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Tony Jones writes historical fiction set in the late Roman world, an age of frontier wars and palace intrigue. His debut trilogy traces the rise of a soldier's son — born to a concubine on the empire's margins — to Constantine the Great, drawn not as a saint or a symbol, but as a man: ambitious, ruthless, and human. He has three adult children, and he lives in Minnesota with his wife and two dogs. ...more

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Tony Jones The only way to write is to write. Tautological as that may be, it's true. If you don't exercise that muscle, it'll go flaccid.

Also, read. A lot.…more
The only way to write is to write. Tautological as that may be, it's true. If you don't exercise that muscle, it'll go flaccid.

Also, read. A lot.(less)
Tony Jones When I was younger, I suffered from writer's block on occasion. That doesn't happen anymore. Once I'm committed to a book (or, for that matter, a blog…moreWhen I was younger, I suffered from writer's block on occasion. That doesn't happen anymore. Once I'm committed to a book (or, for that matter, a blog post), I seem to think about it constantly. So when I sit down to write, my mind is already about 10 pages ahead of the manuscript. The discipline comes in writing those ten pages and allowing my fingers to catch up with my mind.(less)
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"I thought the story was fantastic. The character development was phenomenal.

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“There are two ways,” he told me, “and they are love and not love. I choose love.”
Tony Jones

“God’s power, it turns out, comes in God’s willingness to abdicate power. God saves the world through submission to the point of solidarity with human weakness. Jesus’ final teaching to his disciples was to wash their feet and then tell them to go and do likewise, to act as servants to the world. Too often, Christians have done just the opposite.”
Tony Jones, Did God Kill Jesus?: Searching for Love in History's Most Famous Execution – Essential Biblical Theology on Atonement and Grace

“Paul famously wrote, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”5 How often do we measure Christian ideas and beliefs by these criteria?”
Tony Jones, Did God Kill Jesus?: Searching for Love in History's Most Famous Execution – Essential Biblical Theology on Atonement and Grace

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