Kindness Skeptic
By Stacey Tuttle “It’s because he’s being kind. Just as he was kind to give me the bread. The idea pulls me up short. A kind Peeta Mellark is far more dangerous to me than an unkind one. Kind people have
The Least of These
By Stacey Tuttle Katniss comes from District 12, the coal district. Life there is pretty grim. People are poor and starving, and the working conditions in the mines are bad, at best. It doesn’t seem that there is much good to
The Feast: Greater Love Has No Man Than This
By Stacey Tuttle The game makers offered the tributes a “feast”—at which will be an item they need to survive…and for which they will have to risk their lives. Katniss doesn’t have any needs herself, but if Peeta is to survive,
Fear, a Very Real Weapon
By Stacey Tuttle “All the things I dread most, all the things I dread for others manifest in such vivid detail I can’t help but believe they’re real. … This is the nature of the tracker jacker venom, so carefully
Training for Battle Includes Training for Survival
By Stacey Tuttle Before the games, the tributes were given a time to train. Since they were about to go into a battle to the death, you would expect the training stations would all be combat oriented. Hand-to-hand combat, archery, knife
If God Knew…?
Here's a question I get a lot: My daughter asked if God knows everything and knew that Adam and Eve were going to sin, breaking our relationship with him, then why did he create man? Thanks for helping me with this
Rhema & Logos – What’s the Difference?
While it is true that knowledge is power, it is also often the case that a little bit of knowledge can be a bad thing. This is frequently the case when it comes to referencing the original languages of the
The Hunger Games – Quotes from the Book
Compiled by Stacey Tuttle Please note: imbedded links below will take you to devotions inspired by that particular topic or quote, or click here to see all the Hunger Games inspired Devotions. Back story: Panem “rose up out of the ashes of
Watching Your Highlight Reel
By Stacey Tuttle After the Games, the victors have to sit and watch a highlight reel—their highlight reel. Katniss and Peeta were fortunate because they didn’t have to face that alone; they had each other. Nevertheless, Katniss felt her heart pounding
Distractions, Reminders
By Stacey Tuttle “The idea of the girl with her maimed tongue frightens me. She has reminded me why I’m here. Not to model flashy costumes and eat delicacies. But to die a bloody death while the crowds urge on my
Entertainment is also in the Eye of the Beholder
By Stacey Tuttle “The arenas are historic sites, preserved after the Games. Popular destinations for Capitol residents to visit, to vacation. Go for a month, rewatch the Games, tour the catacombs, visit the sites where the deaths took place. You can
Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
By: Stacey Tuttle “They do surgery in the Capitol to make people appear younger and thinner. In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. You see an elderly person, you want to congratulate
Why The Hunger Games?
By Stacey Tuttle My mom needed something to read at the beach. I had just finished The Hunger Games and offered it to her. A sort of post-apocalyptic grim tale of people who are forced to kill each other? She wasn’t
This Means War – Movie Review
Review by Stacey Tuttle It’s not like I was expecting very much—I mean, the preview looked silly to begin with. In fact, I only went because a friend asked me to join her. I prepared myself to put aside my logical
This Means War: Quotes
Quotes compiled by Stacey Tuttle Sometimes fallling is the best part. I don’t believe in mistakes. It’s mistakes that make us who we are. Don’t choose the better guy. Choose the guy who’s gonna make you the better girl. Click here to read our