Egypt Is In the News! As some of you may have read on my Facebook page, I had begun the initial planning for a readers’ tour of Egypt–before all their political unrest flashed across our TV screens on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and every other news station on the planet. For months my heart had been stirred to experience …
Remedy For People-Pleasing
The Tale of No Make-Up I once spoke at a retreat about Transparency. The final session was on Sunday morning, and I felt led to forego all the finery we women indulge before we gather together. No perfume, no make-up, no jewelry, no hair-curling or hairspray; and I wore sweats and slippers. (I DID take a shower, BTW.) You should have seen the …
A Lesson in Faith—Show vs. Tell
What Is Show vs. Tell? As authors, we’re charged with the task of showing emotion rather than telling the reader how a character feels. If you’ve ever taken a writing course or had your work professionally edited, chances are you’ve received the dreaded red-pen critique: “S/T.” As a reader, perhaps you’ve come across a section of a book that seems to drag. …
July Newsletter: Featured Article
Bringing Jezebel’s Shadow to Light “When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family. But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and …
Book Review: In The Shadow of Sinai by Carole Towriss
In the Shadow of Sinai by Carole Towriss Book Description: Bezalel is a Hebrew slave to Ramses II. An artisan of the highest order, Ramses has kept him in the palace even when all other Israelites have been banned. Bezalel blames El Shaddai for isolating him from his people. When Moses and Aaron appear one summer, and El Shaddai shakes …
The Best in Christian Fiction–2013 Christy Award Winners
Each year Christian retailers and publishers from around the globe meet at the International Christian Retailers’ Show (ICRS) to share the latest resources from Christian authors. The Christy Awards Ceremony is perhaps the most heralded event of ICRS. Actors have the Golden Globe, the People’s Choice, and then there’s the Academy Awards–the Oscar. Well, the Christy Award is to Christian authors what …
