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May 10, 2020
Book Review: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
I had read Tom Sawyer when I was a kid and remembered it vaguely as a good book. My oldest son and I decided to reread it together, and as a mother, I had some different responses. Tom Sawyer is a book about a boy, perhaps 8 to 12, named… Tom Sawyer. It […]
Published on May 10, 2020 10:33
April 13, 2020
Devotional: Stuffed Monkey Fear by Lara Lee
13 For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 My youngest son is pretty fearless. He has been trying to walk since he was 9 months, but he has been successfully climbing things for nearly that […]
Published on April 13, 2020 10:48
April 5, 2020
Devotional: A Tango With God by Lara Lee
25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:25-26 […]
Published on April 05, 2020 17:38
March 29, 2020
Devotional: An Impossible God by Lara Lee
... Ezekiel 37:1-14 This is a long passage for my typical devotionals... What reminded me of this story was my peach tree.
Published on March 29, 2020 07:41
March 22, 2020
Devotional: Even a Weed is a Miracle by Lara Lee
15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. 17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, 18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his […]
Published on March 22, 2020 05:34
March 15, 2020
Article: Why I Write by Lara Lee
I was looking back at my posts, and I realized I have never fully addressed this very common question. In many places, I touch upon the subject, but never do I fully answer it. The short answer is that I write because I must. Of course, for many non-writers and non-artist, this sounds like nonsense, […]
Published on March 15, 2020 05:22
March 8, 2020
Guest Blog: Apologetics in Christian Fiction by Daniel Westlund
Apologetics in Christian Fiction The title of this blog could also be called ‘Preachiness in Christian Fiction,’ but for my book the term ‘apologetics’ is more germane. The literary consensus is that preachiness is bad, and that a work should be Christian insofar as the underlying themes subtly reveal Christ, or a character models Christ-like behavior. But […]
Published on March 08, 2020 04:03
March 1, 2020
Devotional: Yellow Twisty Slide Faithfulness by Lara Lee
4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:4-6 ESV The playground is finished. It took three […]
Published on March 01, 2020 04:32
February 27, 2020
What are you waiting for!
Did you know this collection of 7 of my short stories is FREE? No strings attached. The point is to get you laughing hard enough that you immediately rush to Amazon and buy all my books and then post long praising reviews about them. Now you know my devious ploy. Seriously, though, just grab a […]
Published on February 27, 2020 09:25
February 16, 2020
Guest Blog: Evelyn Puerto Author of Flight of the Spark
People often ask me what led me to start writing. My answer is I ran away from it. Here’s how it happened. During the years I served as a missionary in Russia, I took several trips to Ukraine. There I met up with a team from my home church, and I helped them in their […]
Published on February 16, 2020 04:35