions about trusting God and what true love looks like.
You talk to me as my closest Friend.
Hannon manages to entertain with gripping suspense while addressing issues Christians face today in society and our relationships.
In signs and wonders, His trees of righteousness proclaim His majesty.
I declare I’ll walk in all Your ways.
The fish-out-of-water element when Biddie finally arrives at her sister’s ranch compelled me to keep reading.
I’m right by your side.
The moment I met the love interest, I fell in love with him. He’s amazing.
Daily You shower me with more and more and on me Your anointing You do pour.
God somehow uses it to become, at times, something beautiful. Something valuable.
I love the way Hannon explored the concept of true beauty without sounding trite or preachy.
Daily sit face to face.
Goddard provides plenty of twists and turns as Carrie and Trevor seek answers.
His Spirit never leaves so I sing a brand new song.
Giving of ourselves from His resources, we plant and grow easily.
For it’s only in His Presence you feel His healing rain.
I enjoyed it because I love marriage of convenience stories. But there’s also an air of mystery throughout the book.
God of the hard days and the good, thank you for delighting in my dependence on you.
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: the faithful love of the Lord never ends!
Captivity left behind; vision fills the heart with hope.
Eternity will not be long enough to show my love for You or to say how thankful I am and how much I treasure and care.
Frantz doesn’t shy away from showing the characters struggle, and that ministered to me.
By the stroke of His pen Jesus wrote your name in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Loosed from the devil’s hold, His grace teaches freedom.
To prepare them for the Lord’s divine purpose for their lives, we must instill in our children a deep, unwavering love for God and His Word.
Trying to get along with our mates without the necessary information is like building a house without the architectural diagrams.
I did not expect this book to hit me like it did. I was literally crying.
Having begun in the Spirit, asking for wisdom, they’re drawn to its power.
Each one will help you become a more godly parent your kids deserve.
Help me to never lose sight of my “first love,” You!
I love how Caudill manages to touch on God’s design for marriage and the true meaning of love without getting preachy.
With Gussie, Duffy explores a lot of things, but what struck me the most was the idea that words have the power to hurt or heal.
Let my steps be sure and strong.
Awaiting His fullness dispersed, we walk the path, the Son shining.
The more Isabella grows, the more the reader can see that Isabella struggles with her worth and so do we.
Once you take your place, you’ll see things begin to change.
My desire is to refine the spiritual disciplines of my life so that I might remember the way I was always meant to exist.
As sovereignty meets free will, we stay in sync with Him.
These are characters you’ll remember long after you close the book.
I have loved you since you drew your first breath within.
You’re marked and set apart so the lost will too believe.
Coming as the latter rain, covering the earth, His mercy extends.
Jesus’ birth was a trumpet call. A new way of doing life.
I quickly got sucked into the mystery and Alex and Nathan work against the clock.
While we have allowed society to remove God, Satan has moved in.
His Divine birth gave us worth now we’re forever joined as one.
Even if my body wasn’t being physically healed yet in the way I expected, my soul and spirit were being radically healed and transformed.
God sees you in your circumstances, whatever they are, and offers you life and hope.
They’re speaking out for Him and listening for His plan.
The premise of this book grabbed my attention because who wouldn’t love a troop of Girl Scouts saving the day?
Breaking Free examines the importance of relationship and the dangers of religious constructs that are not relational.
We are to be a sweet-smelling fragrance wherever we go, that’s His Presence going with us!
I love the second-chance romance this novel provides and the faith arcs about forgiveness and God’s mercy.
I realized the power of the written word and the gift of conveying thoughts to help others in their faith journey.
We pray and God hears. 7 Days of Prayer gives readers a path to walk in this powerful truth.
Will it be My voice and heart that you long to hear?
The work that you and I do is of value and truly matters to God.
I finally accepted my hopelessness when I reached the point of believing I would never be happy again unless my children were happy.
Reminding us, He’s never left nor forsaken us; He speaks softly.
God is all you need and you can rest.
Whether it’s romantic suspense or contemporary romance, Irene Hannon hits it out of the park every time.
The devil uses fear to keep the world under his power just as the Lord uses faith to set men free.