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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


A Hard Word
"'If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent...
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Feb 12, 20242 min read
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Review--Grace Sufficient Series
Titles: Unknown, Unworthy, Untold Series: Grace Sufficient Author: Vanessa Hall Genre: Contemporary, Suspense Rating: 4/5 stars Believe...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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An Impractical Command
"'"Yet you, O Lord GOD, have said to me, 'Buy the field for money and get witnesses'--though the city is given into the hands of the...
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Feb 5, 20242 min read
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A Stubborn Faithfulness
"'For twenty-three years [...] the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened'"...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
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An Honest Cry
"'Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?'"...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Review--The Looking-Glass Illusion
Title: The Looking-Glass Illusion Series: The Curious Realities (Book 2) Author: Sara Ella Genre: YA Fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars I’ve been...
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Jan 19, 20242 min read
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A Grieving God
"'Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are made clean?'" (Jeremiah 13:27). Jeremiah's title, "The Weeping Prophet,"...
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Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Review--Mortal Queens
FTC Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to leave a...
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Jan 12, 20242 min read
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Only a Youth
"But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, "I am only a youth"; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you...
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Jan 8, 20242 min read
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Thou Long-Expected Jesus
"And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling...
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Dec 25, 20232 min read
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What Child Is This
"'Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel'"...
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Dec 18, 20232 min read
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Born Is the King
"'And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever'" (2 Samuel 7:16)....
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
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Author Interview--Gillian Bronte Adams
I have a special treat for y'all today! It is with great excitement that I introduce to you Gillian Bronte Adams, author of The Fireborn...
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Dec 8, 20238 min read
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O Come, Emmanuel
“‘I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring: he shall bruise you head, and you shall...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read
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Strange Hope
"In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, ‘So shall your offspring be’”...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
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High Standards
“For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?” (1 Corinthians 5:12). The...
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Nov 20, 20232 min read
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Review--Dìlseachd: A Stolen Crown
Title: Dìlseachd: A Stolen Crown Series: Princess of the Highlands (Book 1) Author: Cheyenne van Langevelde Genre: Historical Fantasy...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
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Servants
“‘Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
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Review--The Guild of Thieves
There's a new author in town! Jaiden Phillips, part of the writing trio Sisters Three, released her debut novel on Monday. The Guild of...
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Nov 10, 20234 min read
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Finished
“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit” (John 19:30). The time...
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Nov 6, 20232 min read
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