I love it when young people review my books. After all, they are written for them! This is a review written by  Katharine Olinger. Katharine is already a teenager, but still close to the book’s target age and, as you will see, has great writing sk…

A correction for the upcoming Lady Jane book. On page 10, I said that, after Jane, Francis and Harry Grey had two more daughters and two sons. As far as we can tell by the documents available, this is wrong. They probably had one son named Henry before…

William Boekestein and I share much of the same vision and passion for teaching church history to children. He is the pastor of Covenant Reformed Church in Carbondale, PA, a father of three young and very bright children, and author of three books in a…

I am quite stubborn. It can be an advantage or a problem, so I have to keep it in check. So far, it has been mostly good. It has helped me to take the extra step when my body and soul were ready to give up. Sometimes, however, I have to evaluate those …

Hopefully, this is the last part in my Truth and Fiction description of Weight of a Flame.Chapter 14 What’s true: The visit to the Sinapiuses, including Emilio’s fall and the decision to take Theodora to Schweinfurt. Fanino’s news are also true.What’s …

I am continuing the explanation of what is truth and what is fiction in my book, Weight of a Flame – the Passion of Olympia Morata.Chapters 7-8What is true – once again, the events are true. Olympia returned home, sometimes she met Andreas Grunthler, h…

Weight of a Flame – the Passion of Olympia MorataTruth and Fiction (part 2)Chapter 2 -What’s true – the description of the castle of Ferrara and the background information about Renée, Ercole, and the Duchy of Este.Fun fact – some people asked me how …

As promised, I am beginning to write a list of what is historically true and what is a fruit of my imagination in every chapter of my book, Weight of a Flame…

Weight of a Flame on blog tourDecember 2011 – January 2012Olympia Morata, arguably the most prolific woman writer of the Reformation, struggles to use her talents for God’s glory despite rejection, religious persecution, and the hardship of illness, po…

Here are some questions I was asked during my seminars and talks in Indonesia. The title of the seminar was “Why Is It Important to Teach Theology to Children?” In some seminars, the word “theology” was rephrased as “doctrine.”Question – How can we tea…