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Yokes: The Pleasures of Sin Lasts for a Season Virtual Book Tour, January
23-27, 2017.
Book release: November
2016
Book Title: Unequally Yoked-The Pleasures of Sin lasts for a
Season
ASIN: B01MXLQH0I
ISBN-10: 1482649454
ISBN-13: 978-1482649451
Genre: Christian-Fiction-Romance
About The Author
After
ministering at the local city jail for about eight years, Minister Denise
accepted her public call to ministry in late 2006 and is a licensed Minister of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She has
ministered at Women Conferences and other events locally and can be heard each
second Sunday of the month on WFEB Radio 1340 AM at 6:30 a.m.
The ministry also involves teaching the Body of Christ to utilize the arts such as praise and worship dance, interpretive movement and expressive signing, drama, and poetry through public and private workshops. Minister Godfrey has trained under a professional dance instructor at the Dance and Performing Arts Studio in Sylacauga Alabama and has also obtained certification as a Liturgical Dance Instructor through Visual Praise Dance Ministries.
The ministry also involves teaching the Body of Christ to utilize the arts such as praise and worship dance, interpretive movement and expressive signing, drama, and poetry through public and private workshops. Minister Godfrey has trained under a professional dance instructor at the Dance and Performing Arts Studio in Sylacauga Alabama and has also obtained certification as a Liturgical Dance Instructor through Visual Praise Dance Ministries.
Minister Godfrey has also written and published three books,
entitled “Worshipping God/Serving God-the Mary-Martha Syndrome, “So you say you
can praise dance-now what?, “The Day I Danced Under an Open Heaven” and her
newest release: "Unequally Yoked-The Pleasures of Sin lasts for a
Season." As a Play-Write, she has
written four gospel stage plays, entitled “Daddy’s Little Girls Embracing the
Father”, “Saving Generation Next”, “A Change is Gonna Come”, and "Somethin
for Mama", and also several inspirational poems.
Minister Godfrey is currently the director of the dance and
drama ministry at the New Beginning Ministries where she serves as one of the Associate
Ministers under the covering of Pastor Erastus Godfrey and Assistant Pastor
DeForest Godfrey. She is the wife of
Assistant Pastor DeForest Godfrey, the mother of two children and is a loving
grandmother. Minister Godfrey enjoys
writing, aerobic exercising, dancing, and just spending time with her family.
About The Book....
"Sex too Soon!" A subject not covered enough over
most pulpits. When we open ourselves up to sexual sin at a young age, do we
also open a Pandora's Box filled with pain and emotional baggage that could
affect our adult life? What affect does illegitimate sex have on the mind and
body?
This Novella is a compelling story of influence, choices,
consequences, and the offer of redemption that some receive and others reject.
The book also provides a separate Bible study guide that can be used for
individual or group studies.
Quote provided by best-selling Author Michelle Stimpson
Prologue
It was the middle of June and seemingly the perfect weather
and season for a wedding. Hot, yet, somewhat breezy with the smell of fresh
flowers and fresh mowed lawns. Everyone was filled with excitement as people
from all walks of life flooded the small country church in great anticipation
for what was soon to take place. It was Christine’s wedding day. After waiting
so long and after much debate, she was finally marrying one of the most
eligible Christian bachelors that a woman could marry. Well liked in the small
community the couple lived in, Aldridge, was a genuine man of God.
He came from a long line of preacher men, as Christine’s grandmother called them.
“Hold that preacher. Grab him and don’t let go of him.”
Christine could hear those words that Grandma Ruth used to recite.
Also, some of the older mothers of her home church would
practically idolize the preacher. These women had some sort of notion that if
you went out of your way to accommodate a preacher, then you had special favor
with God. Now Christine was about to marry one, so you can imagine how all the
older women felt.
“Marry that preacher man, and you set yourself up for life.
Don’t ever let him go.” Ah, yeah! If Grandma Ruth were alive today, she’d cut
her a step across the church for sure today.
