What was your favorite picture book as a kid?
What comes to mind is one about a girl named Debbie. Since she played outside, climbed trees, and shared my name, I felt like it was about me.

What was the first “real” book (with chapters and without pictures) you remember reading?
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene. An older friend read me the first chapter of her book, and it was love at first chapter. After that it topped my Christmas and birthday lists of what I hoped to receive.

What was your most favorite book in high school?
Gone with the Wind. I cried after I finished it. How could Scarlett have finally realized her true love at the time he had given up?

What was your least favorite book in high school?
Biology textbooks put me to sleep.

What was the last novel you read?
I recently discovered Peter Grainger’s D.C. Smith detective series. (My Nancy Drew roots are showing.) I finished the first one, An Accidental Death and am on the second one, But for the Grace.

What was the last nonfiction book you read?
Letter to the American Church by Eric Metaxas. Metaxas compares the American church to the German church in the early years of Hitler and calls the church to wake up and see the consequences of passivity while we can still act. He draws on his research of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and addresses the German church’s misunderstanding of some of Martin Luther’s writings on Romans 13. I highly recommend this book to anyone concerned with the current trends and unsure of our role as believers.

Which book lived up to the hype (from the past 1-2 years)?
Jackie Perry Hill’s book, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been. Jackie’s honest recalling of her journey into homosexuality and God’s grace in her struggle of transformation relates to any struggle with sin and the process of sanctification.

Which book do you love that needs more hype?
I found One Holy Fire: Let the Spirit Ignite Your Soul by Nicky Cruz to be very inspiring. Reading how Nicky, his family, and ministry brought the gospel into spiritually dark realms and witnessed God’s amazing grace and power provides hope and encouragement for our battles.

What’s the next novel on your TBR list (up to three)?
DiAnn Mills’s new book Facing the Enemy releases September 5th. I’m waiting for it to arrive! I have a couple of Lynette Eason’s books on my audible list.

How about your nonfiction TBR list?
I’m currently reading Hope Lies Ahead by James Banks and Geoffrey Banks. This chronicles a father’s and son’s perspectives on the son’s addiction to heroine. It shows addiction is not a quick fix, but there is always hope.

I just purchased Pat Conroy’s memoir The Water Is Wide, based on his experience as the only teacher in a two-room schoolhouse. He writes about the year he worked “with children the world had pretty much forgotten.” That year changed his life and “introduced a group of poor black children to a world they did not know existed.”

Tell us about your newest release/upcoming release.
Little Strength, Big God (Leafwood Publishers) presents timeless truths to slay our giants. This Bible study looks at those who became strong in battle. Consider their predicaments.

What if you had to choose between―

– Drowning your baby or letting your worst enemy raise him?
– Bowing before an idol or being thrown into a fiery furnace?
– Compromising your convictions or being tossed to the lions?
– Living in fear or leading ill-equipped volunteers against an intimidating enemy?

The believers who faced these decisions felt their limitations yet found strength in the Lord. We can too! The men and women highlighted in the last half of Hebrews 11 help us turn our weaknesses into strengths for God’s glory.

Debbie W. Wilson is an award-winning author, Bible teacher, and former Christian counselor who speaks and writes to connect fellow sojourners to the heart of Christ. She and her husband lead Lighthouse Ministries, a non-profit Christian counseling and Bible teaching ministry. Connect with Debbie, find free resources, and learn about her books, including Little Strength, Big God at debbieWwilson.com.

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