History, Real Life and Faith
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet . . . William Shakespeare’s famous line from Romeo and Juliet rings across the centuries and lodges in my head these days as I finish up my novel. One of the most often asked questions of novelists is how they chose names…
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I’ve been researching World War I since early 2013 and when you ask people about the war, they invariably mention the trenches or possibly “no-man’s land.” Soldiers hastily dug the first trenches to avoid splintering machine gun bullets. The trenches quickly, however, went deeper and became a symbol of stagnation, horror and stalemate. All of which were correct. No man’s…
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I’ve been researching World War I since early 2013 and when you ask people about the war, they invariably mention the trenches or possibly “no-man’s land.” Soldiers hastily dug the first trenches to avoid splintering machine gun bullets. The trenches quickly, however, went deeper and became a symbol of stagnation, horror and stalemate. All of which were correct. No man’s…
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The heroine in my current novel is a would-be World War I foreign correspondent. Early in my research, I discovered few existed. Only one woman got to the trenches and interviewed the famous. Perhaps because she was famous herself? I recognized her name, as would mystery lovers: Mary Roberts Rinehart. A novelist and journalist, as well as a mother and…
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A friend of mine is looking for partners in ministry as she prepares to return to the mission field. What are partners in ministry? Click to Tweet She’s spent quite a bit of time focusing on finding folks to pray for her, because, as Oswald Chambers pointed out, “Prayer does not equip us for greater works— prayer is the greater…
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So, what do the words conjure: Imperial Camel Corps? Click to Tweet Do you envision the magi crossing the desert sand bearing gifts for the Christ Child? Do you see a camel wearing a crown and a uniform? How about marines riding camels? The third choice would be closer to the truth. I wrote recently about my need to investigate…
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