Book Review: The Prodigal by Brennan Manning and Greg Garrett
Jack Chisholm is “the people’s pastor,” leading a growing megachurch, having written several best-selling books, and always saying, “We have got to do better.” Jack knows how to preach and he understands how to chastise people, but he doesn’t know anything about grace. After an evening of debauchery that leads [...]
Featured Author: Liz Johnson
A little Love Inspire Suspense for the holidays, this month's featured author is Liz Johnson. Welcome! --- Tell us a little about yourself: I wrote my first story when I was seven—a short tale about a bear. At twenty-seven, I signed my first book contract. In those twenty years, I just [...]
A Christmas Prayer by Linda Wood Rondeau
Country singer Ethan Jacobs learns he has a twelve-year old, autistic son given up for adoption at birth. He wants to be a father to this child. Since her parents' death, Alexis Jennings struggles to care for her autistic, adopted brother. Due to his acting out behaviors, Social Services wants [...]
Write It: Perfect Characters and Their Problems
NO PERFECT CHARACTERS!Photo Credit I'm a big fan of ABC's Castle, but there's one thing about it that's had me concerned for a few years - Alexis. The overly-mature, parenting-the-parent, awesome-at-everything, super child. We've seen this character before - remember Rory Gilmore? Sure, these teens are wonderful. Who wouldn't want [...]
A Book That Changed My Life by Jean Davis
Photo Credit Browsing through a selection of books at a local bookstore, I found Bill O’Hanlon’s Write is a Verb: Sit Down. Start Writing. No Excuses. Large letters on the back cover asked, “Do you need a kick in the pants?” I needed something to get me writing [...]