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Godly helpers are not always how we might think. Mary went to help pregnant Elizabeth: but things would turn out the other way around. It seems God is a provider of helpers to those he asks to do difficult things.

Yad v’Shem is my happy Holocaust reminder and favorite museum. Set in the lovely Judean foothills, it is foremost in my thoughts on Holocaust Remembrance Day. “How can the Holocaust Museum be your favorite?” you ask, aghast!

As part of my trip to Israel I caught up with author Judy Pex and interviewed her about her writerly life and four books.

Exploring the five women appearing in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus – Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary.

How can we capture the character of real people we want to write about as real life characters? We need to observe the clues in whatever evidence we can find…

Exploring the time when Jesus was in Jerusalem during Chanukah, the Festival of Light and Season of Miracles.

How God helped Natasha Woodcraft write The Wanderer Scorned, a midrash about Cain, the world’s first murderer. Plus, her innovative book marketing strategy.

An example of story world creation: the Book of Ruth

Finding my genre to write about Mary of Nazareth and why it is important.