Emily Parke Chase
Another Book Signing! Emily will be among the authors featured at a book signing at the annual Celebrate the Book festival in Carlisle, PA October 17-23. Come join her there at the Bosler Library the afternoon of October 19th between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Speakers at the festival include Lisa Scottoline, author of legal suspense …
Read More Celebrate the Book!“When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens.” Jeremiah 10:13 (NASV) Each morning when I walk through our neighborhood, I cross a bridge over a small stream. I often pause there to listen as the water burbles and tumbles over the stones in its way. The sound is pure, …
Read More ObstaclesAsk any writer about their passion and they will talk about the pleasure of crafting words, developing characters, and creating plots. The past few weeks, this writer has set aside work on her own novels. Instead, I’ve been busy with the other side of writing: reading. Part of my work as an author is encouraging …
Read More The other side of writing…Are you excited? It is Christmas Eve at last! Time to laugh around the table and open gifts by the tree. Are you in your own home or away visiting family? Here’s the last in this series on “Parenting Jesus.” Over the past weeks, we have looked at many aspects of how Mary and Joseph …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 24Welcome back for the next in this Advent series on “Parenting Jesus.” I hope you’ll return tomorrow for the last of the series! Christmas is a celebration of Jesus’ birth. What great joy we experience as we celebrate Emanuel, “God with us.” With Christmas only two days away, with families gathering and gifts …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 23Thank you for returning so faithfully day after day! We are almost through this Advent series on “Parenting Jesus.” Yesterday we saw that even while hanging on a cross, Jesus fulfilled a command he learned in his childhood – to honor his father and mother. He honored his mother when he made arrangements for …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 22As we are near the end of Advent and also the end of this series on “Parenting Jesus,” here is the latest thought to share with you. John 19:25-27 presents a tender scene in the midst of Calvary horror. Mary is standing near the foot of the cross. Her son would die soon, …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 21Can it be only 5 days until Christmas? Here is the next installment on this Advent series on “Parenting Jesus.” Would you be embarrassed if your daughter were arrested for drunk driving? Would your face flame red if your son were arrested in a sex scandal? What if these events were plastered across …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 20Here we are together once again! Thanks for coming back for another in this Advent series on “Parenting Jesus.” From the very beginning, Mary and Joseph taught Jesus to respect God’s commands. Like the author of Proverbs passing on wisdom to his son, Joseph recognized that his job was not merely to protect …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 19Welcome back to day 18 in this Advent series on “Parenting Jesus”! One of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar is the Day of Atonement. Once – only once – each year, the High Priest entered the Holiest Place and made atonement for the sins of the nation. This day was marked …
Read More Advent 2015: Day 18