Stories Are Sacred

“STORIES ARE SACRED,” according to Leonard Sweet in his book, Soul Salsa. “Storytelling is the most sacred of professions. Stories are what makes the soul healthy or ill, saved or damned. Prozac is really nothing more than a story drug that empties your...

How Much Do You Pay For Friends?

Some years ago an ad appeared in the San Francisco Guardian. It read:  Our lives are filled with emptiness, desperation, and misery. We want friends. We pay $9.99 an hour for friendship. Please tell us how pretty we look. Intrigued, a journalist responded to the...

Heroines in Fiction

Years ago I met Sherri Wilson Johnson at a writers conference and recently she contacted me with great news — her first published novel was coming out! As we rejoiced together, we decided the debut of her novel would be a perfect opportunity to exchange blog posts —...

Glimpses of Truth ebook debuts!

Dedicated to the men and women who loved the Bible more than their lives. An extraordinary intellect, the love of a beautiful woman, and a remarkable mission—life holds great promise for Thomas Torr. Chosen by John Wycliffe to assist in translating the Latin Vulgate...

What Is Hero Fiction?

HERO FICTION is stories of ordinary people caught up in events far greater than themselves— A family swept up in the vast panorama of American history  (American Family Portrait series)  Ordinary believers who dared to read outlawed English versions of the Bible ...