dissonance: 1.A harsh or disagreeable combination of sounds; discord 2.Want of agreement or consistency; disparity; variance dissonant: 1.Harsh or inharmonious in sound; discordant 2.Disagreeing or at variance (Both definitions exclude the musical components of defining the words.) I confess to being the dissonant voice in the audience of Christian fiction. I have been…

  Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.   Isaiah 32:1 (NIV)

                                  We've all read those stories. The protagonist or another prominent character does a 180 and we react with a "Huh?" For no good reason(s) prior to the actions, we read along to find the character acting . . . well, out of character. It might be convenient or the deux ex machina device,…

                                      Fewer writers use paper and pen to construct their novels, but regardless of how each individual approaches the process, writing that novel happens in multiple ways. Some of us ponder a character for a certain length of time before we jot a single word. Others of us are inspired by a scenario and…

      Some things cannot be concealed in our writing. One of those things is when it's not who we are, it won't ring true. I'm not saying that a story written to please or satisfy an editor or publisher won't sell. I'm not saying it won't have appeal or that it won't observe…

      Those who know me understand my makeup. Passionate: right or wrong. I don't "feel" things lightly. I don't take things lightly. I don't do things lightly. I invest in what impresses my heart and soul and compels my attention. So what? you ask. So this isn't always an easy way to live, but…

                           http://www.amazon.com/Alcatraz-Lost-Pearl-Tattoos-ebook/dp/B0053RCLIO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364738137&sr=1-1&keywords=Alcatraz+The+Lost+Pearl+by+Aleshia+Robinson http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alcatraz-aleshia-robinson/1102840849?ean=2940012890856&itm=1&usri=2940012890856 Aleshia Robinson begins her e-book series with Alcatraz, The Lost Pearl published by Authenticity Print. Reciting the story from her first person POV, Katherine Boydstein's life transforms from idyllic to traumatic, tragic, lost, and recovered. Deciding the name of Alcatraz fits her changed existence, her life entails all that the name…

  Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jersusalem. You are witnesses of…

                                                Your sins. My sins. Penalty: death. Paid in full. On the cross. By Jesus. You need Him.   God, we're desperate for you. Jesus, only you can save us. Holy Spirit, thank you for making us new little by little. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.