"The key to having a good attitude is the willingness to change." -- John C. Maxwell

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YOU AND KIRK FRANKLIN

Submit your questions to gospel music great Kirk Franklin during a live online chat tomorrow (Thursday) at Gospelcity.com.

In the meantime, be sure to check in with Mr. Franklin's daily blog for reports from the road, promoting his latest album, Hero. He's posting audio blogs, text messages and photos.

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FROM CCM TO TIME

Bethany Dillon's star just keeps rising … with a nice mention in TIME Magazine this week and an appearance on CNN this Sunday. Both appearances are, of course, connected with Miss Dillon's performances on the soundtracks for two major motion pictures this fall, Dreamer and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

But, as TIME reports, the acclaim has hardly gone to Dillon's head: "I come home from touring and my parents are like, 'Hey, Beth, how was it? Can you unload the dishwasher?'"

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SHADOW OF FAITH

This is day three of the special blog-to-blog-to-message board dissection of Dave Long's award-winning novel Ezekiel's Shadow (Bethany House).

The unusual format is a day-by-day critical analysis from Mark Bertrand, followed by day-by-day reactions and commentary from the author himself.

Both blogs are linking and forth, as well as to the Faith*in*Fiction message board for mass discussion.

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REMINDER: DISCUSSING SOLOMON LONG

One week from today, novelist Deeanne Gist, author of the CBA best-seller A Bride Most Begrudging (Bethany House), will be holding an online book discussion group on her blog next week, Oct. 19-21. The book in question? My own debut suspense thriller, Forgiving Solomon Long (Harvest House Publishers).

Find out more about the novel, including news, reviews and a sample chapter, at ForgivingSolomonLong.com.

Find Forgiving Solomon Long in a library near you.