Speaking up
Poet Muriel Rukeyser concluded one of her powerful poems about women and art by writing these oft-quoted words: "What would happen in one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open." [...]
book giveaway!
Last year was a busy writing year for me, so I have three books releasing in three months this fall! I worked on two collaborative projects, in addition to another book that I’ll tell you [...]
Not a farm wife…
Just a helpful warning: the quickest way to poison your creativity and hush your voice is to wander into the miry clay of comparison. I'm blogging at Redbud Writers Guild today. Here's a taste of [...]
Telling our stories
Last night my 17-year-old daughter and I drove to Chicago’s west side. In East Garfield Park, one of the city’s grittier neighborhoods, we drive slow down Carroll Avenue. In the dusk, small children play in [...]
This week’s word …
If you're looking for an easy way to go deeper into God's word, I hope you'll join me and the team at Midday Connection on Moody Radio. We've created a free resource to study the [...]
Love You More
My friend and fellow Redbud Writer Jennifer Grant has a wonderful new memoir, "Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter" that you simply must read, if you are a parent or even [...]
Book give-away winners
Three lucky blog readers have won a free copy of Deeper into the Word ! they all participated by simply answering the question, what gets in the way of reading your bible? Like many of [...]
An interview with Colleen Coble
Thought you would enjoy reading an interview with Christian author Colleen Coble. The third book in her Mercy Falls series, The Lightkeeper’s Ball, releases this month. Colleen is a prolific author of romance, romantic suspense, [...]
Truly transformed?
The week’s first winner in our New Testament words contest is Harmony Wheeler, who asked about the word “transformation” in the New Testament: “How do we truly know God and The Spirit are transforming us? [...]
Yadah, yadah, yadah…
I'm a word girl, and so I'm having a lot of fun working on a book about words in the Bible. Right now I'm working on the chapter on the word "praise. " There are [...]