Meet The Kindred

Jill Potts Jones is a wife and mother to two daughters and works as a Legal Secretary. She also serves on the Board of Alabama Rural Ministry as chairman of the Development Committee. She is a Christian Book Reviewer and blogger maintaining three blogs–writing book reviews, personal observations about life in a small railroad town and raising a child with Asperger Syndrome.

Jill holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English with minors in Sociology and Law Enforcement from Auburn University. She writes for Examiner.com, Associated Content, and Suite 101. She reviews books for Thomas Nelson, NavPress, Tyndale House, Waterbrook Multnomah and others.

Aaron Armstrong is an author, blogger, an itinerant preacher, and a writer for an international Christian ministry focused on caring for the needs of the poor. He blogs daily at Blogging Theologically www.BloggingTheologically.com and his work has appeared on The Gospel Coalition’s “Voices” blog and Relevant Magazine’s “Deeper Walk” online column.

Aaron’s book, Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation, and the End of Poverty, reminds readers that even as we are responsible for pursuing biblical solutions to poverty, our hope for truly resolving it comes not from the good we do, but from the return of Christ, who will once and for all put an end to sin, suffering and death as he brings about the new creation.

Aaron and his wife Emily, and their children worship and serve at Harvest Bible Chapel in London, Ontario.

Alycia Morales writes devotions, articles, and is currently working on a novel or two. She has been published in Thriving Family magazine, a publication of Focus on the Family. She blogs at www.AMoralesThinks.blogspot.com, and her blog won 1st place at the 2011 Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference.

She moderates several facebook pages and a Yahoo! group. Alycia enjoys editing and has worked on various fiction projects to date, as well as assisted others with their blogs. To contact Alycia, please email her at amoralescmc@yahoo.com.

Christina Weigand is an author, wife, mother of three grown children and a grade school daughter and Nana to two grandchildren. Her Bible study Women in the Bible published in September 2009 by Filbert Publishing and Aaron’s Revenge a YA Christian fantasy was published in June 2010.

Chris is currently working on two fantasy novels. When she’s not writing, she’s active in her local Church as a lector and with the church theater group. Jesus fills her home with love as she shares Him through her writing. More of her work can be seen at her website http://www.weigandchris.com.

Chris lives with her husband and youngest daughter in Washington State.

Christine Smith is international ministry leader, prayer warrior, women’s Bible study leader, book reviewer, blogger, Christian mom and wife. She is addicted to Jesus and the Word of God.

Christine founded The Women’s Bible Cafe, a non-denominational Christian bible study for women. Active members include women from underground churches, missionary fields, serving in the military as well as pastor’s wives, ministry leaders, moms, grandmothers, single women and college students.

Christine serves as a small group leader for several accountability groups and has an vibrant social media ministry which includes 27,000+ followers on Twitter (@lifeverse) and reviews books for more than 15 publishing firms.

 Renee Ann Smith is Christian high school teacher by day and an inspirational author by night. She’s a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a winner of the 2011 Genesis Award and the Daphne du Maurier Award for unpublished writers.

Renee shares book reviews, devotionals, and stories of inspirational folks on her blog Doorkeeper (www.reneeannsmith.com). Her inspiration for her blog came from the men and women who muscled through some challenge or problem in life, and then beckoned her through the door they had opened, calling, “I found the way. Follow me.”

Terry Delaney is an author, pastor and father of five. He is the author of Diary of a Seminary Student: The Supremacy of God in Everyday Life published by Theocentric Publishing Group (February 13, 2011).

Terry loves reading and discussing books and telling others about quality Christian books that benefit them in their walk with Christ. His blog, Christian Book Notes,  is dedicated to thoughtful book reviews written from an Evangelical perspective. To read more of his reviews, visit Christian Book Notes at www.christianbooknotes.com, find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.

Lynn Huggins Blackburn has been telling herself stories since she was five and finally started writing them down. On her blog Out of the Boat she writes about faith and family while her blog Perpetual Motion documents the joys and challenges of loving and rearing a child with special needs.

A graduate of Clemson University, Lynn lives in South Carolina where she writes, reads, knits, takes care of three amazing children and one fabulous man.

Eddie Snipes balances writing between a full-time job, five children, and participating in professional organizations. In 2011, he began serving as the President of the Christian Authors Guild.

He has been actively writing since 1998. Eddie contributes to OnePlace.com / Sermon Search, is a speaker, and has served as a Pastor and interim pastor. He actively participates in three writing organizations – The Christian Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and the Atlanta Writers Club, and has won several writing awards.

Eddie’s favorite genres are anything but sappy romance. I read a little of every genre - as long as I can get it on my kindle.

Kate Scott blogs at The Parchment Girl where she reviews books in a variety of genres, interviews authors, gives away free books, and writes about all manner of book-related things. She reviews for Waterbrook Multnomah, Thomas Nelson, Tyndale House, David C. Cook, Zondervan, Penguin Group, HarperCollins and Hachette, among others.

Kate suffers from Chronic Lyme Disease and has been researching Lyme treatments and natural health practices for over four years. A born and bred New Englander, she currently lives in Richmond, Virginia while still spending time in Boston each year.

Amber French is currently a substitute elementary school teacher and aspiring writer. She is a book reviewer and a blogger. She’s also involved in her church by serving in youth ministry and being a part of the Creative Arts team.

She has several articles that have been published by Insight magazine. She reviews books for Thomas Nelson, Tyndale House, Bethany House, Waterbrook Multnomah as well as others. Amber has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Instructional Leadership from Tennessee Tech University. She was born and raised in Tennessee and still resides there. For more information about Amber, visit her blog at Awww.amberfrench.blogspot.com

Daniel Darling is the Senior Pastor of Gages Lake Bible Church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and is the author of Teen People of the Bible,Crash Course, and iFaith.

His work has been featured in evangelical publications such as Focus on the Family, Marriage Partnership, Pray!, Stand Firm, In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley. His op-eds have appeared in Newsweek/Washington Posts’ On Faith section and other newspapers and opinion sites. He has been profiled by The Chicago Tribune.

Daniel is a contributing writer to Zondervan’s Couples Devotional Bible. Dan’s columns appear weekly at Crosswalk.com and monthly for the local Lake County Journals. Dan has been interviewed on TV and radio outlets across the country, including, Steve Brown, etc, Moody Broadcasting Network, Harvest Television, The Sandy Rios Show, American Family Radio, and many others.

Daniel has a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry from Dayspring Bible College. He traveled extensively to India and the Middle East. He and his wife, Angela, have two daughters and a son and reside in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.