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Interview with ManyBooks.net
It was my privilege to be interviewed by Naomi Bolton of ManyBooks.net. I really appreciated this opportunity to discuss the creation of my debut non-fiction book. It’s difficult for good Christian books to be seen and acknowledged in the secular marketplace. Unequally Yoked: Staying Committed to Jesus and Your Unbelieving Spouse is in a very small niche, and that makes marketing a challenge. To read the interview, just click on this link, or copy and paste into your browser. http://manybooks.net/featured-authors/miranda-j-chivers-exploring-the-challenges-off-an-unequally-yoked-marriage I’m excited to announce that Unequally Yoked is now available in print through your local Amazon site. It will also be distributed through Ingram-Sparks in the near future. In celebration of launching the soft…
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RIGHTEOUS LIVING
But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your conduct (be set apart from the world by your godly character and moral courage). 1 Peter 1:15 AMP
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Resources for the Unequally Yoked Marriage
UNEQUALLY YOKED RESOURCES Wading through heaps of good and bad marital advice on the internet to find the one particular article that you need is challenging. Finding resources pertaining specifically to the unequally yoked marriage is even more time consuming. To aid you in your search, I’m providing some links below to a few helpful websites. These resources are not exclusive to faith divergent marriages, but they do contain some excellent information in this area. Although our need for good resources is specific to faith differences in marriage, our search is compounded with other dilemmas too. First of all, our faith indifferent or antagonistic spouse may be cold to reading…
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ASKING GOD FIRST
The Bible is an incredible book full of mysteries and wisdom. Passages that might seem mundane at first reading can often provide hidden clues to problem-solving our everyday life. Often as I'm reading, certain passages seem to jump out at me. I believe the Lord highlights scriptures for us right when we need them. As we meditate on those illuminated scriptures, we discover those important hidden messages.
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Interview with Author and Blogger Caroll Zavala
This is a link to my interview with Carroll Zavala from February 20, 2018. Please click the link to read her article. via Miranda J. Chivers’ Unequally Yoked
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MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH PROVERBS
When looking for ways to start a meaningful conversation about faith, look for points of commonality. In this article, I show how the much of the book of Proverbs is actually ingrained in our Judaic-Christian democratic culture.
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The Relevance of Palm Sunday
Read John 12: 12-13 Yesterday, being Palm Sunday I was initially struck by Jesus’ humble entrance into the city. Then today, as I was reading this passage again, I had another revelation. This same crowd that celebrated the arrival of the Messiah one day openly denounced him and sent him to the cross a few days later. Does this bear any relevance to my life today? As I stood in the church service with arms uplifted singing songs that celebrated our Savior, I realized I was one person in a crowd that were all doing the same thing. Later as I reflected, I asked myself, “was I singing because…
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The Sword on a Donkey
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” Matthew 21:9-11 NIV Jerusalem today is a bustling commercial city. The old and the new merge together in a chaotic symphony of sights, smells and sounds. The streets are crowded, filled with vendors hawking their wares, tourists searching for the perfect souvenirs and local residents purchasing their daily bread. The…
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY Who was St. Patrick? I didn’t know the origin of this legend until I traveled to beautiful, evergreen, Ireland in 2014. I traveled with a group of people—mostly women—under the leadership of an evangelist from Colorado by the name of Marilyn Hickey. This trip was a very pleasant introduction to tourist evangelism. Yes, we did several crusade nights and some street evangelism—I have lots of stories from those events—but our travel time was spent following the trail of St. Patrick. This story as told to us by our travel guide was surprising and inspiring. According to Irish legend and church history, St. Patrick was a…
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HUMILITY
“God has given me grace to speak a warning about pride. I would ask each of you to be emptied of self-promotion and not create a false image of your importance. Instead, honestly assess your worth by using your God-given faith as the standard of measurement, and then you will see your true value with an appropriate self-esteem.” Romans 12:3 TPT I spent most of last week reflecting on the life and times of Dr. Billy Graham. Undisputedly, he was the most famous preacher of the twentieth century. Some say that he was the most influential evangelist since Jesus walked this earth. His public memorial was a testament to spiritual greatness.…
