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Portrait of Ronald K. Reddout

Ronald K. Reddout

A man called to create worlds

Ronald K. Reddout was born on August 20, 1946, in Yale, Oklahoma. Three months later his family moved to the Wichita, Kansas area, where he would spend more than four decades of his life — with one life-changing interruption, a year of military service in South Vietnam.

Speculative FictionScience FictionShort Stories
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Portrait of Timothy Gates

Timothy Gates

More than a memoir — an attempt at being real

Timothy Gates spent his working life in military medicine, emergency response, and humanitarian service — fields where the measure of a day is rarely recognition and almost always care given to someone in difficulty.

MemoirChristian NonfictionInspirational
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Portrait of Benjamin Nieves Carrasquillo Jr.

Benjamin Nieves Carrasquillo Jr.

Reading Scripture through the ancient Yisra'elite lens

Benjamin Nieves Carrasquillo Jr. is an award-winning author, ordained minister, teacher, graphic artist, comic creator, and disabled U.S. military veteran born and raised in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. His work blends historical research, visual storytelling, Hebraic worldview studies, and accessible teaching into deeply reflective explorations of Scripture and narrative.

Christian Bible StudyTheologyHebraic Worldview Studies
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Cover of Before the Sunrise by Melisande Corlett

Melisande Corlett

When friendship becomes the greatest test of courage

Melisande Corlett writes young adult fiction rooted in the ordinary bravery of teenagers — the kind that shows up quietly, in loyalty to a friend, long before anyone calls it courage.

Young AdultMysteryComing-of-Age
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Portrait of Ann Harrison

Ann Harrison

A devotional journey toward a deeper relationship with God

Ann Harrison writes devotionals for readers who want prayer to be a relationship rather than a performance. Her work began with a quiet prompting to encourage fellow writers and believers to deepen their communion with God.

Christian DevotionalPrayerSpiritual Growth
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