Little Birdie bookI just published my first Kindle-only book on Amazon.com! It’s a short book entitled, A Little Birdie Told Me: Ecclesiastes at a Glance.

Starting about 2:00 AM on Monday, May 20, 2013, it will be FREE for five days (if I got all the settings right).

Please go download your free copy and ask all your friends to do the same.

If you don’t have a Kindle device, you can download Kindle Reader software for your PC or Mac, and a Kindle Reader app for your smartphone or tablet. Amazon will bump up the price to $2.99 after the five-day giveaway, but they are allowing me to give it away for FREE for these five days.
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Count Your Blessings

February 9, 2013 — Leave a comment
(cc) Paul O'Rear

(cc) Paul O’Rear

The old familiar hymn encourages us to “Count your many blessings, name them one by one”. That’s actually not a bad idea. When the economy is in a slump, and gas prices are high, and lots of people are out of work, it’s easy to become pessimistic.

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Halloween

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For years, Christian families have struggled with the question of whether or not to celebrate Halloween:

  • Is it OK to let our kids go Trick-or-Treating?
  • Is it OK to let them dress up in costumes?
  • Is it OK to hand out candy to kids who come to our door on Halloween?

Let’s look at this issue from a historical, practical, and scriptural perspective to see if we can find some answers.

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October Free Give-Away

October 14, 2012 — Leave a comment
When Turtles Fly

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I am giving away a copy of Nikki Stone’s book, When Turtles Fly, to one lucky reader! I’ve blogged about this book, and about Nikki, before. Go to my Free Give-Aways page to enter for your chance to win.

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It’s Book Time!

October 7, 2012 — 1 Comment
Living With a Broken Heart

© Paul O’Rear

Recently I made the decision to publish my book, Living With a Broken Heart, directly to Kindle, instead of pursuing traditional publishing or self-publishing.

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