- Posted by Laura in FICTION
- June 13th, 2011
Title: SPRING FOR SUSANNAH Author: Catherine Richmond Publisher: Thomas Nelson June 14, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-59554-924-2 Genre: Inspirational/historical Susannah is traveling to the Dakota territories as a mail order bride. The pastor back in Detroit married her to his brother, Jesse, by proxy, so they were married when she arrived, but Jesse isn’t satisfied with that, [...]
- Posted by Laura in FICTION
- June 10th, 2011
Title: GOD AND STEPHEN HAWKING Author: John C. Lennox Publisher: Lion Hudson September 2011 ISBN: 978-0-7459-5549-0 Genre: Nonfiction/science/God In response to Stephen Hawking’s The Grand Design, John C. Lennox says, “It is a grandiose claim to have banished God. With such a lot at stake we surely need to ask Hawking to produce evidence to [...]
Describe yourself for our visitors. Well, I’m a born writer and teacher. The first thing I remember writing was a poem to a girl when I was 12 years old. That’s how I started writing poetry, and I’ve been writing ever since. I love Jesus and my family. My musical taste ranges from classic rock [...]
- Posted by Laura in FICTION
- June 6th, 2011
Laura, thanks for having me on your blog – what an honor! Why do you write the kind of books you do? I came to writing on the scenic route. While raising my family and working as an occupational therapist, I heard a beautiful song about a mail order bride. I felt the wind blowing [...]
Q: Your latest book talks about living from a renewed Christian script. What does it mean to rescript our lives? As Christians, we are handed a script by which to live. This script is written by our denomination, religious background, the Christians we know and fellowship with, as well as by social and cultural environment. [...]
Q: The Bible clearly calls believers to help others. What first drew your attention to this topic? Since my youth I have appreciated the passage from St. Paul (2 Corinthians 9:7), “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” My Irish [...]
Q: Have you always wanted to be a writer? When did you first begin to write? I’ve always been an avid reader, but I didn’t start dreaming about writing a novel until I was in my early twenties. By then I was married and busy pursuing a degree. I put writing on the back [...]
Q: Your book discusses how so many have been hurt by the church today. Have you had any personal experiences that affected your knowledge of this? Indeed! One time especially. Now I can say, many years later, that I am thankful to the Lord for this, but at the time I was hurt, confused, and [...]
Q: When did you begin to take interest in and study the Book of Revelation? Initially at Bible college, then later I did a thorough exegesis on the Apocalypse in my preparation to preach a series on the book as a pastor. In my second church, I re-exegeted the entire text and preached a new [...]
- Posted by Laura in FICTION
- May 22nd, 2011
Title: OVER THE EDGE Author: Brandilyn Collins Publisher: Broadman & Homan May 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4336-7162-3 Genre: Religion/Christian/Suspense What if you had a deadly disease, and no one believed you? Janessa McNeil’s husband, Brock, had crafted a medical career touting the simplicity and vulnerability of Lyme disease, a tick-born disease that is more sinister and deceptive [...]
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