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by MHill | Jun 19, 2012 | Quotes

‎"If you have to use Christian Jargon to convince people that you are a Christian, then the problem goes deeper then your language.". (Max Lucado)

Wisdom From Kammbia 2.17: What Is Your Reading Bucket List?

by MHill | Jun 16, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column

I thought I would have some fun with today's blog post. Bucket Lists. Most people have a bucket list. Things you want to do before you leave the planet. Well, I thought about a reading bucket list. The books you want to read before you gone. Here's my list: 1)...

Book Review 21: Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

by MHill | Jun 13, 2012 | 2012 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books

When I heard that Ray Bradbury had passed about eight days ago, I realized that I had never read any of his books. Wow, that surprised me. Well, in honor of his passing, I decided to read his most popular and enduring work, Fahrenheit 451. "Do you know why books such...

Quotes 64

by MHill | Jun 13, 2012 | Quotes, Writing

"The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies." (Ray Bradbury, from Fahrenheit 451)

by MHill | Jun 11, 2012 | Uncategorized

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by MHill | Jun 9, 2012 | Quotes

"Fantasy is the impossible made probable." (Rod Sterling)

Wisdom From Kammbia 2.16: Can Christian Fiction Just Be Entertaining and Enjoyable?

by MHill | Jun 9, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column

I have a question for today's entry: Can Christian Fiction Just be Entertaining and Enjoyable? I know to some of you that is an incredulous question. However, I'm beginning to wonder if Christian Fiction can just be entertaining and enjoyable. Somehow, I feel on one...

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by MHill | Jun 7, 2012 | Quotes

“Fiction and poetry provide authors a unique way to glorify Christ that more overtly intellectual genres, like theology, simply can’t. These genres that aim directly for the heart and soul [...] do not argue for belief, they show what it looks like and make you feel...

Book Review 20: Sidney Sheldon’s Other Side of Midnight

by MHill | Jun 3, 2012 | 2012 Book Reviews, Book Reviews

Have you ever gone outside of your comfort zone? What did it feel like? And were you better for going outside of your comfort zone? Well, I did in reading The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon. This 1974 classic best-selling novel was something I would have...