About the Author
Bible characters and events spring to life as Arlene Pinkley Ussery skillfully blends her vivid imagination with her experience of living in Israel and studying the Bible, history, and culture. A master-handler of language, Ussery’s stories both comfort and challenge. Readers around the world love the lucid style and fictional intrigue of her growing collection of interwoven tales which can be enjoyed in any order.
The rich atmosphere of ancient Israel and complex characters pulsing with personality and deep emotion draw readers into a virtual reality experience. As characters deal with timeless issues, readers have the opportunity to consider life's important, but often neglected subjects, gleaning timeless insights to carry back into the modern world.
Arlene’s roles as mother, teacher, pastor's wife, friend, pastor, and grandmother, equip her to identify with the concerns and needs of a wide variety of people—from infants to those over one-hundred years of age. She has felt their pain and her own. Her wide range of personal interests bring her descriptions natural authenticity.
Arlene lives in California with her husband. For more than forty years they have worked together raising their three children and pastoring churches in both rural and urban areas. As their children dispersed around the world, they often visit them and join in their ministries. Interaction abroad, in addition to studying in Israel, widened Arlene's perspective on life, deepening her understanding of non-American cultures, values, and perceptions. Her varied life experiences contribute to the authenticity of her writing, making it empathetic and warmly human.
A challenging speaker, Arlene shares research on the benefits of good literature and insights on how essential the right stories are in enabling individuals, groups, and even whole societies to achieve their divine destiny. Selection can be made from a wide variety of topics and presentations modified to fit varying time allotments, meeting styles, and both secular and religious clientele.
The rich atmosphere of ancient Israel and complex characters pulsing with personality and deep emotion draw readers into a virtual reality experience. As characters deal with timeless issues, readers have the opportunity to consider life's important, but often neglected subjects, gleaning timeless insights to carry back into the modern world.
Arlene’s roles as mother, teacher, pastor's wife, friend, pastor, and grandmother, equip her to identify with the concerns and needs of a wide variety of people—from infants to those over one-hundred years of age. She has felt their pain and her own. Her wide range of personal interests bring her descriptions natural authenticity.
Arlene lives in California with her husband. For more than forty years they have worked together raising their three children and pastoring churches in both rural and urban areas. As their children dispersed around the world, they often visit them and join in their ministries. Interaction abroad, in addition to studying in Israel, widened Arlene's perspective on life, deepening her understanding of non-American cultures, values, and perceptions. Her varied life experiences contribute to the authenticity of her writing, making it empathetic and warmly human.
A challenging speaker, Arlene shares research on the benefits of good literature and insights on how essential the right stories are in enabling individuals, groups, and even whole societies to achieve their divine destiny. Selection can be made from a wide variety of topics and presentations modified to fit varying time allotments, meeting styles, and both secular and religious clientele.