The spiritual life of a reader

2021-01-13T14:53:07+02:00March 14th, 2016|Categories: Books & Reading|Tags: , , , |

I remember the first Christian novel I ever read. It was Love Comes Softly by Jeanette Oke. I was in high school, and my spiritual life was a mess. Around this time I was also reading things like The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and Pet Cemetery by Steven King—books that truly vexed my soul. Reading [...]

You’re never too old to start writing!

2021-01-13T14:58:13+02:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Books & Reading, Personal Vocation|Tags: , , , , |

I was first published at age 71 My first book was accepted for publication the year I reached 71. I had begun writing Prayers and Devotions more than 25 years before, through a weekly prayer letter for my church. I enjoyed writing, but never thought of publication. But after I retired God kept prompting me [...]

Interview with Liz Curtis Higgs

2021-01-14T22:32:17+02:00April 17th, 2010|Categories: Books & Reading|Tags: , , , |

The hilarious author of Bad Girls of the Bible is back with a new novel based on the first chapter of the book of Ruth. When *I first heard Liz Curtis Higgs speak fourteen years ago, she was virtually unknown. Some things have changed, while others have remained the same. In 1995, I remember laughing [...]

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