Into the Fire

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

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  •                              Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles is the final book in The Natchez Burning Trilogy.  This contemporary trilogy depicts southern racism at its worst, the best and worst of people in general, and this final edition of the Cage family is a…

  •   Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;   he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice.   Blessed are all who wait for him!   Isaiah30:18 (NIV)

  •                 Five questions for you:  If you could go anywhere in the world to visit, where would you go? Do you have a year that you've labeled "the worst year of my life"?  What is your favorite sport to play? Do you have a favorite board game? If…

  •   If you're a reader of many novels, you get a feel for authors. If you fall in love with the character(s) in a book, you can't help but wonder how the author managed to create that "person". Was it a composite of individuals the writer knew personally? Was it based on a specific guy…

  •   Such beauty. God's amazing artistry can be found in each season all over this earth.    God, thank you for it all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •   The outrageous Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones back in the day. One of their hits from the 1974 album.    Father, only you can save us, but you give talents to all and your love reaches us all if only we reach out and embrace you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •                       Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason is Book 1 in the romantic suspense Danger Never Sleeps Series. Honorably discharged from the Army because of wounds experienced in a café explosion in Afghanistan while hearing the final words and message of a dying soldier, military psychiatrist…

  •   "Because you have rejected this message,   relied on oppression,   and depended on deceit, this sin will become for you   like a high wall, cracked and bulging,   that collapses suddenly, in an instant. It will break in pieces like pottery,   shattered so mercilessly that among its pieces not a fragment…

  •       The most difficult part of the "author job" for me is promoting my work. This isn't because I don't think much of it or because I don't care whether or not people read it. On the contrary, I think my novels have value, and I think the books are bound to touch…

  •                   This one is my husband's favorite novel. It's available in soft cover and for Kindle readers. I love this story. Joey Parr is one of my favorite characters . . .    Father, thank you for this story and for those whose lives it touched. Apart…