Into the Fire

Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God

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  •             Such a great old song. Love this. And here's a great commercial using this beautiful song:     Father, we can't speak of love without being aware that "God is love." You are the definition, the demonstration, the deliverer of Love. Thank you is never enough. In the Name…

  •     I don't know if it's a factor of the arrival of the new year or if it's just that the compelling scenes to be written in my latest novel await to bring it to a conclusion . . . but I once again wonder about who I am as an author.  It took…

  •   See, I am doing a new thing!    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert     and streams in the wasteland.   Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) 

  •            New Year's Eve is perhaps the biggest party night of the year. Or it used to be. What it is, what it's become, all a matter of opinion and practice, tradition and celebration, or . . . whatever. To each his own. This year we are doing something rare for…

  •   Christmas commercials from all over the world illustrate the love underlying what some only see as a holiday. But Christmas is so much more than human love and longing. Christmas gave us a Savior, a way to redemption. His Name is Jesus.  As we end the season and slide into the new year, we…

  •                                         I don't know how or why I missed Her One and Only written several years ago by Becky Wade. No excuse for it. This is "Dru's" story, the only daughter amidst three older brothers in…

  •   It's said the Wise Men came when Jesus was about two years old to the place where Joseph and Mary were living in Bethlehem. The incredible actions and obedience of his earthly father Joseph and his mother Mary following the miraculous instructions delivered to Joseph by God's chosen methods led them to safety before…

  •     This is not a picture of our property, but it could be. We've got about 9 inches and counting at 26 degrees. Not our usual weather.  We didn't exactly have a white Christmas. Flurries began on Christmas night, but by morning there were 4 inches and it just kept adding to them.  So.…

  •      Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ. Moved by…

  •           "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11 (NIV) A Savior has been born to you. He came because of you and me. He gave His life for you and me. "To free us all from Satan's power…