The photo at left is what computers looked like when I first learned to use them in high school. (Yes, I’m ancient.) So, when my assistant, Amanda, wanted to do an AI graphic of how I imagined AHINOAM, the first of King David’s Brides mentioned in 2 Samuel 3:2-5, I was a little skeptical. I’d been writing about Ahinoam for …
Israel At War: Part II (Biblical Approach)
Greetings, Newsies! Whether you’ve just joined this special group or been with me from the beginning, I appreciate you! Generally speaking, my Newsies are committed to spreading the news of Jesus and Biblical Truth to the nations. I spread those messages with deeply researched Old Testament novels that teach through the power of stories. Hopefully, this post will bring some …
Hard Decisions, Good God
Our granddaughter, Charleigh, complained of a sore throat when she came home from school on Friday. When she woke on Saturday barely able to swallow, our daughter, Emily, took her to the doctor. Thankfully, it wasn’t strep, but the virus still ruined Charleigh’s weekend because Emily’s parenting decisions meant her sick child couldn’t: Go to church on Sunday Hang out …
4 Ways God Comforts in Crisis
While writing the rough draft on my first book of David’s Wives, I’ve been enjoying his Psalms during my morning quiet time. Reading a Psalm comforts me in a way no other Book of the Bible does. Biblehub.com says David wrote these Psalms: 1-41 51-71 138-150 If you’ve read any of my Deep-O-Tionals studies on Genesis, you know I like …
Joseph: How Did He Know God’s Will?
Discovering God’s will for my life sometimes seems more complex than that crazy-looking highway in the picture. But there’s one biblical character who seems to have sailed through a host of difficult circumstances in life with the Spirit-led GPS (God’s Peace System): Jacob’s eleventh son–Joseph. (photo attribution: austrini, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) In Feast or Famine explores …
What I Learned About Worship in Egypt’s Faiyum
Did you know the ancient pharaoh’s chose a specific vacation destination to hunt large game like lions, leopards, hippos, crocodiles, gazelles, and more? I first discovered the Faiyum (also spelled Fayoum, Fayum, or Fayyum) and Egypt’s wild beasts while researching The Pharaoh’s Daughter. Many scholars believe King Tut had been on such a hunting venture when he broke his leg. …