Into the Fire

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

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  • Many are the plans in a man's heart,    but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.   Many a man claims to have unfailing love,    but a faithful man who can find?   Proverbs 19:11 (NIV) Proverbs 20:6  (NIV)

  •          If you recall "Book Covers Week", this is the one posted on Valentine's Day. I love this cover. And, yes, Anne Patrick wrote a sweet little romance to go with it. Here's the thing with the romance genre. There's a formula. Most successful romances stick to that formula and garner millions of readers with it.…

  •     Love is indeed a many splendored thing. So it's good to have it celebrated with gratitude in a song. Another oldie but goodie.   God, you are Love. Only you define it, know it, originated it, and share it with your creation. Apart from you, we have no idea what love is. Help us…

  •         Crazy clothes, hair, styles, but the words sing of those times and beyond. The days of fabulous music from all kinds of groups.   Lord, only you know where some of these souls are today. I hope they found you, Jesus. Many of them did, and many of them didn't or haven't. Only you can…

  •             Secular literature is often set apart from Christian literature by its sometimes excessive use of profanity and erotic scenes. There are those who read general market novels who don't necessarily appreciate massive doses of profanity but endure it because of the types of stories they prefer to read. Some Christians who read fiction will not tolerate…

  •       http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainmentnews/bill-paxton-dead-at-61-due-to-complications-from-surgery/ar-AAnso5t?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp     Sad to hear of Bill Paxton's death due to complications from a surgery. A great actor and perfect in the new TV series Training Day where he plays the opposite kind of rogue cop from the original film starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. The series added intrigue and history between the free…

  •      The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.   1 Corinthians 15:56-57 (NIV)

  •                 The following is Chapter Five from a WIP (work in progress) tentatively titled Seeing . . .   Five        They ate in silence, a covert solitude between strangers whose lives had intersected. Micah rarely had a companion traveling with him. In fact, it had been several years since his sister accompanied him…

  •              Both Lethal Weapon (top picture) and Shooter (Ryan Phillipe pictured) will see a second season. I'm thankful for that. Although I don't know where they will take the plot for Shooter since they resolved the primary focus of Season One, I'll be interested to see what the writers will do. Lethal Weapon is a…

  •                  God Bless America, please. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.