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05 Friday Apr 2019
Category Archives: Faith & You
No Fear
26 Tuesday Mar 2019
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#anxiety, #Hehasyourback, #nofear, #quote, #TuesdayInspiration, #TuesdayMotivation, #TuesdayThoughts
Posted by Kara Hunt | Filed under Faith & You
Don’t Let Them Change You
20 Wednesday Mar 2019
Posted in Faith & You
You should think this way.
You should think that way.
It seems like everyone around us wants to be able to tell us what we should be thinking. This type of pressure can come from well-meaning friends and loved ones, the media, popular music, television shows and movies.
But as Christians, what we believe, how we act, and what we think should be based on one authority – the Word of God.
Let that be your Final Authority and nothing else.
Perfect Love vs. Anxiety
19 Tuesday Mar 2019
Posted in Faith & You
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#anxiety, #ItIsFinished, #nofear, #perfectlove, #quote, #TuesdayMotivation, #TuesdayThoughts, love
If you love someone, you wouldn’t dream of hurting them right?
God loves us with a Perfect Love. We can trust Him to handle all of our cares. We no longer need to be a slave to fear – and anxiety is a form of fear. We also no longer need to be filled with guilt or shame either. Why? Because God loves us with a Love so Perfect that if we truly believe in Him and His Word, He will sustain us through the scariest of times.
Trust in what He has done for you on the Cross. Then rest in the fact that you have been made perfect in Love and no longer have any reason to fear.
O Holy Night
23 Friday Dec 2016
Posted in Faith & You
One of my favorite Christmas carol’s of all time is O Come, All Ye Faithful. Worshiping our Savior with lyrics and songs of exultation, adoration and joy, what an honor! O Holy Night is also a favorite, and David Phelps is able to capture the Divine-ness of that night with music and song like none other. Be blessed.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The Moses Conspiracy – Behind The Story
28 Friday Oct 2016
Posted in ACFW, Faith & You, Fiction, News & Updates
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#QuidProQuills, @KaraHunt2016, amreading, amwriting, Conspiracies, intrigue, Moses, mystery, Susan J. Reinhardt, suspense, The Moses Conspiracy, trilogies
My first dip into the publication pool occurred in 2004 as a non-fiction writer. Devotionals, short articles, and contributions to anthologies followed in rapid succession. This soon gave way to a series of rejections. What??? My research yielded an answer: I needed to use some fiction techniques like dialogue, questions, and storytelling to catch the editors’ and readers’ attention.
As my acceptance rate increased, the thought of writing a book rolled around my mind. I shared the idea with my husband, and we prayed the Lord would direct me.
Around Christmas, my husband had a job near Gettysburg. Our supplier suggested I go along to see the seasonal decorations. As we stood in the historic town square, the combination of old and new melded together. I heard in my spirit the voices of the forefathers as fading echoes.
I shared the experience with my husband. When we arrived home, all efforts to write a poem, non-fiction article, or devotional failed to capture the essence of that moment. I tucked it away, and we sought the Lord for an answer.
On a steamy August day in 2005, we were discussing “the Gettysburg experience,” when my husband made a surprising declaration. “That’s it! That’s your book, and you’ll call it Ghosts of the Past and write it in four months.”
I was sure he’d lost his mind. The more I mulled over his words, the stronger they captivated me. Soon after, I sat down at the computer and started typing. In exactly four months, I had a 55,000-word manuscript.
The fairytale version would be immediate publication, but it took eight years to bring the manuscript to publishable quality. In early 2006, my husband was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. My work on the book, now called The Moses Conspiracy, came to a grinding halt as I cared for him.
After he passed away, the last thing I wanted to do was write. As the grief abated, I remembered how much he encouraged me and jumped back into the project. The Moses Conspiracy is dedicated to his memory.
The journey to publication is often long, requiring patience and persistence. Two more books followed the first one, as well as a Christmas novella. My fifth book is currently in the works.
If you’re walking down this road, don’t get discouraged. Learn your craft and produce a quality story for your readers. Someday, I’ll be reading about your debut novel. Happy writing!
To find out more about Susan J. Reinhardt and The Moses Conspiracy, click here. You can also 
purchase your copy now on Amazon.
A widow, daughter, stepmom, and active church member, Susan resides in Pennsylvania. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, couponing, gardening, and finding small treasures in antique shops.
Kara writes layered suspense thrillers and is an ACFW Genesis 2013 Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category.
She’ll also continue to keep you updated on some of the best reads in Christian fiction suspense.
To contact Kara, email her at fictionwithfaith@gmail.com or by clicking the below link:
@KaraHunt2016 on Twitter
The Moses Conspiracy
14 Friday Oct 2016
Posted in ACFW, Book Showcase, Faith & You, Fiction
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@KaraHunt2016, amreading, amwriting, Christian Fiction, must reads, mystery, Susan J. Reinhardt, suspense, The Moses Conspiracy, thriller
Good morning suspense fans and welcome to today’s Book Showcase!!! Our suspense feature for the month of October is The Moses Conspiracy by suspense novelist Susan J. Reinhardt.
In 2025, two seemingly unconnected events set a diabolical plan in motion. Ellie and John Zimmerman find themselves embroiled in a life-threatening investigation, fighting a shadowy enemy.
Several years after a terrorist attack on Washington, D.C., Ellie and her son, Peter, go on a field trip to the nation’s capital. Her greatest fear is realized when they become separated. Back home, John witnesses a buggy accident with unusual circumstances.
