Into the Fire

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  • Tuesday Tunes

                      The smooth voice of the wonderful Sam Cooke. Love theme continued . . .    Father, thank you for all the gifts you give to your people and the pleasure they bring. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

  • Monday Musings . . .

                                  What really sells novels? Of course a good marketing team can sell a book, but that doesn't mean it's going to be a bestseller. Authors who've made inroads to their audiences and connected with their stories have proven that many…

  • Sunday’s Offerings

      You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;       with you the wicked cannot dwell.     The arrogant cannot stand in your presence;        you hate all who do wrong.     You destroy those who tell lies;        bloodthirsty and deceitful men    …

  • Why do you read novels?

              People read books for all different reasons. Men often prefer non-fiction or thriller novels. Women are notoriously labeled as romance readers. And some people don't read much at all. As you know I'm an author of fiction. Christian fiction to be exact, but I've been a reader of novels going…

  • Throwback Thursday

                                A very old self-portrait back in the day following my first year on the racetrack. Liberty Lake, Washington. Loved black and white in those days. Don't know what I was trying to do here exactly – there's always something to say,…

  • No singing at this . . . Requiem

                                  Requiem is Book 3 in An American Ghost Thriller Series by J. B. Turner.  Nathan Stone takes a break in Miami and visits an old dive bar. After a beer or two, a pretty girl who bears an uncanny resemblance…

  • Tuesday Tunes

                      Always going back in time to the really good music era and sticking with love songs for the new year . . . Hope you enjoy this oldie.    Father, we're all desperate for you whether we know it or not. In the Name of Jesus,…

  • A partial . . . Reckoning

                                                         Reckoning by J.B. Turner is Book 2 in An American Ghost Thriller Series.  In recent times the average person, who usually hasn't paid a great deal of attention to…

  • Sunday’s Offerings

      Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. . . . In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.   Jude: 2, 7 (NIV) 

  • Friday Five

                            List five of your absolute favorite male characters: (that you have not created) Mitch Rapp (Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills) Roman Velasco (Francine Rivers) Cole "Tox" Russell (Roni Kendig) Jon Reznick (JB Turner) Luke Dempsey (Becky Wade)    Father, you are the Author of Life,…