New Book by Osakis Pastor/author Grapples with Christians' Dual Nature

New book by Osakis pastor/author grapples with Christians' dual nature

OSAKIS — Pastor Luke Kjolhaug of Elim Lutheran Church in rural Osakis loves to write. “Writing is the one activity I can do where I sit down to do it, and then I'll look up at the clock and realize three hours have gone by and I didn't even know it.” But if you think he starts with a sermon or anything else planned out beautifully in his head, he wants to set you straight. Writing is more for him than just a creative process. Kjolhaug, who holds…

Caroline Starr Rose on Writing as a Christian

When Caroline Starr Rose tells a story, she sees it as an act of worship to the God who made her a writer.  “In my writing, I am thanking God for this desire he’s given me,” she said. “Using my language and my words, and finding the satisfaction in doing the work, that is my gift to him.” Rose lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her husband pastors High Desert PCA Church. She’s the author of three picture books and five middle grade novels, …

New book tells story of why many Christian converts flee Iran

A new book by Article18’s Fred Petrossian seeks to explain why many Iranian Christian converts end up as refugees and asylum-seekers in the West. The book, ‘Why Christian Converts Flee Iran’, “tells a story that spans 46 years of suffering and resistance,” the author explains, “while also tracing the deep historical roots of Christianity in…