A guest post from N. Y. Dunlap For most of my life, I had no idea what church hurt truly was. I’d heard the phrase, but it had never touched me personally. I hadn’t endured it. I didn’t know the ache of walking into a sanctuary full of hope and walking out wounded. Before writing Praise…
A guest post from Sarah Hanks The Brave Author Novella Collection Every Voice Heard releases tomorrow. My novella For the Love of Truth is part of this outstanding collection. It was a privilege to partner with N.Y. Dunlap and D. T. Powell to bring stories about church hurt and abuse. Church hurt and church abuse…
A guest post from D. T. Powell Rebecca’s journey in Rapha is an incredibly personal one for me, because I understand where she’s coming from. I know what it’s like to pull back, to withhold trust, to shut off emotion in order to protect yourself because of church hurt. I grew up in a church…
A guest post from B. D. Lawrence The anthology Every Captive Freed is about human trafficking. My novella, “Sara’s Story,” included in the anthology is about sex-trafficking. I realize this seems like a heavy subject for Christian fiction. Why write about something so brutal and evil? It’s an interesting question. I’d like to address both…
A guest post by Shannon McNear Today, I’d like to give y’all a peek into a research trip I didn’t know I was going to get when I first committed to writing Streams of the Heart! Last May I accompanied my youngest daughter on a road trip to return her landlord’s car to his home…
A guest post by Matthew James Elliott This post is also available as part of the PenWorks of the Word Blog Tour and made a stop on Aubrey Reiss Taylor’s blog this past week. Greetings, My name is Matthew James Elliott, and I create stories that are built on hope and faith throughout multiple genres….
The moment I received my invitation to write for Brave Authors and saw the topic of Human Trafficking, I knew I’d found my people. At last, the story that had been simmering in my soul for years had a place to land. What a relief. Since that invitation arrived, I’ve learned a few things—some of…
A guest post by Hannah Hood Lucero When I was a teen, I attended a Christian summer camp called MFuge or Mission Fuge sponsored by Lifeway. I can’t remember a lot of the details aside from staying in a college dorm, walking around in a sleepless haze (in the best way), and feeling a fire…
Conducted by Aubrey Reiss Taylor Hello Readers! Instead of an author interview, today we are conducting a character interview! If you’ve had a chance to read the new Brave Authors collection, Every Life Treasured, you won’t find Thomas Jodl mentioned until the very end of the third story, Born for Adversity. We’ve discovered snippets of…
A guest post by Jennifer Q. Hunt “We are navigating uncharted waters.” “Then for now, we stay,” said Samuel. Though solemn, his voice carried none of the despair threatening to overcome Jeremiah as he considered countless more months in prison fighting back harder against increasing injustice. Butler voiced his agreement, and Jeremiah echoed, “We stay.”…