Karen Zacharias | Karen Zacharias

Christian Bend

"Literary fiction worth its salt should speak to the human condition. CHRISTIAN BEND does not disappoint and will leave you on your feet, tears streaking your face, cheering for more."...
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BURDY

"Prepare to be captivated" Karen Karbo, author of Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life
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Benched

Benched: The Memoirs of Judge Rufe McCombs (Mercer Univ. Press), 1997. Nominee: Georgia Author of the Year
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After the Flag has been Folded

"I adored this book. It is told with such grace and humor and wisdom." Jeannette Walls, author of the NYT Bestseller THE GLASS CASTLE
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Where’s Your Jesus Now?

"Witty, intelligent and a poignant analysis of organized religion today." -- Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump
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Will Jesus Buy Me a Doublewide? ‘Cause I need more room for my plasma TV

“I love a writer that’s not afraid to walk with real people and speak the truth of their lives. Keep shining your light Karen!” -- Jeff Foxworthy
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Mother of Rain: A Novel

"A brilliant gem of a novel. Zacharias is a wonderful writer." --Lee Smith, author of MRS. DARCY AND THE BLUE-EYED STRANGER
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Karly Sheehan: True Crime Story Behind Karly’s Law

"A must read. Compelling and heartbreaking. ANN RULE/ New York Times bestselling author
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Blood Betrayal

The first hint Myrlie had that her boy Dane was up to no good happened on Wednesday night. She’d come into the kitchen through the back door and seen Dane sitting at the dinette table fingering his way through a wad of dollar bills. He[..]
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03 09 , 2021 No Comments
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Afghanistan: The Cycle of War

I woke to dreams of the Afghan people fleeing. I called my friend Xuan the other day. She's a refugee of the Vietnam War. She began weeping as soon as I asked, "How are you?" It's been a difficult couple of weeks for those who've[..]
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24 08 , 2021 1 Comment
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Joseph Galloway: His Weapon Was His Pen

I grew up in a household full of frightened women waiting on that telegram in World War II - Joseph Galloway. On the day Joe Galloway died, I bought a wind-chime and hung it outside my office window. It had to be a certain kind[..]
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21 08 , 2021 4 Comments
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Your Point of View Matters

I read a tweet this week from a gal who said her unvaccinated brother had just died from #Covid at age 30. She remarked that she had all sorts of mixed emotions about his death. Her emotions reminded me of my own mother's death. My[..]
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13 08 , 2021 No Comments
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Wayward Girls

The thing I love most about writing is the thing I love most about being a reader: Being transported to another time and place, meeting new people and becoming engaged in their world. A movie might do that for an hour or two, but[..]
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10 08 , 2021 No Comments
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The Problem with Faith

We had not spoken in four years, not since Trump got elected. She, in fact, told me she took my phone number off her phone after three decades of friendship. We had been the closest of friends. We'd raised kids together, traveled together, shopped together,[..]
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05 08 , 2021 3 Comments
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The Daily Reproachment of Being a Female

He couldn't have been older than twelve, a handsome boy with a narrow jaw and big brown eyes. All decked out in team colors, grey and blue, he had obviously just come from a soccer practice or game. He stood next to his mother in[..]
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02 08 , 2021 4 Comments
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Reclaiming Jesus from the Evangelicals

I asked her if she had read a certain Christian's blog that we both followed at one time. "No," she replied. "I don't keep up with anything out of the Evangelical community any more." I didn't have to ask why; I already knew. The[..]
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24 07 , 2021 1 Comment
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The Road Well-Traveled

I have friends who knew from the time they were young'uns that they wanted to be writers when they grew up. I don't know how a child knows such a thing. I loved reading from an early age but I never gave much thought to[..]
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14 07 , 2021 No Comments
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