My hubby is my hero! WordPress ate the Simmer Starters today instead of posting it, but he resurrected it from the request to the server with his awesome web developer skillz. 😀 Simmer Starters this week: overcoming perfectionism, encouragement in good works, media pro-choice bias, and options to consider if your writing career looks like […]
Archive for the ‘Controversies’ Category
Simmer Starters – August 29, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Culture and Politics, Encouragement, Inspiration, Motherhood, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Writing on August 29, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Simmer Starters – August 22, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Homeschooling, Motherhood, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on August 22, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Simmer Starters this week: laws of attraction, authorial jealousy, post-abortion testimonies, homeschooling ideals, and the power of mirth as a Christian apologetic.  Enjoy your weekend, friends! For Couples, Time Can Upend the Laws of Attraction (NYTimes) – Doesn’t this perfectly prove that someone’s character is what makes them truly ugly or beautiful? 😉  “At the start […]
Pro-Lifers, Let’s Be an Unstoppable Owl Brigade
Posted in All Truth is God's Truth, Controversies, Culture and Politics, Rants, Spiritual Warfare on August 20, 2015 | 4 Comments »
You know that scene in the first Harry Potter story, when Harry starts getting his letters from Hogwarts? Â His aunt and uncle won’t let him keep or see any of the notes. Â Each time one arrives they shred it, confiscate it, smash it, burn it in the fire. Until one day Owl Post bombards their […]
Simmer Starters – August 1, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Culture and Politics, Literature, Philosophy and Worldviews, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on August 1, 2015 | 1 Comment »
I’m being short and sweet in my link descriptions today.  I have to make some yummy cheesecake bars, do laundry, supervise my kids most of the day, and shop for a bridesmaid dress today for a wedding I’ll be in this December (yay!).  Busy days! Book Description Epic Fail (Indies Unlimited) – Tips for writing blurbs […]
Simmer Starters – July 18, 2015
Posted in Book Reviews, Christian Living, Controversies, Literature, Publishing, Simmer Starters on July 18, 2015 | 8 Comments »
I think I’m going to move my Simmer Starters to Saturday permanently, and do my regular posts mid-week. 🙂 Re-Imaging Jesus (Rebecca LuElla Miller) – “In the same way that the re-imagers want to make out that Christians are the new Pharisees, they want to hand Jesus the winebibber and glutton tag—only that’s now apparently a positive […]
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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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