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Dee's DeKalb County Jail Surrender

Scripture Reference: Mark 9:35

 

And he[Jesus] sat down, and called the twelve[disciples], and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.

 

Around midnight my mother and I hopped in Blue Thunder, my sky colored Ford Explorer and turned ourselves in at DeKalb County Jail.  

 

 To learn more about why how I spent the night in jail, please read my entry at The Master's Artist.

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OT: Grieving George

This morning, I found out that my cousin George was murdered. He was found near Scott Park dead for six days almost identifiable. His funeral is tomorrow at our family church, Hosannah.

 

On another side of town another cousin of mine was found murdered in his car. Funeral date pending, also at Hosannah.

 

If I didn't have to present a project on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at Selah's Kindergarten Class today, I would tear my clothes and scream in horror.  Dreams festered.

 

Need a little prayer time, but I will return with a post concerning Tyler Perry's Madea character and what's appropriate for a Christian audience. It is a debate I would like for you guys to chime in on.

 

Grieving George

 

Bright, white angelic eyes smile

singing, praising warming souls

dead atop marsh and moss

 

-Davidae, George Caper's cousin

 

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3 Reasons River Rises to the Top

The beginning of a new year is a time of wonder and hope. We wonder how the coming months will affect our lives. We hope they affect us for good. for Good.  And whether Bethany House Publishers planned the release of Athol Dickson's River Rising was a calculated move or not, it was a very good move.

 

In fact this move is impressive, because I believe this will be the best published book of 2006 for three reasons:

 

1. Relevance in Timing

 

We live in an America that has split itself in half over poverty, over race, over politics and over our faith. The Alito Justice confirmation hearings, Walmart's plan to veto a judgment against them for not providing a fairer health care plan for its employees, New Orleans reconstruction, and W. Bush calling for Harry Belafonte's Visa for visiting and befriending Venezuelan President Chavez to name a few are all January examples of an American ideology division.

River Rising explores a similiar division--race and class in Louisiana. But it also provides a hope in it's plot and character development that one day things will be better. The final chapter reminds me of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I have a dream speech when Jean Tibbetts stands on the boardwalk and observes the citizens of Pilotville. We need that kind of hope, to keep ourself out of that muddle. We need it now more than ever.

 

2. Setting Serendipity

 

River Rising is set in Louisiana and involves a hurricane. 2005's Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural and cultural disasters in American history. The book was written before the hurricanes, so I believe this good accident is laced in the Divine.

 

3. Christian Fiction

 

We often discuss what is Christian Fiction. What should it contain? River Rising answers that question for me and hopefully for you. The prose, the character, and the embodiment of this novel evokes a faith in a living breathing Christ. From the final page of chapter one to the final page of the book readers will know that there is another major character in this novel that does not have a name, but a very strong presence that moves inside and around Reverend Hale Poser. The diction Dickson uses to define Poser's interpretation of life, Poser's view of a space or a life personifies God. This book reads like a long praying parable.

 

I want to talk more about this book throughout the year and some short stories I have read, books I will be reading and movies and plays will be released. And I want to set this book against it as a benchmark. Because...Christian Fiction Blog/Gospelfiction.com celebrates Christ through literature, movies, drama and love. And this book testifies to our creed.

 

Book Description
Welcome to Pilotville, Louisiana, 1927, isolated outpost on the Mississippi River--a stilt village bounded by swampland to the horizon, accessible only by boat, an island of brotherly love in a sea of racism. Meet Hale Poser, a stranger with a bad hip who’s come looking for his roots--a humble man, a righteous man, a miracle man. In the swamp beyond the cypress and the tupelo and veiled by Spanish moss lies a lingering evil. For years it slept in dreadful isolation. Now comes Hale Poser, and it will sleep no more. It will rain down on Pilotville, it will rise up like a river, and nothing but a miracle can stop this awful flood.

 

Question: Should Christian Fiction facilitate a space for the Holy Spirit to touch us?

 

Dee

 

 

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Dee's Teen Fan Confession

 She's fun and she's following God. The popular Christy Miller invites you to join her unforgettable high school adventures! It all starts during a dream summer in sun-kissed California...The first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever. But after moving across the country with her family, Christy must begin her sophomore year of high school uncertain where she'll fit in. A red-headed new best friend, a try at cheerleading, a job at a pet store, and expectations for the prom fill Christy's high school years with a string of laughter-and-tears moments. Fireball Katie keeps everyone guessing what she'll do next, and surfer Todd keeps showing up while popular Rick has determined to get her full attention! As these memorable years unfold, Christy and her God-loving friends find out what it means to be a "peculiar treasure." Follow Christy Miller as she stays true to her identity in Christ, drawing closer to God for help in realizing her dreams and dealing with her disappointments.

I'm a big teen fiction fan. And yes...I love Smallville has been a devoted fan since Episode 1.

My favorite book is Me and Fat Glenda, and I used to own all the old Sweet Valley High Books. Yeah, that's right. Stephanie Perry Moore has some great teen fiction out and she will share them with us here and/or at Gospel Fiction in the new future. But for now my pick for a good teen read. Selah's baby sitter will love this. So I guess I have to get her this collection, too.

And oh, yeah... Monkeys and Hello Kitty rocks on!! Kimora Lee designed this glammed up watch. I can't afford it yet, but if I got me some Kryptonite or a few donations it would sure be a blinged out Happy Birthday to me.

Jaquelin's Back

Jaquelin Thomas is back and in full effect in 2006.

 Shades of Gray is on bookstore shelves now.

 

And she just signed a two book deal with Pocket books to do a young Christian fiction series. Simply Divine release date is October 2006.

 

"This is the first in a series featuring Divine Matthews Hardison.  Simply Divine is a reverse rags to riches story and is due out this October.   The second, Divine Confidential will be released in January and focuses on the dangers of Internet chat rooms," states Thomas.

 

And in April prepare for the sequel to the Prodigal Husband, Defining Moments.

 

Boy, oh, boy. No wonder she's award winning. Blessings, Jacquelin.

 

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The Last Ten Percent Sneek Peek

From bestselling author Michelle McKinney Hammond...her debut novel,

The Last Ten Percent.

Harvest House Synopsis:

Tracy awakens one morning to a radio report—the ratio of eligible men to available women is slim to none. Now, armed with actual statistics and a past of heartbreak, Tracey explores, with her four good friends, how intelligent women with impressive careers, coveted urban dwellings, and closets full of fashions can still worry so much about the shortage of men.

But as life unfolds, they discover that it is not the last ten percent of eligible men in the country but true faith that will ultimately give their hearts one hundred percent love.

Haven't received an advanced read on this one, only email blurbs, so we'll see in March(release date) how this novel fares. But if you attend her Diva Principles conference you'll get the book before I do.

 

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