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New Devotional from Kankakee Author Draws on 33 Years in Ministry and Lutheran School Leadership
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Roy W. Cordes has published a new devotional, "Prime Time Walking and Talking with God," through Christian Faith Publishing. The 222-page book, built around a daily question — when did you last set aside time to walk and talk with God? — asks readers to treat their most alert hours of the day as time reserved for prayer and reflection rather than routine.
Cordes spent 33 years as an elementary Lutheran school principal in three Illinois communities before retiring and taking on a very different kind of public role: for 18 years, he was known as "The Voice" of the Kankakee Community College Cavaliers, calling the school’s athletic broadcasts. The book draws on that decades-long ministry background, along with what the author describes as his own recovery from prolonged bipolar clinical depression, which he presents as part of what shaped his perspective on seeking what he calls divine companionship.
Structurally, the book leans on outdoor church sign sayings and gentle humor as entry points into its chapters, each built around a different angle on making room for God earlier in the day rather than later. The devotional is grounded in biblical examples like Enoch and Elijah—men whose daily communion with God set them apart in scripture and, according to the author’s framing, entered heaven without experiencing death, both marked by daily, sustained communication with God. That pairing anchors the devotional’s argument that consistency, not occasion, is what the author says defines a meaningful spiritual practice.
"My hope is that this book serves as a practical companion for anyone seeking to strengthen their walk with God through intentional time and conversation," Cordes said, according to the announcement.
"Prime Time Walking and Talking with God" is available through Christian Faith Publishing’s website, as well as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees the book’s real hook less in its devotional structure than in Cordes’s own biography — a school administrator turned longtime sports broadcaster is an unusual path to a faith book, and that range is likely what gives this one its voice.
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Benildo Morataya, founding pastor of Palabra Viva Iglesia Cristiana in San Antonio, has released a new book, "EL PODER DE UN ESPÍRITU SUPERIOR" ("The Power of a Superior Spirit"), published through Christian Faith Publishing.
The book argues that biblical superiority has nothing to do with dominance, physical strength, or intellectual rank — the terms most people associate with the word, according to the book’s own description. Instead, Morataya frames it as a capacity: the ability to serve others more effectively, pursue meaningful goals, and hold steady through circumstances that run contrary to one’s purpose. Men and women are not born superior, the book states — they choose to become so, through decisions that compound over time and through a faith relationship the author describes as central to that growth.
Morataya has spent more than four decades in ministry. He and his wife, Hilda, have led Palabra Viva Iglesia Cristiana for close to thirty years, and he also directs the church’s affiliated theological seminary, which trains ministers. That background shapes the book’s approach, which works through scriptural principle rather than general self-help framing.
"This book was created to assist the faithful in recognizing that genuine superiority emerges not through control of others, but through cultivating the internal fortitude and spiritual capacity to aid them more effectively," Morataya said. "The choices we make today determine the spiritual height we reach tomorrow."
The book is available in paperback and through major online retailers, including Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, and Barnes & Noble.
Studio CarryOnHarry notes that Morataya’s framing — superiority as service rather than status — runs against a cultural current that still largely equates it with power or rank, and that tension is likely the book’s main point of entry for readers already working through questions of purpose and leadership within a faith context.
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The newly released "God’s Creation: Coloring Book and Story Time" by Rev. Ronald Wright and Rev. Michael R. Grooms presents Genesis’s opening narratives with accompanying illustrations for coloring. The book is published through Christian Faith Publishing.
Wright wrote the manuscript over a period of years, according to the announcement, while Grooms produced the accompanying illustrations and worked to bring the project to publication. The two describe the finished book as a joint effort, with Grooms’ artwork built around Wright’s original text.
The book is structured in two parts: a narrative retelling of creation’s early chapters, and a discussion section with reflective questions meant for group settings. According to the publisher, it’s designed for use in Bible study groups, among new believers, or by anyone looking to revisit the creation story. The coloring pages are intended to give readers a way to engage with the material beyond straight reading, pairing visual participation with the text’s themes of divine design and humanity’s place within it.
In their statement, the authors expressed hope that the book would illuminate God’s creation from a fresh angle, enabling readers to interact with Scripture in transformative ways and offering it as a resource for those pursuing spiritual deepening.
The book is available through bookstores and major online retailers, including Amazon, Apple iTunes Store, Google Play, and Barnes and Noble. For Studio CarryOnHarry, the format itself is the story here: a Genesis retelling built to be colored in, not just read, aimed squarely at study groups and new believers rather than a general audience.
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