The Mission Field of Young Adult Fiction (Mike Duran) – Some interesting thoughts here. I like the quote from Mary Weber: “[Teens] want to be entertained and respected that they can find elements of truth and God and honor in a story without needing a [S]cripture or certain Christian vocabulary spelled out.” Finding Comparable Books (Rachelle Gardner) […]
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Simmer Starters – February 5, 2016
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Simmer Starters – January 29, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Culture and Politics, Fandoms and Geekery, Pro-Life, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction on January 29, 2016 | 1 Comment »
Fairy Tales Could Be Older Than You Ever Imagined (Erin Blakemore) – Did you know that some fairy tales (in older versions) may have been around since before the Flood?? Considering we know very little about the world before the Flood, it kind of changes your perception, doesn’t it? The New Sexual World Order is So […]
Simmer Starters – January 22, 2016
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Land Travel Before Engines (Chris Winkle) – This is an incredibly useful article for any author whose characters are going on a journey! And full of interesting factoids, too…like this one! “It was uncommon for any overland travel to go much faster than human walking speed. That’s because when we’re fit, humans are the epitome of […]
Simmer Starters – January 16, 2016
Posted in Creativity and the Arts, Movies and TV, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Teen/YA on January 16, 2016 | 4 Comments »
Hooray!! The Simmer Starters are back! I’ve been saving links ever since I stopped blogging…it will be hard to pick the best. 😀 Blue Pomegranates (Abby Jones) – “[The famous pastor’s] response was to lump all fantastical type stories into a form of discontentment for the world God has created. Not only did he put Twilight […]
Simmer Starters – October 19, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Encouragement, Musings, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Writing on October 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so sorry this is several days late!! I have loads of links to share with you. Porn and Worship: A Look at Emotionalism in the Church (Zach Bartels) – Great article, countering something I’ve been thinking about for awhile now…the tendency of conservative Reformed churches to look skeptically on emotion. “Just as porn doesn’t change […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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