On January 1, 2021, I wanted the new year to bring an end to the pandemic and the social upheaval and the political unrest everywhere. But the start of a new year can't change everything. In fact, the only thing that the new year is guaranteed to change is the calendar. In too many ways (in my opinion, at least), 2021 seemed like 2020. Sigh. Still, I begin 2022 with hope. How can I do … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from us to you
Welcome, Angela Hunt
Readers were already told in Lynn Austin's parting blog post that Angela Hunt is joining the family of bloggers here on Inspired by Life and Fiction. But this is our official welcome and introduction. You can read Angela's bio by visiting her author page, but I wanted to share something a little more personal. Before I met Angela, I read one of her early novels as a judge in a contest. … [Read more...]
Happy Anniversary, Inspired by Life and Fiction
Ten years ago tomorrow (October 17, 2011), Tamera Alexander and I launched a new group author blog with eight other writers. We called it Writes of Passage and it was hosted on Blogger. Over two years later, it became obvious the blog would be better served if it had its own website. I no longer remember if the website name (writesofpassage) was already in use or if we simply wanted a new name … [Read more...]
Trials and Deliverance
A number of years ago, a follower of my blog left this comment: How do you personally reconcile the two thoughts — embracing trials and praying God’s deliverance? I grew up in a church that strongly teaches pain and suffering are to be endured – almost to martyrdom, as some sort of penance, even as a way of offering a prayer up for others (i.e. if I have brain cancer I should just suffer and … [Read more...]
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