History, Real Life, and Faith
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet . . . William Shakespeare’s famous line from Romeo and Juliet rings across the centuries and lodges in my head these days as I finish up my novel. One of the most often asked questions of novelists is how they chose names…
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The first woman journalist to visit WWI trenches–and her treacherous journey to no man’s land.
The heroine in my current novel is a would-be World War I foreign correspondent. Early in my research, I discovered few existed. Only one woman got to the trenches and interviewed the famous. Perhaps because she was famous herself? I recognized her name, as would mystery lovers: Mary Roberts Rinehart. A novelist and journalist, as well as a mother and…
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What are partners in ministry? A friend sought partners in her ministry when she returned to the mission field several years ago. She focused on finding folks to pray for her, because, as Oswald Chambers said, “Prayer does not equip us for greater works— prayer is the greater work.” Once she filled a calendar of people commited to pray for…
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So, what do the words conjure: Imperial Camel Corps? Click to Tweet Do you envision the magi crossing the desert sand bearing gifts for the Christ Child? Do you see a camel wearing a crown and a uniform? How about marines riding camels? The third choice is closer to the truth. I wrote recently about my need to investigate camels….
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In 2014, I spent a good part of a day at London’s National Gallery of Art. In my mind, and in cyberspace, looking at photos and paintings, hunting information and trying to peel back what happened there in World War I. A rewrite of one of my chapters prompted a visit and while I, personally, have been to the art…
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