{"id":1416,"date":"2017-01-29T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazy4fiction.com\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2017-01-29T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T08:00:05","slug":"join-us-in-book-release-prayers-a-new-monthly-blog-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/join-us-in-book-release-prayers-a-new-monthly-blog-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us in Book Release Prayers *A NEW Monthly Blog Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Afternoon, #Crazy4Fiction readers! With February on the horizon, we wanted to take this Sunday to remember the novels, and their authors, that will grace shelves February 1. \u00a0Please join us and take a moment to give thanks and praise for the novels, and their authors, as we pray for those He will reach through these works of fiction.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Prayer from Candace Calvert,<em> Maybe It\u2019s You<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I pray my newest novel entertains, inspires, and touches the hearts of those who, like my troubled heroine, fear God\u2019s grace isn\u2019t for \u201csomeone like me.\u201d People who feel damaged, defined\u2014confined\u2014by past mistakes and so need the beautiful freedom promised in accepting a God who knows all our secrets\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0. and loves us anyway. Above all, I pray my very first redemption story stirs and spreads forgiveness and compassion, like a pebble into still waters, for all those who need just one more chance. What a blessing that would be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/maybe-its-you\/9781414390369\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1418\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/01\/Maybe-Its-You-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maybe Its You\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/maybe-its-you\/9781414390369\">Available <\/a>in bookstores and online.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Prayer from Cathy Liggett, <em>The\u00a0Sisters of Sugarcreek<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Precious heavenly Father,<\/p>\n<p>You are so good to us!\u00a0So giving and gracious and all-knowing.\u00a0When I first started writing about the female characters in Sisters, little did I know how much they\u2019d come to mean to me. How they\u2019d help get me through the scare and challenges that I didn\u2019t even know lay ahead.\u00a0But You knew! In my days and months with these fictional friends, at moments I enjoyed smiles and chuckles that laid aside my fears.\u00a0Other times, I was blessed with their comforting reminders that You are always close, always near\u2014sending us friends, (characters!), hope, Your strength\u2014just when we need it most!<\/p>\n<p>Lord, I thank You for the opportunity to share this story, and if it\u2019s Your will, I pray You will use these imaginary sisters in more real ways that I can\u2019t begin to imagine. Ways that only You, as our caring, awesome Creator, can.\u00a0All the glory be to You, dear Lord!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-sisters-of-sugarcreek\/9781496422354\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1417\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/01\/The-Sisters-of-Sugarcreek-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Sisters of Sugarcreek\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-sisters-of-sugarcreek\/9781496422354\">Available<\/a> in bookstores and online.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Prayer from the #Crazy4Fiction team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I pray these novels, Maybe It\u2019s You and Sisters of Sugarcreek, reach out to those with a hurting, lonely heart. Love and forgiveness, while so commonplace, are recurring themes in both literature and in life for a reason. May these books entertain as well as provide insightful thought to the reader. I am also grateful for these two authors: for their way with words and for their heart for their readers. May they have an opportunity to connect in fellowship over these novels and see the impact of their words in work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~*~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Thank you, readers, for joining us in prayer. Be sure to check back on the blog and our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crazy4fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crazy4Fiction Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0throughout the month of February for book giveaways, contests, quizzes, and much more! In the meantime, happy reading!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afternoon, #Crazy4Fiction readers! 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