Christine, with her marred past, had managed to get her life
together, or so it seemed. Christine still endured emotional struggles. For
one, the residue dangling from her past before meeting Aldridge. Her appetite
for acceptance and identity flawed her ability to choose wisely in the arena of
finances and men. She held onto low self-esteem, even though she was one of the
most beautiful young women in the church. She had a difficult time accepting
gifts and encouragement. She didn’t have a connection with her family, and most
of all, didn’t seem to find real satisfaction in her ministry work for the
church. The more she worked, the more down and out she’d become.
Christine suffered from depression. At times she’d cover up
her pain by involving herself in relationships with men who were not right for
her; even after meeting Aldridge. After all, by her not having that special
bond with her father growing up, she didn’t know how to distinguish love from
sex and had a serious identity problem. In her past, Christine seemed to connect
with the bad boys and not the nerdy guys who attended church. The ones who were
not so nerdy were already taken, or flirted so badly with the women until it
became a complete turn off for Christine. Christine remembered having an affair
with a married man during her early twenties before she’d gotten saved, and it
ended up in total disaster. She vowed never to involve herself with married men
again.
And then she met Aldridge. He was not the type of man that
she normally fell for, but for some reason, she did. The two seemed to hit it
off soon after Christine had broken up with one of her flings. She was getting
more acquainted with God at this time of her life and becoming more serious
about her faith. Aldridge, of course, was a big help to her in this area. He
had his own hidden baggage and had no idea how to communicate his struggles to
Christine. He busied himself with playing the Knight in Shining Armor for
Christine.
As time went on, Christine developed a passion for the things
of God. She was fine spiritually, but emotionally she was troubled. This goes
to show that there are many in the church world today who mask their pain. And
even though they have truly given their life to Christ, without healing and
deliverance in certain areas, they still live poor quality Christian lives.
This is dangerous, because the devil knows how to push certain buttons and
attempts to destroy our fellowship with our Heavenly Father.
In the meanwhile, think and ponder on this question: When one
engages in sexual sin at a very early age, can the results that follow open a
Pandora’s Box of emotional trauma and baggage that can have an erratic effect
on our lives even after becoming a Christian? Let us get to reading.
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Writing Your First Fiction Book or Play
Where do I start?
For every good work, there is a “genesis.” So, in the matter of writing and directing
your very own play or fiction book, what is this “genesis?” Where do we really start? Oh, I know.
You think that because you haven't embarked upon this challenge before,
that it will be overwhelming. You are
looking for just the right directions to get you going. Well, it starts with a “breath.” Yes, that is it. The breath of God. I am speaking of the God given inspiration
that only our Lord can place into your very own heart!
Just as the prophets of old, spoke and wrote as
they were carried along by the Holy Spirit, so we speak our vision for our work
into being and pen it as He has given us His breath. God’s breath equals an inspiration and a
passion to write the vision and make it plain so that whoever reads it, they
will be able to take action and allow the vision to come to pass. This dear friend is where we start.
So, in your moments of sweet “Selah” when you are
meditating on the Word of God, or just relaxing in His presence, what
inspiration is He sharing? What is the
thing that grabs hold of you and will not let you go? Is it child abuse, teen pregnancy,
evangelism, etc.? Think about it.
Since you are reading this article that is the
first indication that there is something God-breathed on the inside that needs
to be birthed forth. On your journey
through this article, you will find the courage to give birth to the vision
that God has already ordained for you to write.
Remember, it does not start with the title, character, and plot. It simply begins with the breath of Heaven!
Once you are settled on the inspiration aspect,
what title do you give your play or book?
Think about a catchy title that will arouse and draw your audience into
the moment of your inspiration. For
example, the very first adult stage play that I wrote for the church was called
“Daddy’s Little Girls Embracing the Father”.
The play spoke to issues surrounding our earthly fathers that affected
the bonding process between the daughter and her Heavenly Father. The inspiration from the heart was to write
about real life issues that women who did not bond with their earthly fathers
faced when attempting to accept the unconditional love and healing that our
Heavenly Father gives us.
Be sure to pray about your title. Keep it meaningful, short, and to the
point. You can always add more detail in
your subtitle on your flyer announcement!
Receiving God given inspiration and coming up with
a catchy title that will draw an audience is definitely where you want to start
when preparing to write your play or fiction book.
