Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
Category: Uncategorized
-
Yesterday I took a break from our discussion centered on the self-appointed judges of "appropriate" Christian Fiction. Although I'm a gut-level serious person, possess the "prophet mentality" which tends to see things in black and white, am not a nominal Christian, don't drink, smoke, or do drugs (but once did before meeting…
-
It isn't going to happen – as far as I know – but if I ever wrote a non-fiction book, this would be the title: Debunking the Bad Boy Myth And I would follow it up with this title: Good Guys Finishing First So. There you have them. Father, if only people knew your…
-
Over the years here on this blog we've examined all kinds of writing topics. I've asked authors and other professionals in the industry to define "Christian Fiction". I've asked the question regarding what different authors and insiders in the publishing industry desire to see change in Christian Fiction. Many answered anonymously because they held…
-
And so it is . . . Having jumped over to read the posted reviews at Amazon for Becky Wade's My Stubborn Heart, there were several readers who couldn't let the words I mentioned in my review yesterday pass without comment or criticism. "Not appropriate in a Christian novel" and the like appeared as…
-
My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade, published by Bethany House, is my final May review for the CFBA Tour and what a way to close it out. It's a rare time, as those who follow me here know, that I can rave about a CBA romance novel. As much as I love…
-
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Proverbs 31:28 (NIV)
-
I've wracked (and racked) my brain trying to discover why the "liberal left" believes what they do. I've concluded it's because they don't want to feel guilty about anything. They want to appear "open-minded" and able to thoughtfully discuss and respond to all kinds of issues. They want to champion the causes of people in…
-
Hey, I'm all for nursing babies. Not for bare-breasted in public feedings so that any and all can see and hear the slurping, sucking sounds of hungry infants. But if you've seen the upcoming cover of TIME magazine, this is just not right. I don't care. It's. Just. Not. Right. No. That's no "toddler".…
-
If you can watch this without bawling, you're a bigger person than me – or maybe smaller . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihGCj5mfCk8&sns=fb God, your heart must weep, but your joy knows who will come to you. Who you will take home to the place where suffering is no more. Your arms extended, your…
-
The third book in the CFBA Tour for May is Dani Pettrey's debut novel Submerged, Book One in the Alaskan Courage Series, published by Bethany House. You can learn more about Dani here. Bailey Craig forces herself to return to the place she never hoped to see again but must because of…
Into the Fire 