'The Christy Awards acknowledge the unique role that storytelling has in communicating deep truths about God and His love and interaction with humankind throughout history.'
For third novel, firefighter Grady offers reader exciting look into the world of smokejumpers'wildland firefighters who parachute into remote areas to stop fires near the source.
"My desire is that readers will have a new understanding and appreciation of West vs. East ... and possibly a new way of thinking about solutions for peace in the Mideast."
"All of us have the potential to be monsters in so many subtle ways. But through Christ we are offered the chance to become 'more than conquerors,' to vanquish the foe of our own sin nature."
"The past stays with us, no matter how hard we try to forget. The first thing we must do is turn it over to God, no matter if it's something we did or something someone else did to us."
"I had the good fortune of having teachers and professors tell me that I should be a writer and that if I didn't, I would regret it the rest of my life."