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We’re Making Progress on the Covers!

In consultation with the author, we’ve made further progress on the cover designs for Books 2 and 3. Thanks to friends on Facebook and Twitter for feedback, especially on Book 3.

As we thought about the best title for Book 3, it seemed that a reading from the book, one based on the experience of the Apostle Paul in Acts where he was providentially hindered from ministering in an area that he wished to go to, would make for a good title.

Originally titled along the lines of “Our Troas Experiences,” we thought the concept would be better expressed in how sometimes God seems to block our pathway and our plans. And so the title “When God Blocks Our Path” seemed a good title to use. Here is how we are thinking of wording the back cover blurb:

When disappointments come our way, we may think that God has failed us and forsaken us. But Scripture assures us that such things are never the case. The Lord went with Paul even though it seemed his pathway was being blocked. He never sends His people into difficult circumstances without going with them. If God is with us in our disappointments, the thing we must do to help ourselves face those disappointments is focus on Him.

We appreciated network feedback on using red as a primary color for the book. As one person indicated, it’s a universal color for “stop” or “caution.”

We’re sure you will like reading this book, the third in the series, once it is in print.

If you are interested in putting your name down to order a copy, contact us HERE and let us know so that we can alert you as soon as the book is in print!

We Are Making Good Progress on Book 2!

Thumbs-up on progress made…

The “Thumbs-Up” Man… And 30 Other Bible-Based Meditations

Today, we worked with the main author of Book 2, Roger Ellsworth (all the members of his family are contributing to this book–his wife, Sylvia, and their two sons, Tim and Martyn), and finalized the sequence of chapters for the Table of Contents. We think you will enjoy even just perusing the list–Here it is!

1 The Thumbs-Up Man

2 That Terrible, Terrific Moment

3 Our Gulf-Spanning God

4 Saying Goodbye to a World of Goodbyes

5 Thanks for the Thoughts

6 Even My Cap Knows I’ve Been Saved!

7 God Leads His Dear Children

8 The Way of the Righteous

9 How Will We Be Remembered?

10 The Fretful Clock

11 Unsung Heroes

12 Wisdom for the Life Business

13 Words to the Bride

14 The Therapy of Thanks in the Thick of Things

15 I Want to Hear Bert Wilson Pray Again

16 Hard Thoughts about God

17 My Sanctified Dog, Gus

18 Our Need-Meeting God

19 Who Like Me

20 Dad’s Old Bible

21 Getting the Hallelujah Back (1)

22 Getting the Hallelujah Back (2)

23 Seeing from Heaven’s Glory with Heaven’s Eyes

24 The New Dress

25 The Wonderful Cross

 26 God’s Prescription for an Age-Old Malady

27 The Ups and Downs of Faith

28 Lord, Help Me to Spaffordize

29 Can You Bear to Let Them Go?

30 A Death That Led to Life

31 A Throne Set in Heaven

Five Stars and More

We were delighted to receive this feedback from a happy reader:

Regarding the books by Roger Ellsworth, I found his A Dog and a Clock most encouraging and uplifting.  His style is very personal and accessible.  His application of the Scriptures in each devotional is “right on,” if I may use that expression.

Your Choices

You may buy your copies of A Dog and A Clock from various sources.

You may buy online here.

You may buy online from a vendor such as Amazon.

You may order the book from any vendor of your choice.

Because this book (and others following in the series) are printed in different locations around the world, you should never have to wait long for your copy!

Enjoy reading your copy of A Dog and A Clock!

The Whole Family Is Contributing

The next book in the My Coffee-Cup Meditations series is to feature contributions not only from Roger Ellsworth, but also from his wife, Sylvia, and their sons, Tim and Marty.

It’s an enjoyable exercise being able to see the chapter contributions from each family member and thinking of how best to sequence these so that our readers will get the greatest benefit from them.

Look out for more information about the next book coming your way soon!

A Cup of Coffee with God

(A review from Frith Robb—thanks, Frith, for sharing this with our readers!)

I have so many distractions at home that I often find it difficult to set a time aside to pray. Yet if a friend unexpectedly drops in there always seems to be time for a coffee and a chat—usually it’s just about mundane things. We enjoy the brief and unexpected get-together.

I once asked a wise church minister about my problem with setting aside time for prayer, and this was his reply:

“What about sitting down for ten minutes in a quiet room with a nice cup of coffee and asking God to share that time with you? You don’t need to speak – but tell Him that this is His time and yours together. God will absolutely love to spend any time with you – even if it’s over a cup of coffee”

A Dog and A Clock helps me to do just that.

Heartfelt Appreciation for “A Dog and A Clock”

Email feedback from a customer in Scotland:

Look at what the postman delivered today –
I’ve dipped into it and I love it!

Thank you, Frith, for letting us know, and for sending the picture of the book next to your clock, too!

We love feedback like this. If you have purchased a copy of the book and want to tell us and others about it, let us know! You can contact us HERE.

Getting the Word Out!

Making information known is important, and it’s exciting to be able with Great Writing Publications, the publisher, to issue a press release. Some of the text we generated for this may be viewed below:

Written in easy-to-understand language, and in a way that will provoke further thinking and transformed living, this is a gospel-based book that may be used by believers and unbelievers.

We also added in the Table of Contents for Book 1; You can view it below or on the PDF here.

1 A dog and a clock
2 Whenever I am afraid
3 He to rescue me from danger
4 Tell me what you think you owe
5 The passing of a celebrity
6 Two questions most church attendees dare not ask
7 Christianity or “Ianity”?
8 The danger of snapshot theology
9 Cookie, the Christmas dog
10 And the award for best-dressed goes to
11 Vacationing in a cemetery
12 Who is really relevant?
13 Something we should all desire
14 Bethlehem’s Well
15 “Why this waste?”
16 The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain
17 Why does Christianity seem to mean so little?
18 What to preach on Easter
19 What about hypocrites in the church?
20 Finding God’s will
21 How can we be sure God exists?
22 Just call me Barabbas
23 A crisis of faith
24 Weird things
25 When it happens
26 Savoring
27 “Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment”
28 Turtles all the way down
29 True riches
30 Things I miss
31 Astonishing Love

“The Cup Must Always Be Steaming!”

The sentiment was expressed exactly in the right terms:

“Regarding covers, it would be best only to use cups that have steam ascending. That conveys a warmth…”

We value careful, insightful thinking like that. The covers for the series are being designed with thoughtfulness and with care, and this detail is an important one.

Do you know of a steaming coffee cup image that you think would work well for books in this series? Then go ahead, CONTACT US, and let us know where to source it; maybe you will get the credit of finding an image to use in one of the future covers!

The Power of Six

It’s fun to think of all the great reasons for you to make use of the new Coffee-Cup Meditations books…

It’s a collectible series

The books are easy and quick to read

They are affordable

They are worth telling others about

Great for use when you are drinking coffee!

We plan to have an app available as soon as possible

Consider these six points and then order your copy here today!