Author's Corner: Interviews about the Latest Christian Books

Today, Roberta talks to Cindi McMenamin about her new book The New Loneliness: Nurturing Meaningful Connections When You Feel Isolated, available from Harvest House Publishers. You Can Overcome Your Feelings of Aloneness  In our age of increased social isolation and growing reliance on technology, genuine connection can feel more difficult than ever. But what if community and closeness are nearer...

Today, Roberta talks to Rachel Wojo about her new book Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life's Darkest Moments, available from Skyhorse publishers. Do your prayers resemble last-minute cries more than first-response chats? You’re not alone in calling out to God in life’s pitch-black moments and wondering if He’s listening.  Enter the powerful secrets of the Bible's eleventh-hour...

Today, Roberta talks to Kari Baker about her new book Finding KIND: Discovering Hope and Purpose While Loving Kids with Invisible Neurological Differences. ENCOURAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES TOUCHED BY AUTISM, ADHD and NEURODIVERSITY “When an earthquake occurs, the tectonic plates shift far beneath the surface, and they never go back to where they started.” Kari Baker always loved a good plan. But when he...

Today, Roberta talks to Richard Parrish about his new book The Gift of Conflict: The Art of Biblical Reconciliation. In a world shadowed by deception and decay, conflict emerges as an unexpected gift—a catalyst for profound transformation and spiritual growth. The Gift of Conflict: The Art of Biblical Reconciliation reveals how conflict can lead to spiritual growth and transformation. Drawing from...

Today, Roberta talks to Keith Dixon about his new book Paul's Journal, available from Liberty Hill Publishingpublishers. A fresh and inspiring account of history's most important Church builder - from his perspective. Far from the untouchable images of heaven-gazing saints, the apostle Paul ruthlessly focused on his earthly duty to build God's Church. Before his dramatic conversion he had violentl...

Today, Roberta talks to Karen Wingate about her new book With Open Ears: 60 Reflections on the Wonder of Sound from a Woman Born Blind, available from Kregel publishers. Rediscover the world through the beauty of sound.  Stop. Take a moment to listen. What do you hear around you?  God filled the world with sound, weaving a tapestry of melodies and rhythms that invite you to marvel at the splendor...

Today, Roberta talks to Mary DeMuth about her new book Most Overlooked Women of the Bible, by Mary DeMuth, available from Regnery Faith publishers. Many of us believe we are unseen.   Memories of being on the outside still haunt us today. We somehow believe we are unique in being overlooked. And yet, the Bible is replete with women just like us—women who felt on the outskirts of life, unseen and v...

Today, Roberta talks to Patsy Cameneti about her new book The Spirit Realm: The Place We Work with God in Prayer. Work in a Divine Partnership with God to Unleash Power in Your Prayers Are you longing for a deeper, more effective prayer life? Do you want to pray with more accuracy and precision? God never meant for you to do this alone! You are meant to co-labor with Almighty God, tapping into the...

Today, Roberta talks to Phil Zielke about his new book Seeing the Good In It, available from Oasis Audio publishers. WHERE IS HOPE FOUND IN TIMES OF DEEP SUFFERING?     At the age of twenty-two, Phil Z was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  Instead of starting his new career as a fourth-grade teacher and getting engaged to the  love of his life, he experienced uncertainty and despair in t...

Today, guest host Luke Taylor talks to Tony Cooke about his new book Magnificent Jesus, available from Harrison House publishers. Know Jesus Intimately and Live In His Abundant Freedom Are you yearning for an intimate encounter with Jesus, to embrace the fullness of the life he promised? Do you long to know Jesus not just as a figure of history but as your ever-present, ever-living Lord?  In a wor...

Today, Roberta talks to Terrie Todd about her new book Even if We Cry. Nina’s one task is to keep her family together while a world war threatens to rip them apart. Warned they “mustn’t cry,” British teenager Nina Gabriel and her two young siblings board a ship bound for Canada as part of the WWII child evacuee program in 1940. Nina’s mischievous brother and seasick sister test her limits on the l...

Today, Roberta talks to Steve Gray about his new book Mighty like Gideon: Revived and Battle-Ready at Your River of Testing, available from Chosen Books publishers. What You Thirst for Determines Your Destiny Diving deep into the gripping account of Gideon in Judges 6-8, Steve Gray and J. D. King reveal the fundamental truth that everyone has a spiritual thirst--and how and where you choose to que...

