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...]
My Reading Life
This summer I spruced up my website again. This time it was inspired by the cover of my June 2022 release (still to be revealed to readers). Two of my favorite colors are mauve (pretty much all of the “pink” shades and tones are favorites) and teal. The changes I made to my website went beyond the color scheme. They included a change in the look of my blog. And that has caused me to do some … [Read more...]
Taking Back the Arts
When I awakened this morning, I discovered that I was writing this blog post in my head as I came to consciousness. I’m sure it was brilliant in that place between sleep and awake while what I actually write will fall short of that. But I’m going to try anyway. In the 1970s, when I came under the Lordship of Jesus the Messiah, there was almost no Christian fiction. The local Christian … [Read more...]
In the Beginning . . .
No, my title for this blog post doesn't refer to the first line of Genesis. I’m talking about beginning a new novel. “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.” ― Beatrix Potter As Beatrix Potter said (I quote her often on this), there is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. And if a writer is … [Read more...]
Living at Full Speed Ahead + Giveaway
Hello, friends. It’s been awhile since I’ve dropped in with one of my bonus Saturday posts. For those of you who don’t know, even when I don’t post, I am managing this blog in the background, making sure it is running well for all of the terrific authors who post every week. I love reading what they say every bit as much as I hope you do. Life has been a bit of a whirlwind this spring (not … [Read more...]
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