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Intersection Column | Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
by Kimberley Woodhouse A Gem of Truth is my twenty-ninth published book. Hard to believe when I actually type that out. I feel like I’m...

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Sep 22, 20223 min read


Intersection Column | Honor Your Father
by Jane Kirkpatrick “Honor your father, Mollie.” Were the dying words of Mollie Sheehan’s mother a purpose or a weight Mollie had to...

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Sep 19, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Fighter, Not Victim
by Melissa Koslin I like writing strong women. I’ve written women who are CIA snipers, underground fighters and lots of things in...

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Sep 12, 20224 min read


When the Story Talks Back
by Patricia Bradley Deception is the fourth and last book in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers books, and I have to tell you, this was a fun...

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Sep 7, 20223 min read


Intersection Column | The Bravery of the Young
by Tammy L. Gray I’ll never forget the first time I met Tayler. She was barely nineteen, recently engaged, and had just accepted a...

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Aug 30, 20224 min read


Mom’s Old Bible
by Jerry B. Jenkins Late one night several years ago, I took a good look at my mother’s Bible. The crumbling cover and dog-eared pages...

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Aug 29, 20222 min read


Intersection Column | When Reality Becomes Fiction
by Elizabeth Musser As a Southern girl, it’s no secret that Atlanta is my favorite American city in which to spin my stories. But in my...

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Aug 22, 20225 min read


Detoxing from Emotional Toxins
by Billie Jauss A dear friend sat me down and called me out of my constant complaining. We prayed, and I set out to understand what was...

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Aug 17, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Lifelong Lessons
by Robin W. Pearson I learned a lot from my mama, things she never sat down and wrote out for me, valuable life lessons I’ve passed down...

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Aug 15, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Finding My Place in a Familiar Parable
by Liz Johnson The parable of the lost son as told in Luke 15 isn’t particularly long. In fact, it’s only about 20 verses. Yet it’s found...

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Aug 8, 20225 min read


Intersection Column | Pictures and Patterns
by Angela Hunt I have often heard that the gospel of Jesus is in every book of the Old Testament, but I never realized how true that was...

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Jul 25, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | My High School Prom
by Susan Anne Mason Picture the setting—the late 1970s, an all-girls high school run by nuns, an upcoming senior prom. The plot of a new...

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Jul 18, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | The Most Important Thing Mrs. Kip Taught Me
by Sara Brunsvold Without question, I have written a character I want to be when I grow up. Clara Kip may be in hospice, but she is a...

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Jul 11, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | Finding Your Jessica Fletcher
by Nancy Mehl Growing up I never really understood kids who seemed to know exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up. The only...

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Jun 27, 20224 min read


Intersection Column | The Day That Changed It All
by Rachel Fordham Every book has a catalyst, a seed that grows into a vibrant tree (hopefully, worth reading). My latest novel, Where the...

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Jun 20, 20224 min read


Truth or Kindness: Walking a Loved One through Dementia
by Karen Barnett My grandma was the definition of a person with grit. After recently coming across an old black and white photo of her, I...

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Jun 20, 20223 min read


Intersection Column | When the Story Fights Back
by Mary Alford Right now, you’re probably thinking that’s a strange thing to say, but believe it or not, it happens quite often in the...

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Jun 13, 20224 min read


When the Life You’re Living Isn’t the Life You Had Planned
by Tracie Miles One Saturday afternoon several years ago, I found myself in need of a project. Something, anything, to occupy my hands...

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Jun 8, 20223 min read


Author Spotlight | Mary Alford
How would you describe your writing to someone who hasn't read any of your books? I like to hook the reader from the beginning and fill...

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Jun 6, 20225 min read


Intersection Column | From Boondoggle to Book
How a Family Trip to Maui Became a Murder Mystery by James R. Hannibal Ever walk through the conference section of a resort? I do it more...

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May 30, 20225 min read
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