A Stand for Truth
Contending for the Faith at Southern Seminary, 1984 - 1994
Olivia Kimbrell Press, January 2020
*Winner of the 2021 Selah Award for Nonfiction
During the 1980’s and 1990’s, a fierce battle raged between conservatives and liberals within the Southern Baptist Convention, the world’s largest Protestant denomination. Conservatives insisted that the liberals were promoting heresy in their seminaries, while the liberals denied it. As a national investigation was launched, a young man on Southern Seminary’s Board of Trustees discovered manipulations of the investigation and stood dramatically against the perpetrators. Given this institution’s stature and global reach, the impact of the conflict would be felt around the world for decades to come.
Glimpses of the Savior
50 Meditations for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year
September 2018
In early November, our minds turn to the upcoming holiday season and the new year. We get busy preparing for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year, and all too often, we forget the real meanings of these celebrations. As Christ-followers, we can guard against this by focusing our hearts on God’s Word.
Thanksgiving is a time to give God thanks; Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the Savior; the New Year brings new beginnings. This devotional book contains fifty meditations to help you find Jesus among the celebrations and decorations.
The Whisper of the Palms
Olivia Kimbrell Press, March 2017
Growing up in the foothills of North Carolina, Ali Blackwell dreamed of going places she had only seen in books and magazines. She lived in a small farmhouse that her farmer father had built with his own hands, and the prospects of ever leaving her little town of Union Mills appeared unlikely.
Kyle Edmonds, a few years her elder, lived in a larger house in South Carolina. He possessed things Ali only dreamed of—extra clothes and shoes, a house with indoor plumbing and electricity, a family car, a bicycle and other toys, just to name some. They could not have been more different. However, both heard God’s still small voice calling them to foreign missions. How will their paths cross? What obstacles will they face? What will their future hold?
Glimpses of God - a Four-Book Devotional Series
Creator God made the world in which we live. He placed the moon and stars in the sky, the rivers and oceans on the earth. He also created seasons throughout the year. Each season is defined by specific features and attributes that are common. As Christ-followers we experience spiritual seasons. Though these seasons do not come in order like seasons in nature, each spiritual season we experience is also defined by certain features.
Each book in this series for women encourages readers to explore the richness of every season.
Winter
Released November 2019
This book is focused on winter—both calendar and spiritual. During our spiritual winters, we await the new thing that God will be doing. Sometimes, we might even feel that He is silent or far away, During this season, we must rest in the truth of God’s sovereign mercy, grace, love, and care for His children.
Spring
Released March 2021
This devotional is focused on spring—both calendar and spiritual. During our spiritual springs, we catch a glimpse of the new life we have in Jesus Christ and the renewed life that He gives us. Enjoy a season of rebirth, thirteen weeks of inspiration, full of God’s great love for us.
Summer
Released April 2020
This devotional is focused on summer—both calendar and spiritual. Our spiritual summer is a time of growth, hard work, and relaxation as we nurture and care for the new things that were planted in our spiritual spring and allow them to ripen or mature.
Autumn
Released August 2021
This book is focused on autumn—both calendar and spiritual. During our spiritual autumns, we prepare for change and the possibility of difficult days ahead. It also represents abundance and blessings.
Prayer Project: A Three-Book Series
Prayer – the very essence of it is something we as humans have trouble fully understanding. When faced with praying, sometimes we have questions.
– Why should I pray?
– How should I pray?
– What should I expect?
This series (through examples, Bible study, and devotions) digs into God’s Word to bring out the deep truth about prayer. What it means and what it does, not only in our lives but in the spiritual realms as well.
Prayer: It's Not About You
Released September 2016
*2011 Women of Faith Competition Finalist
Glimpses of Prayer
Released December 2017
We have two primary means of communicating with God—the Bible and prayer. This book of 50 devotions is centered around prayer and focuses on verses from the Old Testament and the New Testament that speak about prayer. The authors pray the Holy Spirit will work through these devotions to help you gain a better understanding of prayer and to ignite or deepen your passion to know Him better, resulting in you experiencing a richer more powerful prayer life.