History, Real Life and Faith
What did the Romans have to do to kill Jesus on Good Friday? Nothing. They were pawns in God’s hand. That’s not exactly true. They had to play along with Pontius Pilate, who was manipulated by the High Priest Caiphas and his minions–men who decided it was better that one man should die (Jesus) than they lose power. At least…
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Don’t you love research rabbit trails? I’m in the middle of writing this year’s Christmas novella, The Yuletide Bride, part of Barbour’s The Twelve Brides of Christmas. Google has allowed me back into their research tool (after banning me for a couple days when I finished writing my World War I novel–overuse. Joke!), and I’ve been verifying facts. But sometimes,…
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The USS Thresher (SSN-593), a fast attack nuclear submarine, sank for good on April 10, 1963. That accident, which occurred when I was a child, changed my life. The Thresher was going through overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. She went out on her sea trials, in which ships accompany her, lots of extra Shipyard experts rode her and the…
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For all he was a man of slight build, Don Bauman packed an enormous punch into our lives. We said farewell to him on Saturday, in a memorial service that left us all rejoicing at what Don Bauman taught us. When I told his wife, Inez, how much I enjoyed the service, she beamed. “It was a worship service, wasn’t…
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For all he was a man of slight build, Don Bauman packed an enormous punch into our lives. We said farewell to him on Saturday, in a memorial service that left us all rejoicing at what Don Bauman taught us. When I told his wife, Inez, how much I enjoyed the service, she beamed. “It was a worship service, wasn’t…
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To counterbalance last week’s post about the joy that comes from finishing a novel, today I’m starting a novel. I’m on deadline for this novella, The Yuletide Bride, due out as an ebook on November 3, 2014 from Barbour, as part of The Twelve Brides of Christmas. (More information will come later) Still on my euphoric high and thus quite…
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