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.

Living a Faith That Speaks Through Action

There’s a sobering thought that has followed me this week - that one day, my faith will be weighed not just by what I claimed to believe, but also by what my life revealed. The thought surfaced after a recent Bible study where my small group focused on James chapters 1 and 2. Our discussion centred on how genuine faith perseveres through trials and...

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...