President Trump says we’re at war Britain was at war in 1940 Two different guests on two different news shows last night likened the assault of this virus to the London Blitz. For 57 consecutive days and nights from September 1940 to May 1941, German bombers bombarded London in an attempt to destroy the city and demoralize the English people. They fled to the Underground stations and hunkered down. Even though some 48,000 British civilians were killed and another 139,000 were wounded, the British did not lose heart and fought on. Sound a wee bit familiar? Fear of deathRead more “Does FEAR Have Your EAR?”
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What Voices Influence Your Choices?
Do you hear voices? I do. If we’re honest, we’ll admit we all hear voices—those conflicting inner voices inside our heads. They whisper or SHOUT. And, even have names. Sometimes they sound like your mom or dad repeating messages of Encouragement or Ridicule. Or maybe scripture you had to memorize speaks Wisdom. Conscience usually takes on a still small voice. Culture booms so loud in our minds making its messages impossible to ignore.
On this site we’ll learn more about the voices from people who know how to defeat or welcome them. You’ll have an opportunity to share your struggles and solutions. It’s our choice, who will we listen to? Join me. You never know whom you might meet.
Book 1 of the Choice Series
Faced with your greatest choices, how do you know which one is right?
It is 1952 Britain. The war is over, but not the personal battles for beautiful Lily Whitely; brilliant Phila Claiborne; blueblood Hugh Claiborne; brave Ollie Ogilvie; and beguiling Dan McCauley.
But they have an enemy more insidious than they could ever have imagined, one bent on destroying their dreams – and their souls.
They find themselves tangled in a web of personal crises and deception, in London and Oxford, where they encounter angels, dark whispers, and choices that will change their lives forever.
Infused with the influences (and appearances) of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Nan Rinella has crafted a powerful tale about the decisions we make (and where those decisions take us) that will delight readers far beyond their expectations.
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A Hobbit in Narnia
What? If you’re a J. R. R. Tolkien & C. S. Lewis fan, you get the gist. Once upon a time (2004), this petite down-to-earth journalist ventured into “The Fantastic Worlds of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien” (a C.S. Lewis Foundation, CSLF, event)— my own personal Narnia (a world inhabited with academic scholars—elves, so to speak). I went forth in fear and trembling after reading the academic tomes of some of the speakers. Once there, I found a home-away-from-home. In 2009 the CSLF president invited me to direct its Texas retreats.
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The Making of The Choice
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Songs about Voices & Choices
The Turquoise Traveler
Coming Soon in 2020
Hopes on the Horizon
Book 2 of The Choice Series
It’s the New Year 1953. The Second World War has been over for eight years. But the war for the souls of Hugh Claiborne, Ollie Ogilvie, and Dan McCauley rages on. Dreams in the Distance revealed that this enemy has a range of weapons so insidious and deadly—and, oh so very subtle—aimed at infiltrating their minds intent on defeating their hopes. In Hopes on the Horizon the battle continues for these veterans and the young ingénues, Lily Whitely and Phila Claiborne.
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Reflections on Pearl Harbor
On Friday, December 7th, 1973, I drove from Wheeler Field in the center of Oahu down through Kolekole Pass towards the Honolulu International Airport . . . and it occurred to me . . . Today is December 7th. I did a quick calculation—73-41=32 years ago. It was about 7ish, not a Sunday, but so quiet it might as well be. I glanced back towards Wheeler, Scofield Barracks, and the small village of Wahiawa, & further makai (towards the ocean) the beach at Haleiwa. That was the direction the Japanese planes came from. Kolekole Pass As I descended down through theRead more “Reflections on Pearl Harbor”