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In Defense of Christian Romances
A few months ago, I got an email from a high school student writing a research paper on this question: Can even Christian romances be harmful to read? Now, before you react with an outraged, “Of course...
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Chatting Biblical Fiction with Lynn Austin
On the blog this week, I’m joined by the wonderful Lynn Austin! For more from Lynn, visit lynnaustin.org. If you struggle with living out your faith in this culture, if you wonder about what all the...
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Learning From Ezra: Devotional from Lynn Austin
And the winner is… Marty, please email me, Amy, at agreen@bethanyhouse.com with your mailing address so I can send you a copy of Pilgrimage. Thanks to everyone for sharing your favorite Bible...
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The Blessing of Story
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving, and in my family, that means counting off our blessings with kernels of corn. We toss them into a basket that we pass around the table, letting the pile collect as we...
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Happy Thanksgiving from Bethany House!
“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!” –...
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Maundy Thursday
If you talk to our authors, they’ll tell you about a term in fiction known as the “black moment.” It’s the point where the main characters are at their lowest mentally, emotionally, physically, and...
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What Makes a Great Story?
Coming off of our BHP Book Banter, I’m wading into the gridded, graphed, somewhat-unfamiliar world of data analysis. I like to imagine myself hacking through a dense jungle of spreadsheet rows and...
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In Defense of Genre Fiction
Recently, I had an exchange with a reader via Facebook message who did not approve of romance novels and wanted to explain why Bethany House shouldn’t be publishing them. Her biggest issue seemed to be...
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What Does Christian Fiction Have to Do With Easter?
Tomorrow is Good Friday, and I was pretty sure only the other half of my building had something to say about that. You see, at Bethany House, we have separate marketing teams for fiction and...
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Is Escapism Through Reading Bad?
I read a Forbes article recently heralding the benefits of romance novels during stressful times, saying they “provide the distraction and balm people crave when the world seems to be falling apart”...
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