Two weeks ago at the church retreat, I heard a message preached on Jesus and the storm, and because it felt particularly relevant at the time, I paid close attention. If you’re subscribed to my author newsletter, which goes out every Friday (and includes snippets of personal news, plus new releases and book deals, mostly in clean romance, but also… Read More
This week’s post was supposed to be a cherry clafoutis recipe, but my French friends told me the clafoutis was not all that great, which is no less than I thought myself, so instead I’m writing a post on spiritual obedience. Next week I’ll post a recipe for this delicious, naturally gluten-free, fudgy chocolate cake that my mother-in-law gave me, and which… Read More
This is my jam-packed, joy-filled life. It’s exhausting, but blissful.
If anyone has read my memoir, you will already know why I became a Christian. The emptiness I’d felt my whole life, and the crushing grief that came in early adulthood, were too great to face on my own strength. The gaping hole inside that had me identifying with “The Scream” by Munch – a horror over the injustice and darkness that… Read More
Recently, we had a theologian, Douglas Jacoby, from our church in Atlanta, come speak to the church in Paris. The man is smart. He got his Masters degree from the Harvard Divinity School and is naturally of an analytical mind. He spoke on Reason, Science, and God. What he said, in grossly simplified terms, is that the first 12 chapters… Read More
They’re predicting cold, rain, storms, and all around gray weather in Paris this week. Somehow it seems indicative of the troubles in this world where evil is always searching to gain a foothold, and where it sometimes succeeds. Doesn’t it always feel hopeful when the sun is shining and despairing when it’s not? When Jesus was nailed to the cross –… Read More
