In June of 2018, I began dreaming of returning to Israel for a second trip. My hubby Roy and I had made our first pilgrimage in 2000. We thought a 2020 trip to celebrate my 10th traditionally published novel, Isaiah’s Legacy, was a great reason to organize a readers’ tour of the biblical and historical sites mentioned in my books. …
What Is True?
In the newsletter, I opened by pondering what’s true about Labor Day. What do we know, and what is still up for debate? As I’ve gotten older, I find myself certain about fewer things. Does age make us cynical? Not necessarily. Perhaps a better goal is caution. Before we put all our eggs into one basket, let’s be sure the basket can …
BOOK REVIEW: A Line Between by Tosca Lee
If you’ve never read anything by Tosca Lee, The Line Between is a good place to start. My first Tosca Lee read was her debut novel, Demon, back in 2010 (updated with Howard Books, 2015). However, I fell in love with her lyrical writing style in her first BIBLICAL novel, Havah, the story of Eve. I’ve read every one of her biblical novels …
2 Good Reasons for Bad Things
It might interest you to know that I actually wrote this post BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. I wrote it after discovering that a good friend from our seminary days was given three months to live with chemo and six months without. Only days later, another dear friend’s husband met Jesus after battling years of health issues. I hate sickness and …
COVID-19 “Shock” Absorbers
It’s been only a month since we left for Israel, and it’s downright shocking to think about all that’s changed in thirty days! My hubby, as headmaster of a small Christian school in North Carolina, has used the word **SHOCK** as a template to help parents and teachers think differently about the COVID-19 crisis, and I thought it was really helpful. …