Into the Fire

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

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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…

  •   “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…

  •   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…

  •   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…

  •   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)

  •   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…

  •   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…

  •    When I was young, I loved Neil Young’s and Bob Dylan’s music. If we’re honest, neither one of them has a particularly great voice. Of all their extensive musical talent, their unusual voices aren’t at the top of the list. But somehow they worked for the music they played. Mixed with their imaginative,…

  •   Number 8: Tim Moore! Tim Moore, I will be forwarding your information to Mike Duran when you return my email, and he will be mailing you a signed copy of his first release The Resurrection. *Disclaimer: I folded up numbers and put them into a baseball cap. An impartial (and half asleep) person reached…

  •   Many people desire to write a book. Some think their lives worthy of memoirs, others want to charge into make believe to write that novel no one can put down. Others love to escape into a film—noir, comedy, romance, adventure, science fiction. Most people enjoy fiction and/or film.   Few experience fame. With the…