There is a reoccurring pattern in my life. Over and over, I discover myself in a deep hole of some habitual sin or another. I become convicted of disrespecting my parents, treating my sister terribly, worrying, procrastinating (aka not honoring God in my work), holding anger against specific people, etc. Each time I am convicted …
Today’s blog is a continuation of yesterday’s post, the second and final part. See the previous post for background. When I ended yesterday, we had established that we, Christians, are part of God’s redemptive work in creation as we follow Jesus’ example. This is how we do that in terms of our relationships with people: …
This post is inspired by a couple of my current classes and a conversation with my wonderful sister. I decided to do a split post for this; the first half you have here today; look for the second half tomorrow. The issue is the way people are treated by other people, and the way human …
As long as I can remember, it has been one of my biggest dreams to become a published author, to write my stories and have people read them and love them. It may be surprising, then, that one teensy little aspect of being a published author escaped my awareness until recently: Real people will read …
It’s been a couple weeks since I posted (sorry!). While I have been working on a post that will succeed the previous “Creation” story, it is not quite done, so I thought I’d share with you something I’ve been thinking about recently. Do you ever read something in the Bible and think, “Wow, that’s amazing!! …
From Twilight to Sleeping Beauty to Lord of the Rings to Sense and Sensibility, our books and movies are full of near-death experiences. In fact, when making the above list, I had a hard time deciding which Disney movie to use—almost all of them contain at least one near-death experience. An interesting find in a …
I am writing an 11-book series that takes place in a made-up realm. This is the story of its creation. In the beginning, there was One, and that was all. Time did not exist. Nothing existed but the One who always existed, still exists, and always will exist. This One was before all time …
The beloved Disney movie, The Lion King, begins with a song we all have known since childhood: “It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all through despair and hope, through faith and love…” As children, it was only a fun song to sing at the top of our lungs while African animals cheered …
This blog contains the story I have written/am writing. It is the ninth book in its series, The Story, and shall be the first one of the series to be fully written–a bit like C.S. Lewis wrote his Chronicles of Narnia out of order. As it takes place in another world, and is the first book …