Miss Katie's Rosewood (40 page)

I recently turned sixty. I am grateful and deeply humbled for what God has seen fit to accomplish in the past thirty years since the publication of my first book. Sixty seems a good age to pause to reflect and pray about what He would have me do and write about for the
next
thirty years.

I want to take this opportunity to emphasize what was said in the opening dedication and to thank you who have been such faithful and loyal readers over the years, especially those of you who have written your encouragement to us. You will forever be bound together with Judy and me in this ministry of attempting to make God's work in human life practical and meaningful through the wonderful medium of books.

For those of you who want to continue reading my work, may I suggest some of the following. In my thirty years of writing, these are among the works I consider my most important:

An important look at the future:
Is Jesus Coming Back As Soon As We Think?

Nonfiction about walking with God:
Make Me Like Jesus, God a Good Father, Jesus an Obedient Son.

By and about George MacDonald:
George MacDonald, Scotland's Beloved Storyteller, Your Life in Christ
(MacDonald),
The Truth in Jesus
(MacDonald),
Discovering the Character of God
(MacDonald),
Knowing the Heart of God
(MacDonald), as well as Bethany's reprinted editions of MacDonald's novels.

As noted on the previous page, the A
MERICAN
D
REAMS
series:
Dream of Freedom, Dream of Life, Dream of Love.

T
HE
S
ECRET OF THE
R
OSE
:
The Eleventh Hour, A Rose Remembered, Escape to Freedom, Dawn of Deliverance.

T
HE
S
ECRETS OF
H
EATHERSLEIGH
H
ALL
:
Wild Grows the Heather in Devon, Wayward Winds, Heathersleigh Homecoming, A New Dawn Over Devon.

T
HE
L
IVINGSTONE
C
HRONICLES
:
Rift in Time
and
Hidden in Time.

C
ALEDONIA:
Legend of the Celtic Stone
and
An Ancient Strife.

Having been writing for a long time, a number of my books are out of print. This problem is heightened in that every year there are fewer Christian bookstores where the above titles are carried. Copies of most of these books remain available, though some in limited numbers. We encourage you whenever possible to order from your local Christian bookstore. They need your support. If, however, there are MacDonald or Phillips books you are unable to locate, most are available from various sources on the Internet. In addition, you may write to us at the address listed below.
Somewhere
there are probably still copies available of just what you are looking for.

As always, we would be happy and grateful to hear from you.

P.O. Box 7003

Eureka, CA 95502 USA

God be with you each one until we again meet on the printed page.

A
UTHOR
B
IOGRAPHY

Michael Phillips began his distinguished writing career in the 1970s. He came to widespread public attention in the early 1980s for his efforts to reacquaint the public with Victorian novelist George MacDonald. Phillips is recognized as the man most responsible for the current worldwide renaissance of interest in the once-forgotten Scotsman. After partnering with Bethany House Publishers in redacting and republishing the works of MacDonald, Phillips embarked on his own fiction career, and it is primarily as a novelist that he is now known. His critically acclaimed books have been translated into eight foreign languages, have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, and have sold more than six million copies. Phillips is today considered by many as the heir apparent to the very MacDonald legacy he has worked so hard to promote in our time. Phillips is the author of the widely read biography of George MacDonald,
George MacDonald: Scotland's Beloved Storyteller.
Phillips is also the publisher of the magazine
Leben,
a periodical dedicated to bold-thinking Christianity and the legacy of George MacDonald. Phillips and his wife, Judy, alternate their time between their home in Eureka, California, and Scotland, where they are attempting to increase awareness of MacDonald's work.

Books by Michael Phillips

Is Jesus Coming Back As Soon As We Think?
Destiny Junction • Kings Crossroads
Make Me Like Jesus • God, A Good Father
Jesus, An Obedient Son
Best Friends for Life
(with Judy Phillips)
George MacDonald: Scotland's Beloved Storyteller
Rift in Time • Hidden in Time
Legend of the Celtic Stone • An Ancient Strife
Your Life in Christ
(George MacDonald)
The Truth in Jesus
(George MacDonald)

A
MERICAN
D
REAMS

Dream of Freedom • Dream of Life

Dream of Love

T
HE
S
ECRET OF THE
R
OSE

The Eleventh Hour • A Rose Remembered
Escape to Freedom • Dawn of Liberty

T
HE
S
ECRETS OF
H
EATHERSLEIGH
H
ALL

Wild Grows the Heather in Devon

Wayward Winds

Heathersleigh Homecoming

A New Dawn Over Devon

S
HENANDOAH
S
ISTERS

Angels Watching Over Me
A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton
The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart
Together Is All We Need

C
AROLINA
C
OUSINS

A Perilous Proposal • The Soldier's Lady
Never Too Late • Miss Katie's Rosewood