Kristy Cambron

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Walk It Out #152: Verse Mapping, Paris, and Travel with Kristy Cambron

Verse Mapping, Paris, and Travel with Kristy Cambron

What are a few of your favorite things? If I have any spare time I love spending it in a few ways:

—Reading my Bible and digging in, discovering its amazing truths.
—Reading historical fiction. My favorite historical setting is in Europe during WWII.
—Artsy stuff. I love watercolor painting.
—Travel. Since I can’t really travel overseas right now, I’ve really been enjoying www.virtualtrips.io
(I’m even giving a tour here!)

So …. you can imagine how excited it was that Kristi and I had a wonderful chat about all of these things!

One of Kristy’s new projects is the Verse Mapping Bible. There are seven editions, all with the unique 5-step verse mapping study process to choose the right fit for you—editions for adults and for girls ages 8-12!

Each one includes 350 partially completed maps in multiple Bible translations (with Hebrew & Greek word studies)—the same across all editions, so families and small groups can study together.

Also included:
-70 blank maps, to begin a verse mapping journey of your own
-66 book introductions, topical index, a Verse Mapping 101 guide and study prompts, and more!

Stop by versemapping.com to get started + download your FREE Verse Map template.

Kristy and I also talked about her soon-to-be-released novel: The Paris Dressmaker. And … avid fans can sign up for a trip to Paris with Kristy! We share so much good stuff during our chat I know you’ll be inspired!

Who is Kristy Cambron?

Kristy Cambron is a vintage-inspired storyteller, writing both award-winning historical fiction and Bible Studies. She’s served as a Women’s Ministry Leader and speaks at events across the country, encouraging women to experience a deeper life in the Word through verse mapping. Her work has been named to the Publishers Weekly Religion & Spirituality TOP 10, Library Journal Reviews’ Best Books, RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards, has received multiple INSPY Award nominations, and is a 2020 Christy Award Finalist.

You can order the Verse Mapping Bibles HERE.

About the Verse Mapping Bibles:

Go beyond just reading the Bible.

Verse mapping means getting real about studying the Bible. More than simply reading a verse or Scripture passage, verse mapping means using Bible study tools to research what you’ve just read in the Bible—to learn more about what God is saying to you and how you can apply his Word to your life today.

In the NIV Verse Mapping Bible, author Kristy Cambron expands her verse mapping curriculum series to include verses from the entire Bible, showing you how to compare Bible translations, pick out meaningful words, and delve into the true meaning of each verse using starter verse maps and prompts. Verse mapping will help you study the historical context, transliteration, translation, connotation, and theological framework of a verse. This unique study technique includes exploring Hebrew and Greek word studies, finding connections in Scripture, comparing Bible translations, and learning as much as you can from your time in God’s Word.

Verse mapping involves five steps:

Choose: Select a verse and write it out.
Compare: Record this verse in two or three other Bible translations and underline key words that are the same or different between translations.
Research: Look up the Hebrew or Greek meaning for the underlined words and record it.
Consider: Ask questions of the verse. Imagine what it would be like to have experienced what’s happening. Read the verses surrounding this verse and use other study tools to dig even deeper, if you prefer.
Apply: What is God saying to you? How does this verse relate to your life today.

Features:

Full text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV)
Guided instructions on how verse mapping works, how to start, and how to get the most from your mapping
350 partially completed verse maps with pre-selected verses in multiple Bible translations and helpful Hebrew or Greek word studies
Includes directions on how to use the Reverse Interlinear feature on BibleGateway.com to research the Greek and Hebrew translations for these 350 verses for free
More than 70 blank verse maps for your own inductive Bible study journey
66 book introductions
Presentation page
Topical index
Satin ribbon marker
Cloth over board cover lays flat when open
Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface
8-point print size

Walk It Out Scripture

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 ESV

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#WalkItOut Podcast 054: Kristy Cambron

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#WalkItOut Podcast 54: Kristy Cambron

One question I get asked a lot is … how do you do it all? One of my biggest tips is to get into God’s word. Taking time for God’s word has radically changed my life. During the times that I have spent time in the word, I can hear God speak. It’s during my quiet time that I felt God stirring in my heart to help start a pregnancy crisis center, start writing, to start speaking — I really argued with him on that one. He’s called me to adopt. All of these things have come out of my early mornings with Jesus.

