Interview with Rebekah: Main Character Monday

Interview with Rebekah: Main Character Monday

No. I didn’t forget to give the last name for this interview with Rebekah on Main Character Monday. Rebekah comes to us from the Biblical fiction novel, Cost & Crown by Donna K. Stearns. With Rebekah hailing from the times right after Jesus ascended into heaven, her last name is not given. Cost & Crown is from Elk Lake Publishing and is available in both eBook and paperback formats.

Rebekah, let’s start this interview with a little more information about you. Give us all the important details.

I’m learning, like my father, Peter, to keep my thoughts from spewing out before my mind has had a chance to engage. Also, I’m not crazy about nanny goats who think they are smarter than I am. I like it even less when the nanny goat is right. My nanny goat taught me through the words of Yeshua, some things are just spilled milk … no need to worry.

Tell me something about you that readers may find surprising?

Is is ok to give you two? They are connected. My father is the fisherman, Simon Peter. Didn’t know he had a daughter?
Well, Donna Stearns decided he had a wife, so he could have had a daughter. That’s how I came to be. The second thing is, I wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps. I would have liked nothing better than to be out on the sea and feel the spray of water in my face and watch the sun come up over the hills and glisten like diamonds hopping on the gentle waves. But being a girl, my dream didn’t come to pass. I could only imagine the gossip in the marketplace if I were out on a boat with the men. 

What is your favorite book of the Old Testament?

For fun I would say Jonah because it is the tale of the man getting hooked by the fish. But really, Isaiah is my favorite. This prophet tells us so much about Yeshua, describes his suffering and his victory … I saw both firsthand. Never has there been so great a love.

Is there a book of the Bible you have trouble getting through?

Numbers … need I say more.

If you could meet anyone from scripture, excluding Jesus, who would it be?

Elijah. I saw John the Baptist who Yeshua said was Elijah. But to meet him, hear what it was like to go up along with the chariot of fire … never taste death … I’ve seen too much of death over the years.

Jesus had twelve disciples. Which one are you most like?

I would have to say my Papa, Peter.

Jesus says we are to be His light in the world. What does this mean to you?

There is no amount of suffering, persecution, or trials that can extinguish the light of life and glory the Lord has shared with his followers … the light of life living inside us. He shines through. It is how we share his light with others … by living and loving as he lived before us. We can’t do it if He isn’t our light. If He live within, He will shine through us so others may see and believe.

If you could leave readers with one message, what would it be?

Remember, we live by faith not by sight. But there is coming a day when faith will fade in the light of Yeshua, our coming
King, and we will see him face to face.

Now, I’d like to finish our interview with some just for fun questions. If you could have a superpower, what one would you choose?

Flying … to soar above the clouds and maybe experience a little of what Elijah experienced. One day I will have my
superpower.

If offered the opportunity would you choose to travel in space?

Only when the chariots of fire and holy angels come to carry me home.

Dark or Milk Chocolate? Dark

Roses or Daisies? Daisies … a happy flower.

Salad or Soup? Soup, what’s a salad?

And finally, how would you describe Donna K. Stearns using only three words?

True, faithful, hopeful

I want to thank Rebekah for joining us today. Also, thank you to Donna K. Stearns who allowed us this interview with Rebekah. Readers, don’t leave yet. Keep reading to find out more about Donna K. Stearns and Cost & Crown.

More About the Author

Donna K. Stearns’s second biblical fiction novel, Cost & Crown is a sequel to her debut novel, The Nazarene’s Price. She has published teen short stories, articles, bible studies, and devotions. Donna enjoys leading a Precept Bible Study and directing a children’s Christian day camp. Her website https://wordpress.believe4147.wordpress.com contains over 1500 inspirational blog posts. When not writing, Donna enjoys a brisk walk, time with family and friends, and dark chocolate.

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More About the Book

“The kingdom of God has come to us, and our lives will never be the same.”

Rebekah sniffed the air and turned toward the sea. “Do you ever miss it, James—the smells, the sound of the water washing the shore?”

James gazed out across the waves, and tears welled in his eyes. “I miss Yeshua.”

Rebekah understood James’s heartache. Before Yeshua ascended into the heavens, he promised to return for his followers. Years passed. Persecution increased. Yeshua’s face grew dim. Remaining strong was easier when he walked by their side, when life remained simple, and persecution lived in the future not the present. Rebekah questioned the cup of suffering she would be asked to drink. Would her faith fail her when the cost meant more loss? Would the waiting crown be worth the present pain? Where would she find strength to endure?

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Read my review of The Nazarene’s Price (the first in the series, but they don’t have to be read in order)