On Stories and the Sovereignty of God
Two things have solidified my understanding of the sovereignty of God. The first was a Seminary class on the theology of prayer. The second was writing a novel.
The Seminary class makes sense. Praying was li...
Lessons From Christian Fiction
One of my favorite parts about school was (and still is) reading. I loved when my teachers would read to the whole class, and I loved going to the library to choose a book to read myself. The Chronicles of Narn...
For the Child Still in You: Why Grown-Ups Need Children’s Books Too
As an author of chapter books and middle grade novels, I often get the question, “What ages are your books written for?”
Usually, I’ll say something like, “They’re written for kids ages seven to th...
“Wow. What A Story!”
Do you ever finish a book and just sit there, sort of shell shocked by the way the author built the intricate world, developed an unpredictable plot, and made that tiny, seemingly insignificant detail from chap...