Today, Roberta talks to Lynne Rienstra about her new book Sacred Refuge: Finding Unexpected Shelter in Your Crisis, available from Kregel publishers. Find Your Safe Place in God  The world is broken. Wars and natural disasters upend communities, tragedies strike our marriages and families, and sickness wracks our bodies. More than ever, we feel the effects of living in a fallen world.  When crisis...

Today, guest host Luke Taylor talks to Becky Murray about her new book Embrace the Journey: Becky Murray's Story, available from Sarah Grace publishers. Becky Murray is a pioneer. Her heart is with the lost, parentless and abandoned, always seeking to reach and care for those in need. Her journey is one of miracles, faith and perseverance, overcoming obstacles to achieve the plans that God has put...

Today, guest host Luke Taylor talks to Lee Weeks about his new book Sundays at the Track: Inspiring True Stories of Faith, Leadership, and Determination from the World of NASCAR, available from Revell publishers. Maneuvering a 3,400-pound machine at nearly 200 miles per hour among dozens of other race cars is intense. So is life. And the experiences of NASCAR drivers, crews, owners, and executives...

Today, guest host Luke Taylor talks to Brian Barcelona about his new book Legends Die Young: No One Lives Until They Die, available from Charisma House publishers. Every martyr had surrendered long before their ultimate sacrifice, death.     This book will help me to grow in faith and strengthen my understanding of all that God is. I will watch as God patches up the wounds of my heart so that I ca...

Today, Roberta talks to Cher Gatto about her new book Something I Am Not. 2020 Christian Indie Award for Best YA; 2020 Carol Finalist for Best YA SOMETHING I AM NOT is a powerful look at the insidious world of human trafficking right in our own backyard, and the redemptive story of a young man's fight to get out. A father who never loved him … A woman who stole his worth … And a brother he couldn'...

Today, Roberta talks to Debbie Barr about her new book Overwhelmed: How to Stop Trying to Do It All (Hope and Healing), available from Aspire Press publishers. Overcome the burden of “too much” and drill down to what really matters using biblical frameworks, clear overviews, step-by-step applications, and much more in Overwhelmed: How to Stop Trying to Do It All. Do you have too many tasks on your...

Today, Roberta talks to Felicia Ferguson about her new book The Choices She Made, available from End Game Press publishers. In 1997, seventeen-year-old Madeline Williams is torn between continuing her family ranching legacy and accepting her Army-bound boyfriend's marriage proposal. But when an assault by John David Billings, the son of a wealthy rancher, leaves her pregnant, Madeline sacrifices b...

Today, Roberta talks to Jessica Peck about her new book Behind Closed Doors: A Guide to Help Parents and Teens Navigate Through Life’s Toughest Issues, available from Thomas Nelson publishers. Believe it or not, your kids WANT to talk to you about the social and health challenges they’re facing. But are you ready? Jessica Peck, a pediatric nurse practitioner and mom of four, helps parents escape t...

Today, Roberta talks to Karen Ehman about her new book The Love Your Life Project: 40 Days to Prioritize Your Passions, Cultivate Productive Habits, and Refuel with Times of Rest, available from Bethany House publishers. Because Life's Too Short Not to Love It  If someone watched how you spend your days, would they be able to tell what your passions and priorities are? Sadly, sometimes we allow th...

Today, Roberta talks to Suzanne Woods Fisher about her new book A Healing Touch: (Amish Fiction about a Small Town Community Doctor and an Abandoned Baby), available from Revell Books publishers. Ruth "Dok" Stoltzfus is the kind of doctor who still believes in house calls, addressing not just her patients' physical needs but their emotional ones too. When newly widowed Bee faces a breast cancer di...

Today, Roberta talks to Lina Abujamra about her new book Still Standing: Following Jesus Even When It Hurts, available from Moody Publishers. Faithfully walking—and uncovering joy—on a road paved with suffering. The Christian life is marked with great suffering. We live in a fallen and broken world full of disappointments and the loss of dreams. And there is a cost to following Christ—often painfu...

Today, Roberta talks to Charity Gibson about her new book The Working Homemaker: Employed Christian Moms Desiring a Thriving Homelife. Homemaking is about values and priorities rather than job status.  It’s time to ditch the notion that women who work outside the home are not homemakers and redefine homemaking as nurturing relationships and cultivating a lifestyle that allows for flourishing withi...

Today, Roberta talks to Mike Novotny about his new book Lonely Less: 6 Steps to a Less Lonely Life. You’re never alone—and always loved! Loneliness—it can stem from digital connections, the loss of a spouse, self-isolation, family rifts, or even feeling alone in a crowd. We’ve all wrestled with loneliness at times . . . but you don’t have to stay trapped in it. Learn how to exchange your lonelines...