In much of my work, I depend on the expertise of others. Though I don't necessarily agree with everything on these sites, you can learn more about these issues at the following links:
About Domestic Violence:
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
About Homosexuality and the Church:
Reaching Homosexual Individuals
Homosexual Resource list from Focus on the Family
Writing Resources
(The first is a book you cannot live without. The rest are conferences, which should be your FIRST priority if you want to be a writer. Writing is a secret society. To enter, you must learn to speak the language!)
Sally Stuart's Christian Writer's Market Guide
New Mexico Writer's Conference
Mt. Hermon's Writer's Conference
Colorado Christian Writer's Conference
Write to Publish, Chicago, Illinois
Some of My Favorite Guilty Pleasures:
Other Writers You Might Consider:
Some Really Great Books:
The Taking (Dean Koonz)
East of the Mountains (David Guterson)
Eve Green (Susan Fletcher)
Peace Like a River (Leif Enger)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Blessings (Anna Quindlen)