Bestselling author Kristy Cambron’s life was radically changed when she felt a tug at her heart. We’re also going to talk about how God’s word really transformed her life. Called her to good things and hard things and really blessed and stretched her. I know that you are just going to love hearing Kristy’s story and how she walked out her faith.

I know that you’re going to love this conversation with Kristy! You can listen above or on iTunes! I’d love it if you shared with your friends!

Links from the show

From Dust to Ashes
The Butterfly and the Violin
Verse Mapping
Verse Mapping Luke
Verse Mapping Acts

This Week’s Walk It Out Scripture

Job 28:25-28

When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

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February 27, 2019 by Tricia Goyer 9 Comments

Writers Wednesday with Kristy Cambron

Today on Writer Wednesday we welcome Kristy Cambron, author of Castle on the Rise.

Enter below for a chance to win a copy of Castle on the Rise! Winner announced right here next week. Congratulations to, Jenifer Dison Hallmark, the winner of Lori Roeleveld’s The Art of Hard Conversations! Please e-mail my assistant Christen with your mailing address! Note: This post contains affiliate links.

Kristy Cambron the author of the new book, Castle on the Rise, talks books on today’s Writing Wednesday!

Books Authors Read

What was your favorite book as a child?

I wish I’d been one of those youngsters who could boast of being a bookworm in my early years. But God hooked me in another way—through visual storytelling. For the kid whose dream it was to become a Disney animator (but whose hands weren’t gifted to draw, paint or sculpt. . .), I fell in love with stories in art and history books largely because I thought I couldn’t create like other artists had. The collector’s edition of The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston is now out of print, but it stands out as the one book that God used to change my life and make me believe I could be an artist—I’d just end up painting with words!

What book did you read that first made you want to be an author?

Without question, it was Night by Elie Wiesel. The words were haunting. Powerful. Unforgettable. . . I first read this book while researching the art of concentration camps for my undergrad degree in Art History/Research Writing. The words on these pages imprinted on my heart in such a way that when I knew God was calling me to write, it spilled out more than a decade later as my debut novel, The Butterfly and the Violin.

What was the last book you read, just for fun?

I’ve got to change this up a bit and confess the book I’m into now is a guilty pleasure. . . To Best the Boys by Mary Weber. It might seem uncharacteristic for a historical fiction author, but I absolutely LOVE reading YA fiction! Give me a good fairytale retelling, a fantasy world, or a futuristic dystopian society and I’m happy as a clam to get lost in the pages. Mary Weber is one of the absolute best at crafting story worlds that grip and don’t let go.

What books are currently on your nightstand?

Confession: I’ve got a wicked-tall stack of books in my TBR pile. (Don’t we all?) Because I couldn’t possibly list them all, here’s a short-stack of the books demanding my attention right now:

Fav author list read: To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
Fav fiction: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Fav nonfiction: Don’t Give Up by Kyle Idleman
Fav research book: Les Parisiennes by Anne Sebba

What upcoming release are you most looking forward to?

