Into the Fire

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

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  •             Killa City by Mark Dawson is Book 16 in the John Milton Novel Series. John Milton is being hunted. Again. Group 15 is up and running. Again. And Control – an unknown-to-John woman – wants her Number One to eliminate him. Doesn't matter that John wants nothing to do…

  •        Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.   Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

  •                         From my solo mystery novel Race:    Chapter 13 (the final paragraph of the chapter)        The hardest part of the day for me came now. I used to stop off at one – or a few – of my favorite…

  •   One of my favorite memories as a little girl is swinging on my dad's arm, hanging from his flexed bicep. Dad was an amazing man who loved his family and worked hard to be the example of a strong but often tender man, truly a self-made man, son of Italian immigrant parents, who probably…

  •                               That says it all. On a road trip . . .    Thank you, Lord, for allowing us to get away for a bit. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •   Loved The Yardbirds. Got to see them in person back in the day. They were definitely good live.    Father, only you know hearts and give gifts and talents. Only you. Thank you for always seeking after those who are lost. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

  •                       Split Sense by Barbara Ellen Brink was published in 2011. If you like speculative/supernatural fiction, this one should pique your interest. Howard Pharmaceuticals is into nefarious testing of new drug treatments and is using test subjects from unfortunate pregnant mothers. Blackmailing people within their…

  •   How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, "It is mine…

  •   This adorable couple happens to be my mom and dad who now reside with Jesus in heaven. Once upon a time that man on the left, my earthly father, eloped with that lady on the right, my mom, on his 21st birthday. She was 16! Many wonderful years later, they were still together in…

  •                   To this day I love this novel. It was a meaningful project to write. It turned out to be written like a "fictional biography" of the character known as Joey Parr.  "The Famous One takes an introverted yet passionate character of few words and deep running…