Christopher Hitchens, the infamous atheist and author of God is Not Great has a dark family secret. His brother, Peter Hitchens, a noted British journalist and broadcaster, is a follower of Jesus Christ. Peter Hitchens tells the story of how he came to faith in a The Rage Against God, to be released by Zondervan in June.
Hitchens said of his book, “I want to explain how I became convinced, by reason and experience, of the necessity and rightness of a form of Christianity that is modest, accommodating, and thoughtful–but ultimately uncompromising about its vital truth.”
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Ernest Hemingway was a powerful, original writer and anyone who puts words to paper can benefit from learning about his writing style.
He was such an excellent writer that it is easy to get lost in his stories and forget to look at their construction. He is best known for The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bells Toll, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro. He won the Nobel Prize for fiction in 1954.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– Zondervan has signed an agreement with attorney Craig Parshall and Tim LaHaye, creator and co-author of the world renowned Left Behind series. Three years after the final installment of the Left Behind series, LaHaye returns to publish Edge of Apocalypse, the first book in a new series called The End. [Read More]
What happens when you try to board a flight with a concealed handgun? Author John Maxwell found out the hard way. Maxwell was simply trying to board a flight in Palm Beach, FL when he was arrested for having a concealed weapon in his briefcase.
No, it was not a comedy of errors, and Maxwell was arrested under Section 790.1, a felony of the third degree in Florida. Undoubtedly he will be hearing from the FBI soon, since trying to board a plane with a firearm is also a Federal offense. [Read More]
Philip Yancey is a respected Christian author and editor at large of Christianity Today. Yancey’s most recent book is Prayer. His other books include Rumors of Another World (2003), Reaching for the Invisible God (2000), The Bible Jesus Read (1999), What’s So Amazing About Grace? (1998), The Jesus I Never Knew (1995) and Where is God When It Hurts (1990). He gave this exclusive interview to ChristianWritingToday.com editor Donald L. Hughes. [Read More]