BRIAN BIRD is executive producer and co-creator of the Hallmark
Channel original series When Calls the Heart. In his three decades
in Hollywood, he has written or produced two dozen films, including
most recently, The Case for Christ, Captive and Not Easily Broken,
and more than 250 episodes of such shows as Touched By An Angel,
Step By Step and Evening Shade.
His films have garnered awards from the New York Independent Film
Festival, New York Festivals, Heartland Film Festival, the Movie
Guide Awards, the Telly Awards and the Christopher Awards.
He has spoken widely on the intersection of the arts and the
church, and his professional blog, BrianBird.net, serves as a
lively exchange in the best practices of storytelling. Beyond
Bird's professional achievements, he considers his top productions
to date his thirty-six-year marriage to wife, Patty, and his five
children.
MICHELLE COX is a speaker and an award-winning, best-selling
author. She is a member of the blog team for Guideposts, and her
Life with a Southern Grandmother column runs twice each week at
Guideposts.org.
She has written for Focus on the Family, FoxNews.com, Christian
Cinema, WHOA Magazine for Women, Leading Hearts Magazine, and the
website of Fox News radio host Todd Starnes. Michelle is the
creator of the Just 18 Summers brand of parenting products and
resources, and has been a guest on numerous television and radio
programs, including Hannity and Focus on the Family. She and her
husband, Paul, have been married for forty-three years, and have
three sons and six perfect grandchildren.
Hearties are going to find encouragement and inspiration tucked
away in the pages of this Hope Valley treasure!
- Todd Starnes, best-selling author and host of The Todd Starnes
Show on Fox News Radio This book of devotionals is a delight. Brian
Bird and Michelle Cox have succeeded in capturing the spirit that
resonates through all of Janette Oke's stories. The thoughtful and
caring nature that impacts readers around the globe shines from
these pages. Highly recommended.
- Davis Bunn, internationally best-selling author
I had not quite jumped on the bandwagon when everyone around me
started celebrating the television series When Calls the Heart. And
I admit that in spite of the fact that Brian Bird is one of the
folks I am proud to call friend. Then, one day I tuned in to season
1, episode 1. Several episodes later, I penned a quick note to
Brian that roughly said, I'm hooked, and I may never get back to
work. Now, another dear friend, Michelle Cox, has joined forces
with Brian to write this book of devotions. The words are
beautifully penned, and the messages are clear and poignant. Even
not-yet-Hearties will want this book as an addition to their daily
reading.
- Eva Marie Everson, award-winning speaker and best-selling author,
including The One True Love of Alice-Ann A growing army of
fans--the Hearties--have come to love the world of When Calls the
Heart. Now let the show's co-creator, Brian Bird, along with
inspirational writer Michelle Cox, introduce you to a spiritual
world behind the TV series. Their daily readings will remind you to
slow down, look up, and reach out to the One who gave us our hearts
in the first place--and who wants to keep them close to His.
- Mark Mittelberg, best-selling author of Confident Faith and The
Case for Christ Devotional (with Lee Strobel)
So proud of my partner Brian Bird and co-author Michelle Cox for
these beautiful little booster shots of hope in When God Calls the
Heart. If you are feeling cynical about the world right now, this
book will cure you!
- Michael Landon, Jr., executive producer and co-creator of When
Calls the Heart and the Love Comes Softly series A lovely
devotional. The perfect companion for the many fans of When Calls
the Heart.
- Francine Rivers, New York Times best-selling author
The art of storytelling, when used for the purpose of revealing
timeless and life-changing truths, brings an effortless and
welcomed transformation that both realigns and reinvigorates the
soul. It's like a melody specifically honed for readers, as if they
are the only ones meant to be touched. Such is what I have found in
When God Calls the Heart.
- Camy "Cameron" Arnett, minister and entrepreneur, and cohost and
producer of The Christian View; CamyArnett.com If you consider
yourself a "Heartie" or not, When God Calls the Heart is an
exquisitely crafted devotional that will bring out the rich
resolve in each of us. Brian Bird and my dear friend Michelle Cox
have extracted the very best out of this well-loved story and have
written a devotional that will transport you right to the heart of
Hope Valley. You will renew your warm friendship with Elizabeth,
learn from the wisdom of Abigail Stanton, long to be a mother to
little Cody, and laugh in good-natured frustration at Rosemary
Coulter. When God Calls the Heart is a devotional that makes time
travel possible, prayer more meaningful, and the principles of God
jump right off the page.
- Carol McLeod, best-selling author and speaker; author of Let
There Be Joy!
The great virtues and enduring promises in Scripture are what Hope
Valley and When Calls the Heart are all about. Brian Bird and
Michelle Cox are now sharing those "God moments" with all of us in
When God Calls the Heart. I love this devotional!
- Lee Strobel, best-selling author of The Case for Christ I am a
devoted fan of the television series When Calls the Heart, so I
know for a fact that anyone who loves this series as much as I do
will want this exceptional book for their personal collection. It
offers not only daily inspiration but poignant moments to ponder
as well as sweet reminders of favorite scenes from a beloved cast
of characters.
- Beverly Lewis, New York Times best-selling author
We all have favorite settings and characters that remain in our
hearts even after the stories are finished. With this book, we do
not have to say goodbye to the gentle wisdom and heartfelt faith
that makes When Calls the Heart such an amazing phenomenon. The
applications found in this devotional are rock solid and the
takeaways profound.
- Edie Melson, award-winning author and blogger, director of the
Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference When God Calls
the Heart is an invitation for God to open your heart and your eyes
to how He works in the everyday and to be filled with excitement
for when, where, and how He is using you!
- Erica Wiggenhorn, speaker and author of An Unexplainable Life:
Recovering the Wonder and Devotion of the Early Church and The
Unexplainable Church: Rediscovering the Mission of the Early
Believers
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