I try to avoid politics when blogging, but feel I need to say a few things about the coming election. I cannot in good conscience vote for any party that makes sin (unlimited abortion; gay marriage) primary points in their platform. Nor can I vote for a man who is actively hostile toward biblical principles …
I didn’t have the opportunity to visit Jerusalem or Rome until after all three novels in the Mark of the Lion trilogy (A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness and As Sure As the Dawn) had been released. Rick had spent time in Jerusalem and Rome as a child. His family had …
The choices we make each day set the course of our life. Whatever absorbs our thinking will ultimately control our actions.
I was an average student. I received a D in reading in sixth grade. I’m still a slow reader. History wasn’t my favorite subject until I was introduced to historical fiction by my mother-in-law, Edith. After that, I was hooked, not just on fiction, but on facts and details. First, I was fascinated by California …
“In a world of fugitives, the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away.”
Contrary to what most people might think, I have had more freedom to write in the Christian publishing world than I did in the general market. In the general market, if a book succeeds, most publishers want a repeat performance. They gave out “tip sheets” for what they wanted in a story. I had one …
Hadassah was a light in the darkness for those who didn’t know or understand who Jesus is. It wasn’t what she said because, in the beginning, she said very little. It was the way she lived her life that impacted others. That is still true today for all of us who believe in Jesus. People …
When I became a Christian, I couldn’t write. Then, later, God opened the door through the story of Hosea. I could almost hear Him saying, “You’ve been writing about ‘love’ for years. So, write about love – MY kind of love.” It was a year of hard work and revelation. My desk faced a wall …
** SPOILER ALERT ** This is a question recently asked, and the simple answer is God would have found a way to save all those He already knew belonged to Him. Marcus would still have gone off to Judea to find answers and found God, but he might have married someone else. Julia’s struggle …
**SPOILER ALERT** In the original manuscript of A Voice in the Wind which was intended to be a stand-alone title, I had Hadassah die in the arena. It was my first novel in which I was writing blatantly as a Christian and not doing an allegory (Redeeming Love). My editor, Karen Ball, was …