I wanted to make sure that my readers understood that we’re here for such a time as Katrina, or Rita, or September 11, or the Oklahoma bombing, or a mining disaster, or our neighbor’s cancer, or a parent’s grief, or a widow’s sorrow. And when we face our own disasters, there will be people there for us. Because when Christendom is really working, that’s what it looks like.
This message is for me as much as my readers. I pray that I will not whine when God strengthens me through trials, and that I will let him prepare me for what lies ahead — those things for which he made me. Those times when I can be Christ to someone who may never have met him and show them the love of the Savior who can lift their burdens.
And I pray that when that time does come, I’ll see the blessing in that crisis, and it won’t be wasted on me.
About the Author
Terri Blackstock is an award-winning novelist who has written for several major publishers including HarperCollins, Dell, Harlequin, and Silhouette. Published under two pseudonyms, her books have sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
With her success in secular publishing at its peak, Blackstock had what she calls “a spiritual awakening.” A Christian since the age of fourteen, she realized she had not been using her gift as God intended. It was at that point that she recommitted her life to Christ, gave up her secular career, and made the decision to write only books that would point her readers to him.
“I wanted to be able to tell the truth in my stories,” she said, “and not just be politically correct. It doesn’t matter how many readers I have if I can’t tell them what I know about the roots of their problems and the solutions that have literally saved my own life.”
Her books are about flawed Christians in crisis and God’s provisions for their mistakes and wrong choices. She claims to be extremely qualified to write such books, since she’s had years of personal experience.
A native of nowhere, since she was raised in the Air Force, Blackstock makes Mississippi her home. She and her husband are the parents of three children — a blended family which she considers one more of God’s provisions.
www.terriblackstock.com
About the Publisher
Founded in 1931, Grand Rapids, Michigan based Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, is the leading international Christian communications company, producing bestselling Bibles, books, new media products, a growing line of gift products, and award-winning children’s products. The world’s largest Bible publisher, Zondervan www.zondervan.com holds exclusive publishing rights to the New International Version of the Bible and has distributed more than 215 million copies worldwide. It is also one of the top Christian publishers in the world, selling its award-winning books through Christian retailers, general market bookstores, mass merchandisers, specialty retailers, and the Internet. Zondervan has received a total of 73 Gold Medallion awards for its books, more than any other publisher.
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