Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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What came to mind when you read the word “lines”? Parallel lines? Aesthetic lines? Great one-liners? Pick-up phrases? Opening lines? Geometric lines? Clothes lines? A-lines? Wichita Lineman? Standing in lines? Do you think of lines for stories and write them down to use in a future book? I don’t think I’ve…
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Since writing is considered one of the arts along with music, dance, drawing and painting, sculpture, and whatever else you might include in this most generous of creative terms, I’d like to point out its difference to the other vehicles for expressing creative abilities, geniuses, or the lack thereof . . . I…
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Ever take one of those surveys where you can check either “Strongly agree” or “Strongly disagree”? Well, don’t expect to see the soft-spoken side of this blogger on writing issues. Telling a passionate person to “tone it down” only raises their response in volume, words, or looks that can freeze, ignite, or kill at…
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Those of you who recall the Jim Jones cult recognize the Kool-Aid reference. It was the method used to exterminate a group of messed up followers. A few drank what Wikipedia reports was grape flavored, cyanide-laced Flavor Aid willingly, knowing it was laced with poison. Others were forced at gun point to down their…
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We’ve all heard the condescending comments about “the Western church” in comparison to exploding churches with miraculous happenings in other areas of the globe. Yes, occasionally different churches across our nation have experienced revival, but by the time these exciting, life-changing events slip away, there seems to be evidence of some damage or ill…
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Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture:…
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Today's House vote approving Rep. Mike Pence's Amendment stripping Planned Parenthood of all federal funding is long overdue and sends a clear message: The American people do not want their tax dollars used to support the nation's largest abortion provider. In just a few days, the ACLJ has heard from nearly 55,000 people who…
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We all possess them, don’t we? Only some of them we admit to owning. And most of us come just short of being categorized as quirky. I think. Let’s see what terms can be used synonymously with quirk: Eccentricity, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, trademark [as in behavior] Our quirks live with us, and we’re…
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Absent With Leave or Absent WithOut Leave? You might’ve noticed I haven’t reviewed many novels lately. You know how many of them are in my TBR pile taunting me to just “pick one of us up”? Of course you don’t, so I’m going to count them and tell you . . . Twelve. And…
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Contempt. The third definition in my dictionary reads: Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of the court of law or a legislative body. Okay. Contemptible is a strong word and not a valid application to my conduct, but I thought it worked well as a title. I think it’s important…
Into the Fire 