You have probably heard the legend of St Valentine—a young man chained in a Roman prison, writing a letter to the girl of his dreams and signing it “from your Valentine” shortly before he was beheaded for his faith. The actual history of the man is murky at best. There are records of three different […]
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Abihail—a broken heart mended, a character reborn
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t yet read Trouble in the Ruins, and don’t want to know how Abihail’s story will play out, STOP HERE. Abihail is the only fictional character among the set of seven youthful protagonists in The Stones of Gilgal saga. She was originally created to be a tragic character, the daughter-in-law of the Biblical […]
Dreams and Visions and Waiting for Gold
Balaam’s Curse begins with a celebration on the border of the Promised Land. If ever a people chased the end of a rainbow and found gold, it was this people, this time, this place. They were a people on a quixotic venture. They themselves were the fulfillment of an impossible dream born when God told one childless man […]
Stories Endure Forever
Have you ever pictured God the Father as a storyteller? Of course, we know that Jesus liked stories. The gospels are packed with parables. But God? Hmmm. Think about God’s Book. Sixty six books really. Primarily story, right? God chose to weave the threads of individual lives over and under the warp threads of events […]