Book Review 26: Athol Dickson’s The Opposite of Art

by MHill | Aug 11, 2012 | 2012 Book Reviews, Athol Dickson, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books

Athol Dickson is becoming one of my favorite novelists. Last year, I did a review for his Lost Mission novel and I throughly enjoyed it. Now, I'm doing a review for his latest novel, The Opposite of Art. Also, he is the first novelist I've done a second review for on...

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by MHill | Jul 10, 2012 | Quotes

"It is not atheists alone that renders people irreligious, It is religious people who also renders people irreligious." (Dennis Prager)

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by MHill | Jul 5, 2012 | Quotes

"Don't outline your life in pen, always outline it in pencil. Always be open to new possibilities that may happen on your journey."

Wisdom From Kammbia 2.22: Happy 4th of July!

by MHill | Jul 4, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column

Happy 4th of July and I feel blessed and honored to be an American. Today's holiday should be an acknowledgment and recognition of the values this country has believed in and tried to live up to. It is always easy to point fingers at each other and believe our way or...

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by MHill | Jul 1, 2012 | Quotes

"As evangelical Christians we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of human life we feel is more important. Despite our constant talk about the lordship of Christ, we have narrowed its scope to a very small area of reality. We have...

Wisdom From Kammbia 2.19: God Is Not Safe, But We Are Safe In Him

by MHill | Jun 26, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column

For today’s blog post, I want to recommend a novel that I read last year titled, Lost Mission by Athol Dickson. One of the characters from the novel was the impetus for this blog post. Delano Wright is a wealthy Southern California landowner and businessman who faced...

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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 2.16: 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...