People are confusing. They break promises, grow, move away, change their opinions—they’re hard to trust sometimes. But God doesn’t change. He keeps His promises. He’s omnipresent, so He couldn’t move away. He should be easy to trust. Then why are we often confused by what He’s doing? Life can seem normal until pain arrives and […]

Hi everyone! I’m honored and delighted to welcome Bethany Turner, author of The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck, to Made to Create. I met Bethany at a writer’s conference in 2017. When I heard what her book was about and the passion she feels for writing stories around tough issues, I was deeply inspired. Not only […]

As Advent begins, I am pondering love. We all want it, and we all think we give it, to our friends and family, and sometimes even strangers. But what happens when those we love the most reject our love? They might not say, “I don’t love you,” but sometimes their actions and words convey that […]

December 2017 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary: Rebecca’s Redemption by Lee Carver — A nurse seeking redemption for past sins joins a doctor contending against the jungle. Both healers need healing. (Contemporary, Independently Published) Contemporary Romance: The Christmas Baby by Lisa Carter […]

Made to Create interviews begin again, finally! For this month’s interview, I’m delighted to introduce Stan Brubaker, a published song-writer and author of Canticles of Au-Royalia, a Christian fantasy novel. Stan has been a school-teacher, a pastor, a printer and publisher, and always a wordsmith. You can find out more about Stan’s work at www.stanbrubaker.com […]