Have you thought about the Kingdom of God lately? Let me share a few quotes from a favorite book that explain in part why I love landscape photography, why it inspires me and delights my soul. "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the...

Just a note to remind anyone who hasn't signed up for the Frontier Faith & Fiction Newsletter... the first issue (Fall 2019) will be going out in just a couple of weeks, and in it will be good stuff you won't want to miss. Including: The drawing mentioned in a...

On Labor Day Brian and I took a day trip to the coast. By leaving at 3am we arrived at sunrise and got to experience one of my favorite things, sun rays streaming through the coastal forest. This time though I almost missed them. I was pressing on down the trail,...

I thought it would be a nice feature on the blog to take one of the photos I've posted on Instagram over the previous week (or weeks) and give you the behind the camera story about the place or my getting the shot. I'll do this on Fridays because Friday Photo Story...

You’ve landed in the new cyber-home for my Frontier Faith & Fiction brand of historical novels (Burning Sky, Many Sparrows, The King’s Mercy, etc). Have a look around. Take a book off a shelf. Find a comfy place to read—that waterfall looks like a good spot! Along...

It's hard to believe I've been on Blogger since 2007, long before I was a published writer. It's been a good home, but I've moved on, (so have you, if you've followed this link!). Since the release of The King's Mercy in June we (my website designer and I) have been...

The King's Mercy, my sixth historical novel with WaterBrook & Multnomah, releases today. To celebrate here on the blog I'm sharing some insightful thoughts from someone who has helped me behind the scenes with all my books, but none more so than The King's Mercy....

Pre-order The King's Mercy before 6/3/19 and receive a free signed (by me) landscape print of Lower Lewis River Falls, in Washington State, a shot I took last autumn when the leaf color was breathtaking. Details here

Thanks everyone for participating in the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt. We hope you found a lot of new books and new authors to check out, and enjoyed reading all the posts. I enjoyed sharing the cover journey for The King's Mercy with you, at Lisa Bergren's Stop...

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you've just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 27 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 3/14 at noon MST with Stop...