For The Love of Storytelling
Bolivar Commercial a division of the Pitsburgh Post-Gazette highlights the release of Michael Thompson's "The Actress" the second novel in the Solo Mystery Series.
Author and Mississippi native … [Read more...]
Tarot. Pronounced Ta-ROW. Origin (noun) 1590s, from French tarot (16c.), from Old Italian tarocchi of unknown origin, perhaps from Arabic Torah. The deck first used in Italy 14c., as playing cards as well as for fortune-telling. Can they tell the future? Give guidance to the querent?
Some say yes. But like mediums, they're forbidden by … [Read more...]
All of my novels in the Solo series include a few theological discussions between the rector and some of the characters. Here's one from The Actress.
After breakfast, I told Father Paul how guilty I felt.
“Satan wants you to feel guilty,” he said. “Satan is the ultimate accuser. He cherishes our guilt. Do you know why? Because our … [Read more...]
5:00 P.M. Aug 18th at the Delta Arts Aliance building, 104 S. Court Street, Memphis.
… [Read more...]I didn't want to cut this scene from my new novel, The Actress, but I couldn’t get it to fit without being contrived, forced into the story. Here it … [Read more...]
You know I mostly blog on theology subjects. But once in a while, I try to bring a smile. Here are some church bulletin announcements that just … [Read more...]
It seems like every author wants their book to become a movie. And for good reason. It's how John Grisham got his career kicked off. The Firm was being made into a movie about the same time his book was released. It catapulted him into stardom. I'm … [Read more...]
Satan is clever, no doubt. But he's not immune to mistakes. He made five snafus, four that aroused Martha's attention, and one that led to his ultimate demise in The Rector, a new genre of Christian murder mystery with theology.
1) He preached a "prosperity gospel," which Martha and JJ Johnson recognized as being unbiblical.
2) He called … [Read more...]
As the teacher drove on, I began to wonder about all the evil in the world. “Father, I don’t understand something. Where does evil come from in the first place? How could God allow it? I thought He was completely sovereign.”
“He is. Let me explain it this way: God cannot do evil … [Read more...]
"The Rector" makes the"Fold"on The Clarion-Ledger's Faith section. Jana Hoops, provides an in-depth interview, a biography of Michael Hicks Thompson, a Q & A, highlights the book signing (on Monday, May 23 2016, at Lemuria Books in Jackson with A reading to follow at 6 p.m.), and an introduction to "The Rector."
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The Actress, the 2nd book in the Solo series is a treat for Christians who love mysteries
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