Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. Isaiah 3:11 (NIV)
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Five must reads (all reviewed on this blog): and the bonus read: Father, bless these great writers who honor you with their words and stories. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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"Finding . . . The Opposite of Art" from September, 2011. One thing is for sure when you read an Athol Dickson novel: you won't be reading anything "ordinary". The Opposite of Art by Athol Dickson published by Howard Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, is no exception. A master at the…
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My friend Sheila in high school was crazy about Felix Cavaliere of The Young Rascals. I think this was their best song. Father, you're in the heart business. Only you know ours. Please change those hearts of stone to flesh. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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It's no secret: Sibella Giorello is on the short list of my favorite authors. Love her. So much. Literary. Street-savvy. Hilarious. Emotional. Tear-worthy. It's all there in the pages of her novels. From laugh out loud malapropisms to gut-wrenching emotional heart pain, Sibella captures the unique characters that surround the one and only Raleigh…
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Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent. Isaiah 5:22-23 (NIV)
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Yes, sometimes it's the little dreams that come true and provide enormous blessings that mean the most. This picture could very easily typify me and my two best friends at this age. We went through grade school together even though two of us never had a class together. We spent abundant time together growing up in grade…
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It's no . . . Illusion (from April, 2012) There's just something divine about reading another novel by a favorite author. Recently here I reviewed The Thirteenth Tribe by Robert Liparulo and what a pleasure it was to once again partake of his imagination, voice, story, and words. And so it…
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Nora Bradford is the middle sister of three, each with different mothers but only one they all call Mom. Nora's chosen to be plain, pragmatic, and pervasive. A librarian, an astute genealogical researcher, a business woman, with a quirky crush on a secondary character in a British historical TV series of which she's become the head of…
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Congratulations to Shelli Littleton! Your email has been forwarded to Becky Wade, and she'll be in touch to get your prizes to you. My review of True to You will be up possibly Wednesday, but I can tell you this: there's some serious romance in this first novel of the Bradford Sisters Romance, Book One.…