Christian, Inspirational
Date Published: Nov. 30, 2018
Publisher: Lucid Books
After having several children, parents often feel well-equipped to take on the challenges of another child. When Matt and Tammy Parker decided to add a child to their family, they had little idea of the blessings and struggles God had in store for them. The Crucible's Fire paints a picture of God's steadfast love through trials as he holds one family in the loving and protective crucible of his faithfulness. Readers will learn:
· The raw emotion of unexpected hardship
· How to rely on God for strength
· The beauty of God's faithfulness when it seems all hope is lost
· How to trust in God through their own dark night of the soul
· The sanctification that comes only through the refining fire of trials
· Strengthen your own trust in God's refining faithfulness as you join this family through the joys and pains of raising a special needs child.
Interview with Author Matt Parker
Can you tell us a little bit about your next books or what
you have planned for the future?
I plan to
write a book about the trials and joys of foster parenting.
How long would you say it takes you to write a book?
It takes
me the better part of 6 months to a year.
What is your favorite childhood book?
The Chronicles of Narnia.
The Chronicles of Narnia.
If you could spend the day with one of the characters from The Crucible’s Fire: A Story of God’s
Faithfulness who would it be? Please tell us why
you chose this particular character, where you would go and what you would do.
Since
this is a memoir of my life, I get to spend every day with the main characters
of this book because they are my family. If I had to choose, I would pick
Brynna, the main character, and I would take her on an all day bike ride in her
adaptive electric bike. She would have a blast!
What was the hardest scene from The Crucible’s Fire: A Story of God’s Faithfulness to write?
Probably
when she was taken off of the ventilator and almost died. That brought back
many emotions. It was a roller coaster of a day.
What made you want to become a writer?
As long
as I can remember I have loved writing and telling stories. I’ve always had a
knack for communicating feelings and emotions, good and bad, to people. Writing
seemed like a natural segway. Also, writing transports you to places you could
never go and allows you to be people you could never be in real life. I want
other people to experience that same joy.
Just for fun
(a Favorite song: - Come Thou Fount
(b Favorite book: Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
(c Favorite
movie: Braveheart
(d Favorite tv
show: Manifest
(e Favorite Food: Breakfast!!
(f Favorite
drink: Texas Pecan coffee
(g Favorite
website: www.thecruciblesfire.org
Thanks so much
for visiting with us today!
About the Author
Matt Parker serves as a high school teacher in rural East Texas and has served as a bi-vocational minister for almost 25 years. He has recently retired from pastoral ministry to develop discipleship materials to encourage the saints and help deepen their walk with the Lord. He is married to Tammy, his high school sweetheart, and together they have four biological children, three adopted children, one granddaughter, and serve as foster parents.
Their youngest daughter, Brynna, was born with severe physical and developmental delays. Over the past decade, Matt has kept friends and family updated on her condition, progress, and their sanctification through email and his ministry blog at The Crucible's Fire.
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