by DRichardFerguson | Jun 14, 2021 | Book Reviews Fiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Too often, biblical historical fiction does little more than borrow some biblical characters for a story that could have happened concurrently with biblical events, and that intersects with biblical events at points. I believe writers in this...
by DRichardFerguson | Jun 12, 2021 | Christian Living, Escape from Paradise, Spiritual Growth
Where have all the great heroes gone? Hero stories are out of fashion these days, and there’s a reason. For centuries, storytellers have spun tails of inspiring heroes who achieve great things. They were men and women of integrity, strength, valor, selflessness,...
by DRichardFerguson | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Chapter 7 There are no new points of analogy in chapter seven. Chapter 8 The Desire for the Little one’s Approval Adam’s desire for the little ones’ approval represents our desire to be respected by the world. Especially, in our culture, in the academic/scientific...
by DRichardFerguson | May 19, 2021 | Escape from Paradise
This is the discussion page for chapters 5-6 of the novel, Escape from Paradise. 1) The Wind The wind represents the Holy Spirit. Both the Greek and Hebrew words for “spirit” are also the words for “wind” or “breath.” Of the three persons in the Trinity, the Holy...
by DRichardFerguson | May 15, 2021 | Book Reviews books on writing, Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lamott has a great balance between instruction and humor. The book is entertaining, funny, and contains a lot of helpful instruction for writers of various levels. I especially liked the chapter on characters. Very helpful. I also liked...
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