Review of Woman from Lydia by Angela Hunt

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Meet My Friend! When I attended the Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2008, I was forced to decide between a fiction mentoring class or a fiction intensive class taught by Angela Hunt. I chose the mentoring class to work “hands-on” with my manuscript and signed a publishing contract three months later. It was the right choice, but I also purchased …

In the Shadow of His Hand by Donald L. Brake

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A compelling novel about Paul’s life and struggle for inner freedom. No matter where he traveled, Paul faced conflict. From fanatical persecutor to zealous bondservant, his faith placed him at the epicenter of the battle for the very soul of the Church. And what about the battle he tried to hide-even from himself? More than a fictional tale, In the …

Reframe the Past, Pre-frame the Future

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We used to own some property in the Pacific NW that was six miles off grid. A couple of cabins nearby, in case of emergency, made it the perfect combination of safe yet remote. It was absolutely silent. No need to reframe my perspective on that situation. It was glorious! We decided to build a 8×12 shabin—part shed, part cabin. …

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Lessons on Discrimination from Nehemiah

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As I’ve mentioned before, my personal quiet time this year is a Bible Read Thru with a group of folks on the YouVersion Bible App. We were reading through Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther as the racial tension escalated over the past weeks and months, and I wrote an article for this newsletter. Just yesterday, however, I felt the Lord added …

Review of DEEP CALLING DEEP by Carole Towriss

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Book Description: Praetorian Prefect Sextus Burrus has spent his life fighting for the glory of Rome, but that glory has lost its shine. As both his health and his career crumble, he is drawn toward the seemingly inexhaustible peace of one of his Jewish prisoners, the Apostle Paul. The moment Timothy hears his mentor and surrogate father Paul has been arrested, he …

Nicknames, Name Changes, & Nightmare Pronunciations

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If you’ve ever read one of my novels, you know they’re filled with difficult-to-pronounce names. I try to extend mercy to my readers by assigning nicknames to the characters, a practice I’ve found nowhere in historical records. But nicknames are something with which modern-day readers are familiar.   My readers also have to keep up with character name changes, sometimes changed by God, other times …