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[Do the guide schools in Israel teach all guides to hold their hands like that when they talk? Sorry, off topic…] Israel, Then & Now Imagine twenty-plus years ago. March 2000. We had dodged the Y2K panic and flown safely across the Atlantic; endured a 9-hour layover in Munich, Germany; and were three days into our first tour of Israel. …
Greetings, y’all! Mesu here. 😉 As this year’s holidays approached, I tried to think of a gift I could offer my readers, and I thought ya’ll might enjoy hearing from other authors about their special holiday memories. I’m thrilled to introduce my sweet friend, Tessa Afshar. Most of you probably already know her through her UH-mazing biblical novels, but did you …
Hi, Gang! Mesu here. 🙂 I’d like to welcome my dear friend and fellow biblical fiction (bibfic) author, Brennan McPherson, to my pre-Thanksgiving blog! Brennan and I have been email buddies since his first novel released in 2016. Soon after, we collaborated with Carole Towriss on The Psalm Series in which each of us wrote a novella about a psalm of our choice. …
The bronze (originally gold-plated) relief above commemorates the restoration of Babylon by Esarhaddon, ca. 681-669 BC. Some scholars believe his mama was Hebrew. Can you see the short, chubby mama (center of pic) standing behind her strapping young son? Yep, that’s Naqi’a-Zakutu (called simply Naqia in Isaiah’s Legacy). Why was she important enough to etch into a relief found in the temple of …
Do you see the rabbi at the left? He’s studying a scroll—likely written in ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek—with history and traditions I know only a little about. Though I’d love to research in those original languages, I’m limited to English and lots of study aids. See the little girl at right? That’s how I feel about painting pictures …
Are you an animal lover? I am. Especially dogs. And I love researching their historical significance and including it in my books. I first learned about Assyria and Babylon’s use of war dogs from reading Tessa Afshar’s book, Harvest of Rubies. I knew from that moment on, if I ever wrote a book that took my characters to Assyria, I’d include …
Mesu Andrews weaves a compelling tale of faith, resilience, and redemption in ABIGAIL: I Will Praise the Lord, the prequel of her October 1, 2024 release, BRAVE: the Story of Ahinoam.
Walk with Abigail on a journey of profound courage in the face of overwhelming adversity and explore the transformative power of faith and worship no matter your life circumstance.