There are two—and they just happen to be written by dear author sisters of mine. Not only are these women completely talented writers (each with a wholly unique voice!), but they are genuinely beautiful souls. I would read anything they write even if I weren’t privileged to call them friends:

The Governess of Penwythe Hall by Sarah E. Ladd
The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay

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Kristy Cambron, author of new book *Castle on the Rise*

Kristy Cambron is an award-winning author of historical fiction, including her bestselling debut The Butterfly and the Violin, and an author of Bible studies, including the Verse Mapping Series. Kristy is a Women’s Ministry Leader at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, and a passionate storyteller who travels to speak at events across the country, encouraging women to experience a deeper life in the Word through verse mapping. Her work has been named to Publishers Weekly Religion & Spirituality TOP 10, Library Journal Reviews’ Best Books, RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards, received

2015 & 2017 INSPY Award nominations, and has been featured at CBN, Lifeway Women, Jesus Calling, Country Woman Magazine, MICI Magazine, Faithwire, (in)Courage, and Bible Gateway.

Kristy holds a degree in Art History/Research Writing and has 15 years of experience in education and leadership development for a Fortune-100 Corporation, working in partnership with such companies as the Disney Institute, IBM/Kenexa, and Gallup. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons, where she can probably be bribed with a peppermint mocha latte and a good read.

You can connect with Kristy through her WRITING DESK Newsletter at: KristyCambron.com and Versemapping.com.

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More about Castle on the Rise

In Castle on the Rise, three women find their worlds shaken by unforeseen circumstances that cause them to have to battle back and place their faith in the God who’s the same yesterday, today, and for eternity. Alongside the Bible, what book has helped anchor your faith more than any other?

To learn more about Kristy and the books in The Lost Castle series, visit: KristyCambron.com

*Castle on the Rise* new from author Kristy Cambron

A storied castle. A band of rebels. A nation chasing a centuries-old dream of freedom. And three women who rise above it all…

When Laine Forrester travels overseas to attend her best friend’s vineyard wedding, she expects to find the bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks, it seems the storybook lives they’d imagined are suddenly ripping apart.

With hopes of resurrecting a happy ending, Laine agrees to accompany the newlyweds to the groom’s home in Ireland—never expecting she’d be the one drawn in by its wide-open moors, backroads bordering the Irish Sea, and a mysterious castle that dares to keep its secrets hidden.

From the storied streets of Dublin to the shores of the Emerald Isle, Laine is drawn into the land and its rich history. The castle ruins whisper stories of Issy—a photojournalist battling through the 1916 Easter Rising, and Maeve—the castle’s lady of legend, fighting for survival through the 1798 rebellion that started it all.

Spanning more than two centuries, Castle on the Rise unites the legacy of three women who must risk mending the broken places within for life, love, and the belief that even through the depths of our pain, a masterpiece of a story can emerge.

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February 7, 2018 by Tricia Goyer 10 Comments

Writer Wednesday with Kristy Cambron

Congratulations to Perrianne Askew who won a copy of The Saturday Night Super Club! Please e-mail my assistant Christen (amy@triciagoyer.com) with your mailing address!

Enter below for a chance to win a copy of Kristy Cambron’s The Lost Castle + a signed book bag!

Make Your Writing Space a Home with The Lost Castle author Kristy Cambron

In my first years as an aspiring author, my writing space was typically airports or conference rooms. I was a traveling corporate trainer by day and budding authoress by night, and that meant I had to do the writing where and when I could. So despite the chapters I’d write on my iPhone, I didn’t have a dedicated writing space… yet.

Years down the road, my writing space is a sanctuary. (No more phone writing, most of the time…) Because I spend so much time here, I’ve made it a sanctuary of my favorite things: color, light, memories and stories… They make my days. I surround myself with reminders of where I was once upon a time, and how far Jesus has walked with me on my author journey. (In fact, my newsletter is titled THE WRITING DESK because of this—so I can keep those stories close.)

Today, I’m honored to welcome you into my beloved writing space, and—here’s how you can make one of your own:

MAKE IT YOU:
Being a writer is about bringing stories to life, so why wouldn’t we surround ourselves with the things that bring the most life to us? My space is that, all day long. The former art student in me needs all things organized by hue so my art, history, and fiction book spines are arranged in pretty little colored rows. Over my shoulder is a pin-board with family photos, postcards from friends, and a map from our family’s last research trip to Ireland. I keep favorite books close (like Anglo-American historical dictionaries), and keep memories closer (like my grandfather’s vintage WWII photos). And, I keep a constant reminder of current research fun—here, how we actually bought a tiny piece of the French castle that inspired my latest novel, The Lost Castle!

