Maressa Mortimer

My name is Maressa Mortimer, and I’m Dutch. I live in the beautiful Cotswolds, England, with my husband who is a pastor. We have four (adopted) children. My debut novel, Sapphire Beach, was published December 2019. I’m a homeschool mum, so my writing has to be done in the evening when peace and quiet descends on our house once more. I love exploring questions of faith using novels, as it helps me to see what faith looks like in daily life.

Christians Need the Gospel Too

I was recently watching American Gospel with a life group I am part of, and it sparked a thought that would not leave me. We talk about the gospel so often as though it is only for those who are not yet believers. The picture that comes to mind is an altar call, an evangelistic rally, or someone hearing about Jesus for the very first time....

Heavenly Adoption: The beginning of our spiritual childhood

“Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,” Ephesians 1:5 Do you...