The first Charles Martin novel I read and reviewed was back in June of 2012. That was Chasing Fireflies published in 2007. I've finally added my second Charles Martin novel, Wrapped in Rain, to the mix, published in 2005 by Thomas Nelson. No excuses for my slowness in joining the long line of appreciative readers,…

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5W4k6vD2WY&feature=player_detailpage      The late 60's and early to mid-70s were definitely a time of not getting "satisfaction". A new wave of irresponsible behaviors, philosophies, sexual revolution, and unrest typified the segment in time known to some as the "Love Generation". In reality it was anything but love and could've just as easily been labeled…

  So much to restrict us, to tell us what to write, how to write, what to think, do, and emulate as writers. Not unlike life in general. We are bound to responsible behaviors and creativity. It's important to stand for value and honesty, integrity, truth, beauty. All the things that make life doable in…

  "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons, and perform…

                      Here are five things I would love to have/use if ever I had the chance. (Fat chance, but still . . .) I. My own tailor. II. Custom-made shoes. III. A personal trainer. IV. A cook. V. A swimming pool. Luxuries. I won't ever have them. And I don't yearn for them or even hope…

                                   "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness." Jesus Christ (Matthew 6:22-23 NIV) In…

New TV series episodes are coming to the end of their first season. Monday evening gave us the finale for Intelligence starring Josh Holloway, Marg Helgenberger, and Meghan Ory among other good character actors in this only slightly futuristic but more contemporary drama. And an intriguing first season it proved to be with charismatic actors and…

                      I almost chose not to review this novel. Not because it's poorly written or any of those kinds of reasons. Lisa Samson is a great storyteller and a gifted writer. The Sky Beneath My Feet, published by Thomas Nelson, is a contemporary novel which could be labeled Women's Fiction because of the first person…

                               And the writings of a young girl on a great adventure:      A long time ago. A girl who didn't know Jesus but believed in God. A girl naive in so many ways. A girl penning a note to an acquaintance who after so many years found these postcards stashed…

  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.   Galatians 5:1 (NIV)