Anne Elliot and the Christian Virtue of Patience

Anne Elliot shows Christian patience as she patiently endures suffering.

Caricatures of Christmas

Wishing you all a festive and worshipful Christmas!

Celestial Persuasion by Mirta Ines Trupp

This prequel to Persuasion features a Jewish young lady who loves astronomy, and who travels to Argentina.

Christian Jane Austen Variations 5: Robin Helm and A Very Austen Valentine

More delightful Jane Austen Variations, with a faith foundation. What if Darcy's first comment about Elizabeth was that she was overweight? Could he come to realize that there was "more of her to love"? And, an anthology of very creative Valentine's variations.

How Austen’s Characters Respond to Stress

Jane Austen's characters show us different ways to deal with stress, both helpful and unhelpful.

Christian Jane Austen Variations 4: Laura Hile

Two delightful Austen variations with faith themes--one reverses Darcy and Collins, and the other continues the story of Elizabeth Elliot from Persuasion.

Nothing But a Country Curate: Charles Hayter in Persuasion

Why were curates in Austen's England poor and despised?

Reflection: Balance and See-Saws

Does my life look like a balance or a see-saw? How can I balance between different responsibilities? And how did Jane Austen and her characters do it?

Women of Science: Mary Anning

A poor, uneducated girl became a pioneer of paleontology with her amazing discoveries of fossils in Austen's Lyme Regis.

Jane Austen Faith Word: Duty, and Anne Elliot

Anne Elliot's "duty" guided her through life's trials.