My World Grew Larger. Jesus Didn’t Grow Smaller. Some years ago, while researching my novel, The Kilçılar Letters, I decided to visit Turkey. I wanted to understand its people, customs, and the ways Islam shaped their lives—especially the experience of women in a predominantly Muslim culture. Dixie found a connection for me: a Turkish woman [...]
👉 ORDER THE KILÇILAR LETTERS ON AMAZON Today’s Wednesdays with Ward is a little different. I have something I’ve been waiting a long time to tell you: The Kilçılar Letters is now available on Amazon—in both print and Kindle editions This is the third novel in The Cain Family Chronicles, and it takes us to [...]
Before We Answer This morning I asked my daughter a question. My son lives 3,000 miles away, but I suspect his answer would have been much the same. “Am I more of a question asker or an answer giver?” She thought about it, but it didn’t take long. “I think you are more of an [...]
Every once in a while someone tells me, “I don’t read fiction.” I understand. Not everyone enjoys the same kind of reading. But I confess that the words still make me a little sad. Not because everyone ought to read novels. But because story is about much more than filling a few hours or escaping [...]
I’m old enough to remember pens and ink wells, No. 2 pencils, mimeograph machines, flannel boards, the thrill of a Remington typewriter, and eventually those big box-like computers that began appearing on our desks. Today, my recurring challenge is simply keeping my laptop, iPad, smartphone, and smartwatch connected and behaving as though they belong to [...]
