Elisabeth Adams 12 Minute Read Michael Phillips is the author of at least 60 novels and 20 non-fiction books. A California native, he and his wife Judy raised three sons. They also ran their own press and bookshop, motivated largely by a desire to bring the works of the Scottish Victorian writer George MacDonald, the “Father of the Inklings,” back…
Gretchen Louise 18 Minute Read I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t familiar with George MacDonald’s unforgettable characters. The Princess and Curdie, Ranald Bannerman, and Sir Gibbie were just as much a part of my world as Lucy Pevensie, Anne Shirley, and Jo March.
I remember losing myself in the thrilling tale of The Princess and the Goblin from the time I could pull books off the shelf when I visited my grandmother’s. And Linda Hill Griffith’s rich illustrations of The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald were the backdrop that accompanied my perusal of his tales each and every December.
Caroline Rose Sanders 5 Minute Read Growing up in a large, lively church has many advantages, one of which is getting to see folks in leadership move on to lead elsewhere and in new ways. Before Christine was The Church Planting Wife, she was The College Pastor’s Wife at my home church. When she came back to Texas for a speaking…
Caroline Rose Sanders 7 Minute Read Several years ago, someone in my family brought a CD home to Eyrie Park and played it on our twenty-five year old stereo system in the living room. During the subsequent Christmas months, we played “Behold the Lamb of God” once or more a day. We were officially mesmerized with the music of Andrew Peterson. Shortly after that, my…
Elisabeth Adams 3 Minute Read Yesterday, I sat in a dentist’s waiting room, while the clock ticked two hours past my appointment time. It was packed: at least a dozen people sat waiting, watching TV with Hebrew subtitles, while the dentist punctuated the subdued murmur with repeated cries for his very busy secretary, and I tried not to watch the…
Gretchen Louise 7 Minute Read When my friend Sarah Mackenzie over at the Read-Aloud Revival said that The Green Ember by S.D. Smith was the one book you must read this year, I knew it better go on our wishlist. And then it came out on audiobook, read by Joel Clarkson (and oh how we love audiobooks!). My children were hooked after the one-hour audio…
Jessica Telian 2 Minute Read When the hills and lower mountains grew mossy-coloured in late spring, I reveled in it. And to celebrate, I usually read some Gene Stratton Porter. Her descriptions of the verdant swamps and woods of the Midwest always added to the general fresh and green feeling of those few months of spring.
Rachelle Rea Cobb 4 Minute Read I’m so pleased to have Betsy St. Amant here today, talking about her books–wonderfully sweet contemporary romances. First, an intro! Who is Betsy? Betsy St. Amant has a heart for three things – chocolate, new shoes and sharing the amazing news of God’s grace through her novels. She lives in Louisiana with her adorable story-telling young daughter,…
Caroline Rose Sanders 4 Minute Read “..if a book is well written, I always find it too short.” -Jane Austen Jane Austen’s life was far from blissful, but she is one of the few classic authoresses to gain recognition for her writing during her lifetime, and her fame has only escalated since. In the 2007 biographical film, Becoming Jane, during the end scene Anne Hathaway…
Chantel 4 Minute Read Life is never exactly fair. Somewhere along the way, we all get hurt. Someone betrays us. Someone does us wrong. We become the innocent victims of unspeakable abuse. The aftermath is devastating and difficult. And no one expects wounds to heal overnight. No one expects abuse to be brushed under the rug. Forgive and forget? It’s…
Caroline Rose Sanders 9 Minute Read Rarely have I been so excited about one of our author interviews! Today I am pleased to introduce you to an authoress who hails from Sussex, England. At one time a Methodist minister who worked in many congregations as well as hospice and school chaplaincy, she now devotes herself to full-time writing. Penelope is the creative mind behind…
Caroline Rose Sanders 3 Minute Read In a day and age of internet marketing and one-click purchases, I’m surprised at how long it took me to get my hands on a copy of The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery. As it turns out, the recommendation of a friend is still the best type of advertisement, and when multiple friends looked at me with…
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