I appreciate people regardless of their past, present, or future and I pray that my enemies become friends with God, for to know God, is to know me. Outside of God, you may not "get" me. If you are a Carnal Christian, save your energy, and don't even request me! As an artist, I want to do things that are spiritually significant and matter for eternity, beyond the moment or the fad.
Church Love, The Seasons In Savannah Series is
centered around a community of multicultural Believers who are connected by
their love for God, family, and community. Unlike many Christian series, this
novel series does not focus on one particular culture (African-American,
Hispanic, etc.) or type of Believer (Baptist, Amish, Pentecostal, etc.) but
rather focuses on the shared Faith that the community holds: One Lord, One
Faith, One Baptism.
Church Love is set in Savannah, Georgia, and
deals with issues beyond romantic relationships. I tackles, Courtship
Principles, Breast Cancer, Fibroid Tumors, Single Motherhood, Entreprenuership,
Restoring Families,Syndicated Crime, Rape, and up next, in the final install
ment of the series, Human Trafficking. Though lengthy, the series reads like a
fast paced movie, drawing the reader in and making them feel apart of the Church
Love community. The characters are real. The issues are real. But there's a real
God that they serve who speaks audibly and through His Word to help the
characters navigate through the mundane and the unexpected turns and twists that
life takes us in .
The underlying principle of the Church Love
Series is how very much God wants to engage us in all aspects of our lives, from
what profession we pursue to who we marry, God invites us to include Him in the
journey. And many of us, like the elegant Savannah, or the straight-laced
Augusta, hesitate to really let people in to love us, are sometimes similar in
our attitude towards God. But, like the characters in the story, God doesn't
give up on us, but He pursues us, woos us, and loves us with an stoppable love.
So, if you've never read the series, pick up
your copies today if you are new to the series. If you're emailing the author
frantic with impatience, wondering when the last installment is coming, then
introduce someone else to the series. Plan a trip to the beautiful city of
Savannah, make it a Girl's Retreat and check out the sites from the novel.
Some readers have selected Church Love as their
reading group book of the month, some Pastors have used the principles as
counseling for engaged and married couples, some have discovered a love for
reading late in life, and some are planning that Single's Getaway (you'll have
to read Book 3 to understand :)
I would love to hear how the series has
impacted your life, what character you found yourself relating to, and how you
are using the principles laid out in fiction. Until we meet again in Savannah,
remember the greatest thing you can give in this life is LOVE!
Writing in Progress,