Ollie Chandler’s Continuing Story?

One of the most frequent questions I get asked on my Facebook page is, “Will there be another Ollie Chandler story, a follow up to Deception?” People want to know what happened to Ollie and if he ever came to know the Lord.

ICRS Christian Booksellers Convention 2008

Every July I leave Oregon at one of its most beautiful times of the year, to spend a week of my life in a very hot place, such as Atlanta, or this year, Orlando.

I'm glad to do it, just wish it was in January!

First, I go to a retreat for Christian novelists. There are about two hundred of us in an online group, and about sixty of us enjoy seeing each other face to face once a year before the Christian booksellers convention.

Announcing the Winners of the Deception Giveaway

Congratulations to this month’s book giveaway winners! Each of the three winners will receive a signed copy of Deception.

The randomly drawn winners are:

1) Malvina
2) Jon (posted as JW)
3) Holly Murphy (posted as Holly)

All winners, please e-mail me as soon as possible at stephanie@epm.org with your mailing address and who you would like the book signed to.

Thanks to all who entered! Next month’s giveaway is Randy’s book The Grace and Truth Paradox—check back to enter on June 9.

Stephanie Anderson
Promotions Director
Eternal Perspective Ministries
www.epm.org

“Three Winners” Book Giveaway of the Month: Deception

This month we’re giving away Randy’s murder mystery novel Deception to three randomly drawn winners.

Those who have read Randy’s previous novels Deadline and Dominion might remember Ollie Chandler, Deception’s main character, as the gruff yet lovable cop who made an appearance in both books.

Randy writes, “Though publishers and readers have asked me to, I’ve never in my previous six novels felt I wanted to go back and use the main character again as such in a subsequent book. I know it would be easier in some ways, but I’ve felt like each ...

My latest novel, Deception (and various digressions)

First, thanks to all of you who sent encouraging notes related to my previous blog concerning depression and Zephaniah 3:17. One dear friend quoted Thomas Brooks, one of Spurgeon's favorite writers: "Ah, believer, it is only heaven that is above all winds, storms, and tempests; God did not cast man out of Paradise that he might find another paradise in this world." So true. Much of what prepares us for our true home is what reminds us that we are aliens and strangers, who are seeking a better country.

Today I'm meditating on Jeremiah 32, especially verses 38 to 41. While written to Israel, the heart and commitment of God extends to all His people in every place and time. God says of his people, "I will rejoice in doing them good." Great stuff. The weight hasn't lifted, but God faithfully keeps it from crushing, and I trust He will make me stronger and more dependent on Him through it.