History, Real Life and Faith
Because I’m working on a romance novel that features a Navy SEAL, I’ve been doing a lot of research. (Bridging Two Hearts is the story of a massage therapist at the Hotel Del Coronado who is afraid of bridges, who falls in love with a Navy SEAL who isn’t afraid of anything. Coming later this year.) It’s tricky to get first-hand…
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How do you find a good book to read on a trip? I went to Budapest last year with some relatives. We spent a week visiting their relatives and seeing the sights of that beautiful city on the Danube. Glorious. I purchased the requisite Rick Steves‘ book, Rick Steves’ Budapest, and went through with a highlighter, marking the places I…
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Can The Cost of Discipleship be a good book for a new believer? I became a Christian while attending Trinity Lutheran Church. A Lutheran church was a great spot for me because it married a love of music, learning and history and focused it on God. While the church of my youth also spoke of God and Jesus, tradition was…
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40 years ago tonight I felt wretched, guilt-ridden and afraid. It was a book’s fault. Maybe two books. Both recommended by a local church. A 15-year-old sophomore in high school, I had begun playing volleyball at the Lutheran church around the corner from my home. I’d followed the lure tossed by my next door neighbor: “Guys play volleyball with us…
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We’re studying the book of James in my glorious, terrific, fun, witty and intriguing Lifelight Bible study at church. The first week (yesterday) we had an excellent question, comparing James 1:6 “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind” to the section…
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I’ve been playing my Linton clarinet for 43 years, longer than I’ve driven a car. My father gave me a fine quality wooden instrument and it has served me well–and more than paid him back. My parents got into a lot of UCLA football games for free because I played that clarinet in the band. The clarinet sat in its case…
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