Where the Light Fell | by Philip Yancey

I found the autobiography by Philip Yancey, entitled, Where the Light Fell surreal, sad, and familiar.

News of the World | by Paulette Jiles

News of the World is my favorite novel of the year, perhaps two or three years. It is about Captain Kidd, as an older gentleman, hired to return a 10 year old girl to her relatives for a $50 gold piece. Johanna was a captive of the Kiowa Indians for 4 years.

The Source | by James A. Michener

The Source is a fictional story about the town of Makor, in northeast Israel. This account begins in 1963 at an archeological dig, which unearths fifteen artifacts from different time periods.

King Richard | Book Review

King Richard:  Nixon and Watergate – an American Tragedy
by Michael Dobbs

Richard Nixon’s presidency was during an impressionable time in my life. I was in high school and college when he was President. I followed the Watergate scandal closely as it unfolded. I can still remember Nixon’s speech, to the nation the night he resigned, “for the good of the nation.”

Five Top Favorite Biographies

There is nothing like an inspiring Christian biography! Christian stories encourage a devoted faith walk. Here are five favorites in alphabetical order.

Five Top Favorite Reads

My fondness for fiction, especially historical fiction, began seven years ago when I read The Help. After The Help I read The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. Before these two books I’d read only a few fiction books.

When Did We Start Forgetting God?

American evangelicalism is in crisis, writes Mark Galli, former editor and chief of Christianity Today. Beginning as the Great Awakening in the 1730s and 1740s, with George Whitefield

Gone with the Wind | Book Review

Since the death of George Floyd there has been a media frenzy over Gone with the Wind. HBO has temporarily removed the movie from its streaming because of its stereotype racism. Others have written

Christian Books, Authors and Culture

Once upon a time Christian fiction was clean and wholesome. While the literary world went crazy with its content Christian fiction was out of harm’s way. Then author Jody Hedlund

My Favorite Books

Sunshine in a bouquet

The books I love, any time of year, are ones that challenge me and encourage me learn. I especially like well-researched, well-written historical fiction. My all-time favorite