by Diogenes Ruiz | Apr 12, 2017 | Edgy Christian Fiction
If reading today’s Christian fiction seems analogous to eating stale army rations, you will enjoy this article. by David N. Alderman Creatives. We abound in the fantastic. We thrive in the extraordinary. We skirt convention, we thwart the mundane, we flesh out...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Dec 3, 2016 | Edgy Christian Fiction
Although we normally cover books on this blog, the new Martin Scorsese film, “Silence” is an exception. View the trailer and read the full NYT article below. The man in the novel was Sebastian Rodrigues, a Portuguese Jesuit priest sent to Japan in the 17th...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Nov 22, 2016 | Awards, Edgy Christian Fiction, News Item
I just got back from the Reader’s Favorite Awards in Miami. It was a great event and I met some outstanding authors. Two of the winning Christian fiction authors were nice enough to take this picture with me. Don Mardak, on my right, is the author of Armageddon...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Nov 7, 2016 | Author Interview, Edgy Christian Fiction
1. What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? “The Children Who Lay Down,” represents the 7th beatitude from the sermon on the mount: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. It is one of eight...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Oct 31, 2016 | Author Interview, Edgy Christian Fiction
What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? The story, titled Safe Passage, is a short story that is from The Acts of the Dragons Series, which is a branch of a larger series named The Prophecy of the Seventh Elizabeth. One of the...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Sep 21, 2016 | Edgy Christian Fiction, Interview
What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? “The Light” is about as autobiographical a story as I have ever written. I used to spend lots of time in Tijuana, mostly playing baseball. And the Billy Graham crusade, I recreated from...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Sep 12, 2016 | Author Interview, Interview
What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? An International Crisis Aid representative shared a true-life story of human trafficking at my church. He only talked for a few minutes from the rescuer’s perspective, but...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Aug 8, 2016 | Edgy Christian Fiction, Interview
What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? I wondered what a minister would do if he to heard the voice of God out loud in his back yard when neither he nor his congregation believed such things could happen. The idea popped into...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Jun 29, 2016 | Edgy Christian Fiction
1. What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? I’ve always been intrigued by the Apostle Paul’s life story. After meeting Christ on the road to Damascus, literally everything that defined his life was turned upside down. In a...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Jun 22, 2016 | Author Interview, Edgy Christian Fiction
1. What led or inspired you to write Every Bush is Burning? and what was your goal in writing the book? For many years I felt a burden for people who seemed to turn away from Jesus due to the sins of the church. That passion birthed the idea for this book, and my goal...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Jun 15, 2016 | Author Interview, Edgy Christian Fiction
1. What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? I chose to bring to life the biblical story of Ruth because I relate to it deeply. Like her, I came to Israel broken, in my case from cancer and the failure of my long-term...
by Diogenes Ruiz | Jun 1, 2016 | Author Interview, Edgy Christian Fiction
1. What inspired you to write the short story that was featured in Birds of Passage? First of all, let me just say it was such a privilege to work on this project with Diogenes Ruiz, Edgy Christian Fiction, and Passage Home. I was truly honored when Diogenes asked me...
