Dear America has a new Book Review!

My first book, Dear America, has just received its first-ever review on Amazon! I can't tell you how excited I am?

Why?

Well, eh-hem, because the book came out ten years ago. Have you read it yet? I wrote it in the days following 9/11.

 I'm delighted that this book is enjoying new life since the tenth anniversary of September 11th. I'm hearing great comments about it, which of course thrills an author's heart.

The information about grief and the Christian faith and Muslims is timeless.

Sancity of Human Life Sunday : Speaking at Pro-Life of Southern Colorado's "2012 Hour For Life"

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is January 22. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated a Sunday in January nearest the date the US Supreme Court decided the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion on demand as National Sanctity of Human Life Day.

Pro-Life of Southern Colorado has invited me to speak at their "2012 Hour of Life" on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Their theme this year is "When a Child is Born." and they've asked me to share from some of the stories in my Deliver Me book.

I'm planning to share from three of the more than fifty true stories in the book.

The event takes place on Sunday, January 22, at the Knights of Columbus, 1200 Acero Ave., Pueblo, Colorado, at 2:00. Open to the public.

Dear America - Now in Amazon's "Look Inside the Book" program!

You know Deliver Me was not my first book, right? I wrote Dear America: A Letter of Comfort & Hope to a Grieving Nation ten years ago, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Now Dear America is part of Amazon's "Look Inside the Book" program! You can read portions from the book by clicking on the "Look Inside" icon.

Here is some of what you'll find in Dear America:

• Ten useful tips to help you or a friend through the loss of a loved one.
• A fascinating presentation of the Bible as a five-act story. Understand and explain the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in five easy steps.
• An intriguing Q & A section. Discover answers to some of your questions about Muslims, their faith, and how it is different from Christianity, including: Who are the Muslims? Where did the religion of Islam come from? Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?  How can we know Christianity is true?
• Ten practical tips to help beginners in how to start reading and understanding the Bible.

The topics are timeless. So is the help and encouragement.

If you haven't yet read Dear America, I hope you'll take a few moments to take a look inside the book.

Book signing at The Greatest Gift bookstore

To commemorate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, The Greatest Gift bookstore has invited me in to sign my book, Deliver Me: Hope, Help, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy.

The signing will be Friday, January 20th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (or longer if there's reason to hang around!).

The Greatest Gift bookstore is located at  505 N. Grand in Pueblo.

Check out their Facebook page.

If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello!

Signs of the End Times? - My Prophecy Series Begins on The Christian Pulse

My 2012 articles for http://www.thechristianpulse.com/ will be about "End Times" prophecies and whether what we're seeing go on in the world today is prophecy coming true right before our very eyes. I'm quite excited about this series!

My articles are scheduled to appear on the first Friday of each month. The Christian Pulse has posted the first article here: "Israel in the Promised Land."


When you visit, please leave a comment, rate the article, and Tweet and/or Facebook it. Thank you!

I hope you enjoy this serires of articles on Prophecy that may be "Signs of the End Times."

Interviewed by The Wordsmith Journal

The Wordsmith Journal interviewed me recently about my Deliver Me book and more. You can read the interview on this page on the "Author Interview" page of the January The Wordsmith Journal.

Scroll down. I'm the last interview on the page. The title of the interview is simply Dianne E. Butts.

I hope you enjoy this interview by The Wordsmith Journal.

I'm Guest Blogger on "Live Out Loud" Today

Today I'm honored to be the guest columnist over at Jennifer Slattery's wonderful blog "Live Out Loud." Jennifer blogs about "learning to follow Christ one day at a time." She talks about broken lives saturated by grace.

The topic is "Intentional Healing from a Haunted Past." She did a marvelous job with my bio on the Deliver Me book and me, and added links! Wow!

I hope you'll enjoy it and leave a message and/or Tweet it and Facebook it. Thanks!

And my thanks to Jennifer for the awesome opportunity to write for her blog and to live out loud today.