My writing centers on what I call Redemptive Realism: the belief that truth and grace are inseparable, and that fiction can confront darkness honestly while still ending in light.

When I was young, my dad died from cancer and left us with very little—no life insurance payout, no financial cushion. The years that followed were hard. Harder than I knew how to name at the time.

As I wrote in a previous post, I attended the Story Embers 2024 Summit and took away many valuable lessons to help me improve as a writer. Still, perhaps the most important lesson was this: My writing belongs to God—I’ve committed it to Him for His use and glory….