The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He IS risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell His disciples: 'He is risen from the…

Part of Chapter 32 from Seeing . . .  He pulled into the parking space at the motel where they’d spent their last visit. He turned off his rig and undid his seat belt, lifting up the arm rest so he could angle toward her easily. “So, you want to talk about it?”      Silence…

If you ever wondered how I turned out to be the way I am, my two-year-old self said it all right here.    Thank you, Lord, for watching over me my entire life, for being so gracious to me from the beginning. I love you, Lord. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of…

Reviews matter. Here are a few words from those who enjoyed this love story.  "Putting a long-haul trucker in the story made me think there was going to be some bad guys dealing in drugs or human trafficking. But the action in this story goes much deeper and is much more profound than stopping a…

  The best version of this sacred song by Twila Paris so many years ago. Thank you, Jesus – it's never enough. Resurrection Day is coming. If you don't know Him as your Savior, believe me when I say there's no better Friend. It's time to meet Him. In the Name above all names, the…

The Keeper by Charles Martin is the fourth installment of A Murphy Shepherd Novel Series.  Reviewing a Charles Martin novel is always difficult because I want to begin with superlatives, high praise and recommendations, and all the rest of it which makes me sound like a typical fan-girl raving about a favorite author. While I'm…

       Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"     "Yes, Lord," she told Him. "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son…

You know you're reading an exceptional book when the author's words cause you to write down their words. Here are two short examples of amazing sentences that evoked a powerful and/or visceral reaction for different reasons while reading them.  From Kill Shot by Vince Flynn: (page 238, Chapter 29 [hardcover])       LeFevre was an…

This is a snippet from my novel Destination. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Seemed like no matter how early or late he went to sleep at night, he would wake up at or right around 5 AM. But just the same with the summer sun seeping through the white pine shutters into the shadows of his…

What defines my novel audience? I write love stories with a passion, heavy on the romance with a Christian theme. They portray the world as it is, romance as it's felt and acted out (without graphics), and these factors are what give it the Raw Romantic Redemptive identity. Let's take a look at those who…