Caught between strained family relationships and ominous warnings from a faceless enemy, the couple rely on God for wisdom and protection. When the true nature of a past tragedy is revealed, will they survive the heartache it brings?
The Moses Conspiracy, as well as other books by Susan J. Reinhardt, are also available in print.
Susan J. Reinhardt began her journey as a non-fiction writer. After numerous devotionals, short articles, and several contributions to anthologies were published, she switched gears and entered the world of fiction. The Moses Conspiracy is the first book in The Moses Trilogy.
A widow, daughter, stepmom, and active church member, Susan resides in Pennsylvania. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, couponing, gardening, and finding small treasures in antique shops.
You can find out more about Susan J. Reinhardt and The Moses Trilogies by connecting with her via:
Susan may also be contacted via Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter.
Kara writes layered suspense thrillers and is an ACFW Genesis 2013 Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category.
She’ll also continue to keep you updated on some of the best reads in Christian fiction suspense.
To contact Kara, email her at fictionwithfaith@gmail.com or by clicking the below link:
@KaraHunt2016 on Twitter
Crevice – New Release
26 Friday Aug 2016
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#amreading @KaraHunt2016, Crevice, intrigue, Janice Boekhoff, Lost Dutchman's Mine, Romance, suspense
Good morning suspense fans! If there has ever been a book on the new release list to look out for this month it is the Christian mystery novel, Crevice by suspense novelist Janice Boekhoff. It released just a few days on Aug. 23rd. If you love romance, suspense and intrigue, this is the book for you. Order your copy now for only $2.99!
Desperate to save her family’s gold mine, Elery Hearst gives an order that results in the tragic death of one of her men. But before she can come to terms with the guilt consuming her, her brother disappears. To find him, she must find the legendary Lost Dutchman gold mine. And the one person who can help, Lucan Milner, has every reason to want her to fail; he’s the twin brother of the miner who died. He holds the secret to finding Elery’s brother, but sharing them with her not only rips open his grief-stricken heart, it puts both of them in the path of a killer.
Janice Boekhoff is a former Research Geologist who pours her love of science and the outdoors into her suspense novels. She is a three-time 
finalist in the ACFW Genesis Contest. She writes from Iowa, where she lives with her amazing husband and three feisty kids.
To contact Janice or to find out more about upcoming books in the Earth Hunters Series, click on one of the below links:
Email: Janice.boekhoff@gmail.com
Funny Friday
05 Friday Aug 2016
Posted in Faith & You, Non-Fiction
Crevice – Behind The Story
22 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Book Showcase, Faith & You, Fiction
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#amreading @KaraHunt2016, archaeology, Crevice, Dutchman's gold, Janice Boekhoff, mystery, Romance, suspense, thriller, treasure hunters
July 8th’s suspense post showcased the Christian romantic thriller novel, Crevice, by suspense author, Janice Boekhoff.
And now, here’s the story behind the story.
Since childhood, I’ve been hooked on Indiana Jones movies. I would binge watch them with my family on the weekends. For many years, I wanted to be an archaeologist myself. But that dream fell away when I realized most archaeologists classify clay pot shards for a living. Even so, I’ve never lost my love of history and the desire for a great treasure hunt.
A few years ago, I was watching a TV show that had a segment on the Lost Dutchman gold mine located somewhere in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. The myriad of legends reached out with their tantalizing clues and drew me in. Which ones were real? Which were fantasy?
Only Jacob Waltz—the Dutchman—knew for sure, and he was long dead.
For over a century, treasure hunters have tried to find the mine by understanding the Dutchman himself. Not much is known about Jacob Waltz, who wasn’t even Dutch, but German. His early life is shadowed in mystery. But by the 1860s, he had settled into a humble existence as a farmer near the Salt River (modern day Phoenix, AZ), and yet he died with a box of rich gold ore under his bed.
Where did he get access to such wealth, and why didn’t he flaunt it?
In Crevice, I had such fun coming up with a creative explanation for the enigma of Waltz’s life, but the truth remains a mystery. Sadly, the details of the lonely Dutchman’s life, and whatever mine he might have discovered, died with him in 1891.
The lost mine remains lost.
Even so, Dutch Hunters continue to scour the desert mountains, looking for the treasure. It’s a dangerous obsession. Over two hundred people have died or disappeared while searching. Why do they do it? Because they believe the Dutchman’s gold is still out there, waiting to be discovered.
That kind of obsession (and my own obsession with rocks) inspired me to write a modern day treasure hunt, but Elery Hearst doesn’t care about the gold. She only wants to find her missing brother. And along the way, she finds so much more.
Perhaps, the Dutchman’s gold isn’t all legend. Maybe a rich mine really is out there … waiting. If you happen to stumble across it, feel free to send a few chunks of gold ore my way.
Save and pre-order your copy now for only $2.99!
Janice Boekhoff is a former Research Geologist who pours her love of science and the outdoors into her suspense novels. She is a three-time finalist in the ACFW Genesis Contest. She writes from Iowa, where she lives with her amazing husband and three feisty kids.
To contact Janice or to find out more about upcoming books in the Earth Hunters Series, click on one of the below links:
Email: Janice.boekhoff@gmail.com
Kara writes layered suspense thrillers and is an ACFW Genesis 2013 Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category.
She’ll also continue to keep you updated on some of the best reads in Christian fiction suspense.
To contact Kara, email her at fictionwithfaith@gmail.com or by clicking the below link:
@KaraHunt2016 on Twitter
