For the most part, 2020 was uneventful for our family. As introverts, the quarantine didn’t really change much for us. We have the ability to work from home, and the kids adapted to learning remotely. Over the summer we hosted the family golf tournament, and my husband’s siblings and oldest son were able to join…
A Cup of Water
Why Fiction? by Ane Mulligan ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Maggie’s husband died. The stock market crashed. Her little boy was kidnapped by his grandfather. How can she find the strength of faith to go on? That’s from my novel, In High Cotton. I drew on my life’s darkest moments for Maggie’s emotions. I interviewed friends for their hardest time of trusting God. A mother…
Spies & Sweethearts by Linda Shenton Matchett ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Special in God’s Eyes “For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven…
Illusion by Ginny Yttrup ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Ellyn, chef, café owner, lover of butter and her new husband, Dr. Miles Becker. She has everything she’s ever dreamt of. And yet, that voice still nags at her… Have one more cookie, it’s not like it’ll kill you, right? Anyway, who will know? Way to go, Big Girl, stuff yourself. What is wrong with…
Right Side of History by Michael Gryboski ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
The Problem With Trying to Be on the ‘Right Side of History’ In 2015, I graduated from George Mason University with a master’s in history. As part of my studies, I had access to large volumes of peer-reviewed published journal articles by historians, going back several decades. One day, before I graduated, I decided for…
Mercy Will Follow Me by Sarah Hanks ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Do we really need another story about the enslaved? With classics such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Octavia Butler’s Kindred, among others, hasn’t the subject been exhausted? Or are there still tales to tell? I don’t know how your school approached the subject of slavery, but my education on the topic was sorely two-dimensional. Slavery…
How to Survive Turbulent Times
It’s been said that the only constant thing is change. Life is never going to be perfect. There will always be conflicts and disruptions. You can’t always be happy because happiness depends on circumstances. Here is how I stay joyful and content. Always stay soft and humble. I humble myself under God’s mighty hand and…
Finding Support in the Struggle by Meghann Whistler ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
As human beings, we all experience hardship, tragedy, and heartache. Do our struggles all look the same? Of course not! That’s why it’s important for Christian fiction to reflect many different kinds of struggle—so that people who might need hope in dealing with their particular circumstances can find it when they need it. One of…
Leaving Our Ghosts Behind by Suzanne J. Bratcher ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
Jerome, Arizona is my favorite town. Midway between Phoenix and Flagstaff, it clings to the side of Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley. A town that grew up around copper mines, Jerome was once the largest city in Arizona. But when the mines closed at the end of World War II, Jerome became a ghost…
Forgiveness and Light by Christina Sinisi ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
For those of you who don’t know me (probably most of Jenni’s readers—nice to meet you), I’m a psychology professor as well as a writer of Christian romance. This week, in my Positive Psychology class, I lectured about forgiveness. Coincidentally, forgiveness is one of the main themes of my Christmas novella, The Christmas Confusion, published…