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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


Review--Voices of the Future
FTC Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from one of the authors in exchange for a review. I was not required to leave a...
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
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Delightful Word
"If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction" (Psalm 119:92). God's Word is an amazing thing. It is not...
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May 27, 20242 min read
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A Conscious Choice
"I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me" (Psalm 119:30). Psalm 119 is all about one man's love for God's law....
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May 20, 20242 min read
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A Gracious Life
"And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all...
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May 13, 20242 min read
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The Gift of Today
"When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one's eyes see...
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Apr 29, 20242 min read
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Review--Etania's Destiny
Title: Etania's Destiny Series: Daughters of Tamnarae (Book 3) Author: M. H. Elrich Genre: YA Fantasy, Christian Fantasy Rating: 4/5...
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Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Pursuit of More
"What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? For all his days are full of sorrow, and his...
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Apr 22, 20242 min read
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Review--Urram: Rekindled Hope
Title: Urram: Rekindled Hope Series: Princess of the Highlands (Book 2) Author: Cheyenne van Langevelde Genre: Historical Fantasy Rating:...
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
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Cheerful Giver
"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians...
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Apr 15, 20242 min read
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Review--Chromatic
Title: Chromatic Series: The Color Theory (Book 3) Author: Ashley Bustamante Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars FTC Disclosure: I...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Effective Work
"But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me" (1 Corinthians 16:8-9). Paul always...
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Apr 8, 20242 min read
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Review --Calligraphy Guild
Title: Calligraphy Guild Author: R. M. Archer Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars I don’t know if I’ve ever read a book quite like this...
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Apr 5, 20242 min read
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Victorious Death
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,...
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Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Love and Knowledge
"This 'knowledge' puffs up, but love builds up" (1 Corinthians 8:1). Knowledge isn't everything. We tend to equate knowledge with power....
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Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Back to the Basics
"For I decided to know nothing among you except Christ and him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2). Paul is one of the most famous characters...
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Mar 18, 20242 min read
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A Suffering Savior
"For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted" (Hebrews 2:18). The opening chapters...
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Mar 4, 20242 min read
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A Lament
"'For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate,...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Review--Daughter of Eden
Title: Daughter of Eden: Eve's Story Author: Jill Eileen Smith Genre: Biblical Fiction Rating: 3.5/5 stars I’ve always been intrigued by...
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Feb 23, 20242 min read
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A True Security
"'You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, "Do not go to Egypt to live there"'" (Jeremiah 43:2). The people of...
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Feb 19, 20242 min read
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Review--The Songkeeper Chronicles
Titles: Orphan's Song, Songkeeper, Song of Leira Series: The Songkeeper Chronicles Author: Gillian Bronte Adams Genre: YA Fantasy,...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read
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