"Most people are more satisfied with old problems than committed to finding new solutions." -- John C. Maxwell
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"LOOK, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL -- "
And now episode #81 of my wife's twice-a-week online comic strip The Miller Sisters. The clock is ticking on Julia's birthday, the day she is destined to inherit super powers ... but what will they be?
(If you do not see the latest strip onscreen, click the "refresh" button found at the top of your browser.)
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DEREK WEBB VS. DONALD MILLER
Okay, they're not actually fighting or anything, but this coming Tuesday (Mar. 14), singer/songwriter Derek Webb and author/speaker Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz) join for a live audio web chat at 9 p.m. CST / 7 p.m. PST. The two friends are sure to make the evening lively with discussions of everything from politics to social justice -- and offering listeners an opportunity to participate.
Visit www.derekwebbchat.com or www.donaldmillerchat.com and submit a question by Mar. 13 for Webb and Miller to answer during the 90-minute chat hosted by Mike Parker. (Due to time restrictions, not every question will be answered.)
Listeners will also be able to hear more about their latest projects, Webb’s new CD Mockingbird (Integrity Music) and Miller’s upcoming book To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing up Without a Father (NavPress).
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SWITCHFOOT UPDATES
Switchfoot continues its U.S. headline tour, announcing 30 concerts scheduled to date and beginning Mar. 15 in Bakersfield, California. Special guest and U.K. group Athlete will open all concerts through Apr. 15. For the most updated schedule, visit www.Switchfoot.com.
View photos and more about the upcoming Switchfoot video "We Are One Tonight" at www.Switchfoot.com. Performance footage for the video was taken at the famed Studio A, Capitol Records Building in Hollywood.
Switchfoot recently participated in an All-Star Concert to benefit A Place Called Home and salute the legendary Les Paul at his 90th birthday bash at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Playing alongside such greats as Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss, Joe Perry, Neal Schon, Edgar Winter and others, the charity event has been called one of the world's greatest gatherings of guitarists.
The Swithfoot hit "Stars" will be featured on the compilation Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice, releasing Mar. 14. Featuring recent favorites from today's hottest teen and tween superstarsm, the disc comes in conjunction with Nickelodeon's 19th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, airing live Apr. 1.
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RECENT HEADLINES AT CHRIS WELL: LEARNING CURVE
COLLEEN COBLE FANS: FICTION CONTEST!
ASK FOR IT WHEREVER CRIME FICTION IS SOLD (Deliver Us From Evelyn update)
CHRISTIAN FICTION REVIEW: BEST OF 2005
Q&A: LONNIE CRUSE, PT 1 (Mystery novelist)
LEIGH NASH: ONEPENCE NONE THE RICHER
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Chris Well is a member of International Thriller Writers, Inc. Find him online at StudioWell.com or at his blog Chris Well: Learning Curve.
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A HIT MAN IS HAUNTED BY A PREACHER'S DYING WORDS ...
FORGIVING SOLOMON LONG (Harvest House Publishers), Chris Well
One of the Top Christian Novels of 2005 -- Booklist (American Library Association)
"A hard-edged, mean streets story -- in which God's grace shines all the brighter. Forgiving Solomon Long heralds a new day in Christian suspense." -- Brandilyn Collins, best-selling author of Web of Lies
Read the first chapter online. Buy now at ChristianBook.com.
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