February 1, 2011
Author to Author: Meet Bill Myers
Writer/director Bill Myers’s first major success was as co-creator/writer/co-producer of Focus on the Family’s children’s video series, McGee and Me (40 awards, broadcast in 80 countries, 4.5 million books and videos sold). On its heels he wrote the My Life as… series (over 2.1 million books sold).
Other successes include his teen series, Forbidden Doors (winner of the C.S. Lewis Honor Award), and his best selling adult novels, Blood of Heaven, Fire of Heaven, Eli, Soul Tracker, The Face of God, and The Wager (also a motion picture staring Randy Travis). As a writer/director, his work has won over 60 national and international awards, and as an actor he was the voice of Jesus in the NIV Audio Bible and has made several guest appearances on Adventures in Odyssey.
He holds an honorary doctorate from The Nimes Theological Institute in France where he has taught. He enjoys traveling and lecturing as well as serving as lay college pastor for his church.
He lives with his wife and two daughters in Southern California.
A cranky, atheist philosophy professor loves to shred incoming freshmen of their faith. He is chosen by a group of scientists to create a philosophy for a computer-generated world exactly like ours.
Much to his frustration every model introduced from Darwinism, to Existentialism, to Eastern beliefs fails. The only way to preserve the computer world is to introduce laws from outside their system through a Law Giver. Of course this goes against everything he believes and he hates it. But even this doesn’t completely work because the citizens of that world become legalists and completely miss the spirit behind the Law.
The only way to save them is to create a computer character like himself to personally explain it. He does. So now there are two of him—the one in our world and the one in the computer world. (Sound familiar?)
Unfortunately, a rival has introduced a virus into the computer world. Things grow worse until the professor in that computer world sees the only way to save his world is to personally absorb the virus and the penalty for breaking the Law. Of course it’s clear to all, including our real world professor, that this act of selfless love has become a complete reenactment of the Gospel. It is the only possible choice to save the computer world and, as he finally understands, our own. The God Hater
January 24, 2011
Author to Author: Meet Cheri Hardaway
I learned one truth growing up in the shadow of alcoholism: My well-being depended solely upon me. Other people, no matter how much I loved them or how much they loved me, were unreliable. I lived unapologetically by this truth until I gave my life to Christ at twenty-five. Once saved, my relationship with God added a new twist to “my truth.” Ashamed of the mess I’d made of my own youth, I vowed to do a better job with my future than I’d done with my past. God had given me a second chance, and He wouldn’t be sorry.
I read books and faithfully followed their formulas to be a perfect Christian and produce perfect Christian kids. I was determined to make God proud, to prove to Him He hadn’t made a mistake when He saved me. Then fourteen years into my walk with Christ, an incident with our oldest son “Derek” rocked my world. He walked right out from under my plan, deciding to do things his own way. Confused, I wondered what happened. Did God fail me, or did I fail God?
Determined to protect ourselves from further heartache, my husband “Jim” and I set about securing the future for the three children still left in our nest. We home schooled. We home churched. We taught the kids about the dangers of the big, bad world. We thought we were “safe.” Then our family faced another heart-wrenching trial, this time with our second son, “Jacob.” This circumstance was the catalyst that launched me into total surrender. I had no choice but to trust God completely, over myself.
By this time, I had walked with God for twenty-one years. My surrender caused me to experience a new depth in my relationship with Him, one that I’d never before experienced, and one that has continued to grow and shape my life each and every day since that time. I have learned what it truly means to let go and let God.
Worth Every Tear is the true story of the Hardaway family’s journey with God, the story of the change God wrought in my heart and the resulting changes I saw in my family. God rescued all of us in a way that could never have happened with me in control. God used the rebellion of both my sons to get my attention and remind me that He is God and I am not. This is an autobiographical story written in novelized form, using fictitious names in the text, as some of the subject matter is of a sensitive nature. By writing our story, I desire to share hope with other parents, families, and brothers and sisters in Christ, that victory and true freedom in Christ is indeed an attainable goal; and it comes by letting go of our own control, letting go of our own plan, and trusting in His.
You can find Cheri on her Blog
and you can purchase Worth Every Tear Here
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Author to Author: Meet Sheryl Young
I believe it is imperative for Christians to know and understand their Jewish heritage. Jesus was, after all, a Jew, and the first “Christians” were Jewish converts to His teachings. And I can think of no better way to present such truths than to have them explained by a Jewish Believer. I met Sheryl Young online at LinkedIn and accepted her invitation to exchange interviews about our books. That’s when we discovered we had a lot more than just writing in common. Sheryl is from a Jewish background and grew up believing the stories in the Torah, the Jewish version of the Old Testament. Her husband’s mother was a Christian. When he rediscovered Jesus after many years, Sheryl was hesitant about how it would all work out, so she set out to prove the Gospel wrong. It was as she studied the Old Testament and dared to compare it with the New that her doubts dissolved. She says she fell in love with Yeshua, her Messiah, saw her Jewish heritage with new appreciative eyes, and realized the two could fit perfectly together. She has since written a book: “What Every Christian Should Know About the Jewish People”.
Since 1987, Sheryl has been a “Jewish believer in Jesus”. She wrote this book for Christians to answer the many questions they have asked her over the years about Judaism, the Jewish peoples’ culture, faith, and why Jewish people are hesitant to accept the Gospel message of Christ as their true Messiah. Today, more than ever, she and I believe the Church needs to understand its role in God’s plan for His people. As she states: “This book isn’t a gift to give to a Jewish friend. It is for Christians to learn more about the Jewish faith, the “Jewishness” of Jesus, how to help Jewish people believe that the whole Bible is truth, and much more. Inside this book, you can discover the key to building bridges between the only two faiths who believe in the one true God.” Sheryl has been freelance writing professionally since 1997, and I appreciate her professional and yet warm and personal style. Her work has been seen in the Tampa Tribune, St. Pete Times and Florida Baptist Witness Newspapers; Light & Life, Today’s Christian Woman and Better Nutrition Magazines; “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” Vista Sunday School Curriculum, NewChristianVoices.com and most currently as Staff Writer for The Underground Online Christian Magazine.
Find details about How to Order “What Every Christian Should Know about the Jewish People” at her blog, http://20-20faithsight.blogspot.com. It is available through Pleasant Word Publishing or online at LifewayStores.com and most other bookselling websites.
