I’ve often been asked why I only write novels about the Old Testament (OT). (CLICK HERE to see all my books.) My answer is firmly rooted in how I came to faith in Jesus, so we can blame my husband! 😆 He’s the one who first explained to me that the Bible is one story, cover to cover. He showed …
Review of Wells and Wanderers – Amorites by Christine Dillon
If you’re looking for an engaging story about Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac, Wells and Wanderers–Amorites will whisk you into those early chapters of Genesis! Book Description Sometimes freedom and family are found in unexpected places. Inanna, an Amorite chieftain’s daughter, craves to be free as the eagles that fly above her hometown. Utu, her loyal twin, just wants to keep …
The Fallout of Betrayal: Part II – Silencing Despair
Despair–it’s an awful thing, isn’t it? When we’re eight months old, it can be satisfied with a bottle of warm milk. When we’re eight, eighteen, eighty years old–or any age in between–it’s gonna take more than warm milk to stem the emotional tide of despair. Where We’ve Been… In last week’s blog post, we talked about the possibility of Terah’s …
The Fallout of Betrayal: Part I – Joseph’s Heritage
Betrayal—not a cheery topic, but at some point, we all meet it in a dark corner of our lives and need a light to shine on it. This month we’ll use Joseph’s journey to shine that light and continue the story we began last year in Potiphar’s Wife (Genesis 39). We built on the biblical foundation with historical research and added …
3 Wilderness Lessons at the Beach
Though I’m no longer a sun-bather, I love the beach. It’s healing for me and stirs my creativity. The sound of the waves. The scent of sea air. The predictable rhythm of the tides. It was about this same time last year that I traveled to North Carolina’s Outer Banks—as I’ve done every year since 2017—with 5-6 other writers to …
3 Reasons Judah’s Exile to Babylon Matters to YOU
Some of you may know my personal testimony of becoming a Christ follower. If you haven’t read it, here’s a quick synopsis. I’m a spiritual mutt. Dad was Quaker. Mom’s charismatic. Grandparents were ordained ministers in the Pilgrim Holiness, then Nazarene, and then Wesleyan denominations. Scripture was used as ammunition in their holy wars at dinner, and by the time I was …
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