In Book One of the Cadence Series (Deceptive Cadence), Maggie has become a shadow of the vibrant young lady she'd once been. Desperate to restore the Maggie they knew, Maggie's parents, and a few other key people, take matters into their own hands. Maggie suddenly finds herself propelled into the very arena she fears. She has to decide if she is able to sing without allowing adoring audiences, and the inevitable applause, to derail her common sense. Gradually, curiosity begins to replace Maggie's fear of repeating the past. Many believe Maggie can reach the pinnacle of fame and success as a...

We humans are born with a default mode of operation. This default mode with which we are born is the product of a broken relationship with God brought about by sin. And though the outworking of that default mode will look different from person to person, the objective is always the same. The default mode of every human - the self-will - is intent upon gaining identity, significance and meaning. Towards that end, this "self" will seek to promote, protect and provide for itself. New birth in Christ introduces a new alternative to the old default mode. The subsequent spiritual growth which...