Into the Fire

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  • Necessary Differences?

                Obviously, there are differences between Christian Fiction and General Market (Secular) Fiction. Although certainly not in every General Market novel, many contain expletives/cursing/profanity, and some contain graphic sexual calisthenics which could qualify as literary pornography. To find either of those in Christian Fiction would be shocking to most Christian…

  • Tuesday Tunes

              That silky smooth voice of the late great Nat King Cole singing this famous love song.    Father, you are Love. And only you know all the facets of perfect love. Thank you for sharing your love with us. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. …

  • Revisiting “Confessions of an Author” . . .

                I believe in self-discipline. I'm just not terribly good at it. I have a tendency to learn the hard way through the mistakes I make – many of them due to being stubborn about certain things.  Writing is not something I can control or order. Yes, I know: there…

  • Sunday’s Offerings

    The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. To the church in Laodicea  "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:    …

  • Excerpt . . . again.

            From my Work in Progress:   Chapter 19 I almost ran to the back door when the knock came. I swung open the door and, let me tell you, my eyes are not my best friends when it comes to women because they don't play nice by any rules. They quickly…

  • Throwback Thursday

                                                     Breath of Life tells the story of embittered, wounded, and divorced Michael Jamison, who, after a prolonged period as the casual observer of a lovely woman, discovers his attraction to her…

  • Wednesday Wanderings . . .

              The only place I wander nowadays is in my head. Scenes, dialogue, new characters, their names – those kinds of things. It's funny how, as a writer, I'll hear or see a name and instantly a character will own that name and the full name that follows or precedes it.…

  • Tuesday Tunes

      This is the opening song for one of my most favorite movies: Benny and Joon. This song fit perfectly for what this odd couple had to go through to be together. Loved this movie.    Father, so many need you. Please find a way to reach them. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.    

  • Monday Musings . . .

                  There are times when I wonder why the simplest of things must be so difficult. Why, when something is running well, looks good, does its job, and presents no problems, why must it be changed "for the better"? In so doing, everything is messed up, isn't running well,…

  • Sunday’s Offerings

    The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. To the church in Philadelphia "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:    …