• July Author of the Month: David Ivey

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    Our July Author of the Month selection is David Ivey, author of the upcoming release Know the God of Scripture: A Read Through the Bible Study Guide (Volume 1). I want to introduce you to Mr. Ivey and share what the editorial team loved about his manuscript. Meet David Ivey, husband, father, grandfather, business owner, church planter, coach, public school teacher, and Bible teacher at First Baptist Merritt Island. He earned his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Louisiana State University, which he put into practice as an engineer on the space shuttle program for ten years. He earned his master’s…

  • June Author of the Month; Sarah Marie Patterson

    June Author of the Month: Sarah Patterson

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    Sarah Marie Patterson, a Christian doctor and writer native to Phoenix, Arizona, graciously shares the inner workings of her heart and soul with all who are willing to listen through powerful poetry. Her experiences as a woman dealing with mental illness, unexpected heartbreak, and harsh challenges during her medical career prove that there is nothing that cannot be overcome with the strength and support of friends, family, and most importantly, our Heavenly Father. Keep reading to learn more about Sarah Marie Patterson, our Xulon Press June Author of the Month. Sarah’s Poetry Collections In her three-book series of poetry collections,…

  • Nicholas Papanicolaou, author of Islam vs. the United States

    Author of the Month: Nicholas Papanicolaou

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     Xulon author Nicholas Papanicolaou is no stranger to hard work. Born in Athens, Greece, he came to the United States when he was sixteen to attend boarding school in Massachusetts. After earning a bachelors degree in Economics from Harvard, a masters in Business Administration from Columbia, and a doctorate in Theology from Phoenix University of Theology, he went on to a successful business career, and later made his mark as one of the founding members of the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations”, a NGO registered in Vienna. It was his international background which laid the framework for his first book, Islam…

  • perfectionism, Christian author, Xulon Press, Tiffany Wasson

    How One Christian Author Shed the Weight of Perfectionism

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    The pressure of perfectionism finds everyone at some point in life. Author Tiffany Wasson struggled with it in her personal and Christian life: the wife of an aspiring pastor, mother of two young sons and devoted member within the body of Christ. Until she attended a woman’s conference three years ago, which sparked the realization that perfection is impossible—except through God. “My whole life I have strived for perfection in every way: in my Christian role, in my physical appearance, etc. Through breaking that belief, the Word revealed to me that nothing is perfect,” she says. With her new book, Running Mascara: Embracing the Beauty of…