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A collage of THE HOT MARBLE characters plus a nerdy Darth Vader.
Jesus
The second person of the Trinity, known by many names including God’s only begotten son, and “God of God, Light of Light, and Very God of Very God.”
Life—Zoe
Easter is near. That reminds me of the words often repeated in John 10: “I lay down my life for my sheep.” There’s more to the word “life” than just a body living or dead. The word for life, “zoe” also means soul. Jesus is pointing to his WHOLE life: his thoughts, creative ideas, emotions, struggles, victories, while his body is still living, all the way to his physical death, and beyond into the resurrected life.
I note that when the Bible refers to Jesus saving souls he is referring to the entire psyche of a person, healing our thoughts, words, and deeds.
Rosemary B. Althoff’s August 2025 Newsletter
This morning I asked the question, “What makes my book stand out from others in its genre?” It took quite some thinking to come up with a reason why people should buy my Soul’s Warfare sci-fi books more than others in the YA sci-fi genre written by equally—at least!—competent authors.
Like other YA and adult novels, my stories are fun to read. Reasonably well-written. Recently, I listened to the Audible version of The Horned Edge. I liked it. Last night I listened to the Audible version of The Cave Chamber. At some parts in the books, I shook my head at the mistakes of a novice author. At other parts I glowed at my brilliance.
Overall, I was entertained. That’s good. But what makes my books outstanding?
I finally thought of some reasons why people should buy my books in particular more than other choices.
- The books’ science is real, and it advocates God’s creation rather than random evolution.
- I openly show my characters wrestling with Christianity and the concept of Jesus as Savior and Lord of the universe throughout their adventures.
- I proclaim a real hope both for right now and for our universe’s future.
So, in my marketing, I can emphasize these reasons to buy and read my books.
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Here is the link to the entire August 2025 Newsletter. I describe my idea for a Church Thriller series, and more.
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God in Science Book Talk by Rosemary Althoff
On April 26, 2025, I gave a Book It talk in Basile, LA, courtesy of Jill Deville World Ministries.
This 36-minute talk describes how common ideas promoted in science influenced me toward atheism—and how, after I became a Christian, scientific concepts reinforced my trust in God.
Watch the Book It talk below on YouTube or listen while you wash the dishes.
“God in Science: Moving Beyond the Atheistic Big Bang Theory”
Four Chapters to Go …
There are only 4 chapters to go on THE HORNED EDGE. I’m at the climax of the story! Getting the action into my manuscript is now like scraping the last delicious bite of chocolate cake off the plate.
I’ve planned out the story, visualized the settings and the action, and have a dramatic ending in mind.
May you totally enjoy in later 2023.
Rosemary Althoff, Author 