Into the Fire

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

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  •     Higher, farther. Oxygen sucked from air and words disappear in vapor. Clawing at the cliffs of experience. Waiting for the memory to form from the present And the make believe. Knowing perfection cannot come But hoping its cousin will delight on the page. Crushing the fingers pressing on keys. Exhales that sound like…

  •              "I write for adults who might have been broken along the way, who faced sexual temptations and failed, who clung to their purity but succumbed to what they thought was love; to those who feel passion but wonder how God feels about it; who've partaken of what the world offers and…

  •   But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them – bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In…

  •   Taking HHS to Federal Court in Defense of Religious Liberty   The ACLJ filed suit in federal court on behalf of a business owner arguing that President Obama's abortion pill mandate violates religious liberty by forcing abortion coverage. Read it at the ACLJ's Docket Blog   Pastor Youcef Alive as ACLJ Launches Tweet for…

  •                                   It's no secret I'm not a fan of the fantasy genre. Period. I can't sit through the Lord of the Rings films, and I've only watched the first in the Narnia movies all the way to the finish. Believe me when I say I can appreciate the talent involved…

  •      Novels. Wow. Good ones, bad ones, mediocre ones. Readers and writers. The best, the worst, those we forget. Characters we love and characters we love to hate. Fast-paced, slow meandering. Familiar places. Faraway lands. Back in time. Contemporary. Futuristic. Fantasyland. Those who brand their work and those who refuse to be categorized. First…

  •        Amen to that.   God, we're just so strange sometimes. Please have mercy on us, Lord. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  •            Say what you will for personal actor preferences. Whether or not you think an actor is talented, attractive, perfect for action roles or dynamite cast as villains, the one thing that separates an actor's performance from ordinary is "presence". I don't believe it can be manufactured or conjured. You either possess it in a…

  •                                 I'm not a war movie kind of girl, but I am a patriot. I saw "BLACK HAWK DOWN" because I knew it was based on a tragic and shameful real life incident. When I watched the preview of "ACT OF VALOR" and learned the history behind the making of the…

  •   Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt…