[Linda Thompson] Why Would a Loving God Allow a Plague?
Remembering WWII’s daring Doolittle Raiders on the anniversary of their raid. Four spent *thirty-six month* under lockdown–solitary confinement. What brought them through?
[Dana McNeely] Love in a Time of Drought
Dana McNeely discusses why God sometimes treats his children with tough love.
[Jeanette-Marie Mirich] Life Interrupted
When Henri Nouwen’s life was interrupted by the death of a loved one, confronted by poverty, his quiet monastic life by busyness, and his emotional safety by the collapse of a deep friendship, Nouwen, a Roman Catholic priest and spiritual writer asks in Beyond the Mirror, “Where is God? And Who is God for me?”…
[Bryan Davis] The Stones Will Cry Out
But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” (Luke 19:40) During my journey to Alaska a few years ago, while driving through the Yukon near Watson Lake, I noticed many groupings of stones that spelled out words like “Hunter” in the above photo. The arrangements made me wonder…
We Interrupt Your Regular Broadcasting
We interrupt your regularly scheduled post to bring you good news! The Mountain Brook Ink blog is getting a makeover. Starting April 4, the blog will be renamed “Christian Fiction Authors” and will feature new devotionals, posts, and more from your favorite Mountain Brook Ink and Mountain Brook Fire authors! You’ll still be able to…
[Megan Alms] Three Promises from God in Times of Fear
This has been quite a year. After various natural disasters, violent attacks, sickness, and social injustices, many have been shaken with fear. In times like these, it can be difficult to hold faith that God will keep us and our loved ones safe. Little voices in the backs of our minds ask, “What if this…
[Taylor Bennett] That Which Stays the Same
As my Tradewinds series with Mountain Brook Ink draws to a close with the release of Barefoot Memories this month (YAY!), I’ve found myself fighting more than a few waves of nostalgia. I started writing the first book in the series, Porch Swing Girl, when I was barely fifteen years old. Now I’m creeping up…
[Janalyn Voigt] St. Patrick’s Day Post – Attitudes toward the Irish in America
Themes crop up in stories whether or not the author means to include them. I didn’t set out to write about prejudice in Montana Gold, but the topic is hard to avoid when writing about the American West. Hills of Nevermore (Montana Gold, book 1) opens the series in 1863, a time of tremendous upheaval.…
[Heather L.L. FitzGerald] Staying Grounded While We’re Grounded
We need fellowship that’s deeper than Facebook comments and Marco Polo.