I may have told y’all before that King David is my favorite Bible hero. Have I also confessed that I love Richard Gere movies? One of the ways I enjoy “researching” biblical characters is by watching movies or reading other novels about the characters I’ll be portraying in my fiction. It often helps me delve more deeply into the culture …
Families are _____________. I suppose there could be as many different answers to that as the number of people who read this post. Every family is unique and yet it seems all families have many of the same characteristics. Don’t we all have a “weird Uncle Harold” (or strange “Aunt Suzette”)–eccentric yet lovable in his/her own way? What about the …
Have you ever had a best friend? I have several. Okay, so “best” friend implies one and only, but my God is an ABUNDANT Giver. I believe best friends are His special gift–and He can give as many as He wants! I still consider the girl who became my best friend in grade school through middle school, high school, and …
Meet my sweet friend, Angela Hunt. She’s been one of my author heroes for many years and become a friend more recently. When I first got the crazy idea that MAYBE God wanted me to write biblical fiction, I read three series to help me decide: Mark of the Lion Series (3-bk series) by Francine River, Chronicles of the Kings …
I’ve always thought Saul’s daughter, who was given to David in marriage, was a victim. Michal, knowing her father wants to kill David, lowers her husband from their bedroom window. She then places a household idol on David’s side of the bed. Her dad’s guards barge in, take her to the king, where she must defend herself before his council. …
God chose Saul son of Kish to become Israel’s first king. God chose Samuel, a prophet and priest, to anoint King Saul. Did God make a mistake? Or did Samuel? Neither. The Israelites made the mistake. To this point in Israel’s history, God ALONE had been their King. Previously, when they were in trouble, God sent faithful people like Moses, …
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