Friday, February 10, 2006

Swanson, Samson & Major Manuscript Surgery

Cindy Swanson has a great interview of Lisa Samson at Infuze. I pose a question related to this article at Gospel Fiction. Read Cindy's article, then come back and chime in.

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Thursday, February 09, 2006

The Davinci Challenge

New website, The Davinci Challenge hosted by Sony pictures will "post essays by 45 Christian writers, scholars and leaders of evangelical organizations who will pick apart the book's theological and historical claims about Christianity.

Richard Mouw, the president of Fuller Theological Seminary, a leading evangelical school in Pasadena, California, who also "contributed an essay, "Why Christians Ought to See the Movie," said: "It's going to be water-cooler conversation, so Christians need to take a deep breath, buy the book and shell out the money for the movie. Then we need to educate Christians about what all this means. We need to help them answer someone who says, 'So how do you know Jesus didn't get married?"

-Studio gives platform to 'Da Vinci' naysayers By Laurie Goodstein.

of The New York Times

Some of the writers include: Hugh Hewitt, conservative radio talk show host, Darrell Bock, a professor of New Testament studies and the author of Breaking the Da Vinci Code, George Barna, of Barna Research,Gordon Robertson, the son of Pat Robertson, Richard Mouw, Charles Colson.

I don't know if the site is more of a propaganda piece with words like Let's Hear what the Experts Say column on the right sidebar. I understand why they chose them as experts, but I would like a more diverse group. Who? People that I respect more I guess. I'm not a big Robertson fan, so if his crew is talking I tend to not want to listen. And Charles Colson offends me for some odd reason. But I'm glad that Christians are recognizing that this movie is worthy of a watch, since many more questions will be raised about our faith. I hope this site can give us some sort of guidance on how to butress such arguments about Christ's relationship with Mary M. I'm very knowledgeable in christian history, but there does need to be more information for the average jane out there who doesn't have an undergraduate concentration in religious iconography and art criticism.

Who do you think should be added to the expert list?

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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

A Wayward Woman Contest

Name three to five prostitutes or wayward women out of the bible that received grace and mercy from God. E-mail your answers to Vanessa Miller and get entered into a drawing to win a Rain Series tote bag (so you’ll have something to carry all my books around in). And don’t forget to tell me a little bit about these women in the bible.

-Vanessa Miller

Rain Storm: Beautiful and lethal. Cynda Stephens expects nothing from life but the same kick in the head she’s always been given. Her hatred for life and men grows as her addictions force her into prostitution.

Keith Hosea Williams obeys God’s call to marry Cynda. But as his love begins to open Cynda’s heart in ways she never expected, her thoughts of unworthiness cause her to run away from a love she desperately wants to call her own.

Then she discovers a love even greater than the love Keith gave her. A love that has been with her all the days of her life, a love that refuses to let her go. Only then, can she receive all that God has to offer.

Vanessa, we need to talk about this Keith Hosea Williams. Is he anything like the late, great Reverend Hosea Williams?

Dee's on Streaming Faith Tonight

Marina Woods, Marilynn Griffith and moi, Dee will be talking on the radio at streamingfaith.com tonight at 7:55 pm EST. Click over to GospelFiction.com to learn how to tune in.

Check the sidebar, there are a lot of choir rehearsing going over at Gospelfiction.com Kendra talks about her spicy March release, More than Grace and when she thinks sensual scenes are appropriate in Christian Fiction. Of course, I differ. But it's nice to see two sides of a view. And we both have the Body of Christ's interest at heart. So check out the debate.

Also, I have a few books coming through the pipeline, so my book reviewers--you know who you are--I will be getting in touch.

On another note: Who's entering the Genesis contest this month? Leave a comment here and let me know what's up. I am entering and I will share this Genesis writing contest process as it comes.

Also this month I will host a writing workshop sponsored by Good Girl Book Club . It is six-weeks of storytelling techniques I've learned along the way as well as what I, as a book reviewer looks for in a good story, so that you won't make the same mistakes.

And what else, I'm looking forward to having dinner with Michael Snyder, Margaret Moseley, Suzan Robertson , Sally Apokedak , and I think--Creston Mapes tomorrow night. So I'm psyched.

Let me know what you cat's are doing?

Dee

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Homegoing & Remembrance

Not blogging today, but would love your comments and condolescences honoring the late, great Mrs. Coretta Scott King.

Mrs. Coretta Scott King

1927-2006

Well wishers have been lining up since 1am to attend the memorial service today. Click her underlined name to learn more about today's services.

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Monday, February 06, 2006

Racy Novels in Christ: 3 Reasons Why this may be Problematic

An excerpt from Praise the Lord and turn the page...

Christian fiction — particularly chick lit — is finding a large and faithful audience.

BY MOLLY MILLETT for Pioneer Press

"We don't go past the bedroom door," says Marlow Golan of Harlequin. "We tend not to dwell on passion — even kisses are handled with a light touch. We stress the emotional qualities of relationships."

I'm puzzled... I just reviewed Kendra Bellamy's More than Grace, a novel under Harlequin's Kimani Press/New Spirit imprint and it has at least three sex scenes in it. I don't know if Golan is reviewing every inspirational romance novel before it leaves their facilities or what, but I'm puzzled by her comment and by what I just read.

Why is this important, Dee? 3 important reasons for me.