Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All…
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A Washington DC 'airport ticket agent' offers some examples of 'WHY' our country is in trouble: 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard…
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The amazing conclusions of literary professionals never cease to amaze me. What so many seem to deem unacceptable, undesirable, and somehow equivocate into “bad writing” raises not only my attention but often my ire. Prologues have managed to gain the negative attention stigma by supposedly savvy editors with disdainful exclamations or sarcastic questions such as “Does…
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Nicole Baart’s beneath the Night Tree is the third in a series that begins with After the Leaves Fall, followed by Summer Snow, but this novel easily stands on its own. Published by Tyndale, beneath the Night Tree is available now. I assume some of the fullness of this story about single mom…
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“Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us? …. The central issues of our time aren't economic or political or social, important as these are. The central issues of our time are moral and spiritual in nature, and our calling is to declare Christ's forgiveness and hope and transforming…
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Part Two The limos v. the ordinary rigs . . . There is no question that Christian fiction reaches a specific audience. Mixed in with that specific audience are those who want more from the genre. Amidst both groups are the “ordinary rigs” readers. They’ve sampled the offerings of CBA and over…
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Part One I’ve long thought the publishing establishment tours the industry in a limousine while purporting to publish for those in Ford SUVs and Honda Civics. This has nothing to do with the sums of money professionals at any level in the industry earn. Instead it refers to the sense of aristocracy or sophistication…
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In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. Acts 1:1-2 (NIV)
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If anyone else had written it, it would be considered extremely racial, but since Star Parker is black and admittedly a product of the "welfare state," it is acknowledged as a person speaking from experience. Back on Uncle Sam's plantation Star Parker – Syndicated Columnist Six years ago I wrote…
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Jesus gave us a specific instruction reminding us that we are “in” the world but not to be “of” the world. In other words: this is your temporary home. Live in it, engage the people, show and tell them about me, be wary of its sinful attraction and don’t let it capture you with…
Into the Fire 