Angela Ruth Strong

It was my turn to teach in an online writing class last night, and I had nothing to talk about. I actually thought the words, “I feel dried up.” But then I realized I’m probably not alone in this. I started asking other writers what they do in dry seasons. And everyone had answers because

“He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay what he has given” (Prov. 19:17). Scott and I married in 1978. We were living in Alaska, minding our own business, when God asked us for a loan. The way this happens is first you tell Him you are willing

I once had a Christian publisher who wouldn’t allow me to mention baptism or a cross necklace or even heaven in my book. I don’t publish with them anymore, but they are not entirely to blame. The problem is their Christian readers don’t all agree on baptism or cross necklaces or heaven, and they don’t

Within this last week, two Christian friends both confessed to cheating in a relationship. This couldn’t have been an easy confession for them, knowing how broken I was over my first husband’s infidelity. But just like I forgave my spouse at the time, I had compassion for them. In fact, as I left the one

I thought God saved my marriage. After my ex’s first affair, we went to counseling, I read a prayer book on marriage, and we were supposed to take over the new marriage mentorship program at church. I so wanted to save marriages that I would hand out the prayer book like Band-Aids whenever I knew

I remember asking my mom if Dad would ever run for president. She said no, and I couldn’t understand why. Who would choose being a pastor over being president? As an adult, I have a little more understanding. But whether my dad—who was also a bus driver and grocery clerk to cover bills—ever considered running

After I sold my first romance novel, which released in 2009, my husband left me. Heartbroken, I quit writing romance and let my literary agent go. But then love changed my life, and now there’s nothing else I’d rather write. So when the subject came up again on Facebook about whether Christians should read romance

There are some disturbing stories in the Bible. One that disturbed me is in 1 Kings 13 where a prophet of God is sent to prophesy to the king, then go directly home without eating. The disturbing part is where a false prophet lies to him, claiming, “An angel spoke to me by the word

Years ago, I attended a seminar where we played games to find out more about ourselves, which required opening up about our secrets. This was harder for some people than others. For one couple, it was so hard they’d traveled out of state to attend this seminar so their secrets didn’t get home. See, the