MAKE IT HOME:
I took this pic of my office for you just today, because THIS is real life. There’s a stack of my favorite books on the shelf. The peach crate was my dad’s—a vintage carry-all he’d carted from home to home since the 1960s. And my Jane Eyre collection is tucked away on the top shelf. But look a little closer: there’s also dust on the lamp, toys on the floor (hello, Lightning McQueen!), and my once lovely, literary pillow now has wrinkles because our kids have used it for making forts in the living room… one too many times. And guess what? I love it. All of it. It means my writing space isn’t a museum; it’s loved and lived in. Messy and true. And, I wouldn’t change it for the world. (Though I should dust a little…)

KEEP THE COLORS REVOLVING:
If you’re a reader, you love story. If you’re a writer, you love it too. Being both, it seems I’m always rotating books (already in 2018)—new, colored spines find their way on my shelves, on the desk, in stacks on the floor… I keep current reads on the writing desk so I’m reminded to pick them up and cover a chapter or two when I see them. (My current read is amazing, by the way!) And what you don’t see are the masses of books (1st century Roman history, concordance, and Bibles) stacked under the desk. (Oh yes… it’s scary, but exhilarating for #versemapping time!) You’re here because you love stories… so make your writing desk space a home by surrounding yourself with that stories that hit you at a soul-deep level. Keep reading and rotating as you continue to grow.

Whatever you decide for your writing desk space, make it YOU. Make it HOME. Make it full of COLOR and life… and you’ll spend precious time there, making faith-walking memories that will last a lifetime.

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More about The Lost Castle

Broken-down walls and crumbled stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own. What stories would they tell, if she finally listened?

A thirteenth century castle, Château de Doux Rêves, has been forgotten for generations, left to ruin in a storybook forest nestled deep in France’s picturesque Loire Valley…

Ellie Carver arrives at her grandmother’s bedside expecting to find her silently slipping away. Instead, the beloved old woman begins speaking. Of a secret past and castle ruins forgotten by time. Of a hidden chapel that served as a rendezvous for the French resistance in World War II. Of lost love and deep regret . . .

Each piece that unlocks the story seems to unlock part of Ellie too—where she came from and who she is becoming. But her grandmother is quickly disappearing into the shadows of Alzheimer’s and Ellie must act fast if she wants to uncover the truth of her family’s history. Drawn by the mystery surrounding The Sleeping Beauty—a forgotten castle so named for Charles Perrault’s beloved fairy tale—Ellie embarks on a journey to France’s Loire Valley in hopes that she can unearth its secrets before time silences them forever.

Bridging the past to present in three time-periods—the French Revolution, World War II, and present day—The Lost Castle is a story of loves won and lost, of battles waged in the hearts of men, and an enchanted castle that stood witness to it all, inspiring a legacy of faith through the generations.

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Kristy Cambron has a background in art and design, but she fancies life as a vintage-inspired storyteller. She is the author of The Ringmaster’s Wife, named to Publishers Weekly Spring 2016 Religion & Spirituality TOP 10. Her novels have been named to Library Journal Reviews’ Best Books and RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards Best lists, and received 2015 & 2017 INSPY Awards nominations. The Lost Castle (HarperCollins Christian Publishing, 2018) is her fifth novel. Her first Bible study DVD and study guides, The Verse Mapping Series, will release from HarperCollins Christian Publishing in spring, 2018.

Kristy holds a degree in Art History from Indiana University and has 15 years of experience in education and leadership development for a Fortune-100 Corporation. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons, where she can probably be bribed with a coconut mocha latte and a good read.

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