Words. Prose. Poetry.
Books. Stories. Tales.
Heroism. Valor. Courage.
I love these kinds of words.
What is it about a great story that stirs our hearts? Gives us hope? Helps us dream?
We hear the words, “once upon a time,” or “long ago in a land far away,” and we (at least, those of us who love a good story) sit back and let our imaginations free.
The story takes us by the hand, draws us down a path of adventure and refuses to let us go.
I love to have my heart stirred. To have hope. To dream.
My dream is to stir the hearts of others with the hope of God’s word. I’ve had the privilege of publishing a photo devotional series with my amazing husband/photographer, Jon T. Johnston.
Currently, there a five books in the Be Still series, with the sixth releasing in November 2019.
You can check them out at Be Still
Fantasy, speculative, dystopian and science fiction. Over the years, I’ve had many favorites. I’m sure you have too. Who are they? Why are they? Let’s explore them together.
Some of my favorite authors are:
- JRR Tolkien
- CS Lewis
- Madeline L’Engle
- Robert Jordan
- Brandon Sanderson
- Louis Lowry
- Rob Bell
- Jim Cymbala
- Philip Yancey
- NT Wright
Find more of what I’m reading on my Goodreads page: Jill English Johnston
I also love to share some of the books I’m currently reading..
You can read about them at Featured Books
And I love to share some of my favorite authors.
You can read about them at Featured Authors
tablets of human hearts 
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I have dreamed of writing like Madeleine L’Engle since sometime in my 20s. I love both her fiction and her nonfiction prose. She has such an incredible way with words, crafting them beautifully in all her books. And she invited me into her internal world with many of her nonfiction books. I loved so many of them. Of course, the one that impacted me the most was Walking on the Water and there was another of her books which spoke of icons and images in writing. I think it was Penguins’& Sacred Calves. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it.
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