Calling the American church out of the shallows and into the deeper waters of the faith
The title of this entry is borrowed from a Charlie Peacock lyric, taken from my favorite song of his, “In the Light.” (Yes, Charlie Peacock wrote “In the Light,” not DC Talk.) The full verse that the lyric is pulled from is quoted below: The disease of the self runs through my blood Like a … Read More “A Cancer Fatal To My Soul” »
One of my habits is stopping at McDonald’s on my way to work for a drink and a few minutes of quiet reading. I get up pretty early, a little after five, and I’m usually in my booth before six with drink in hand and book before me. I was never a ‘morning person,’ not … Read More “Quiet Places” »
For all those fans of The Binding of the Blade who were sad when it ended with All My Holy Mountain, this might come as a bit of good news. I’ve begun discussion with P&R about writing a few stories/vignettes from the world and history of Kirthanin, with the thought that we’d make them available … Read More “Bonus BOTB” »
With less to say about my own writing than I’d like, I’m going to be doing more blogging about books I’ve read or am reading. I’m starting today with a post about a quote from Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. (I’m reading Gilead because Jonathan Rogers recommended it highly to me while we were on the … Read More “Of Scribes & Prophets” »
When I finished All My Holy Mountain in the spring of 2006, it never occurred to me that its release in 2008 would come and go without my having a contract for another book. To be sure, I didn’t know which of my various ideas would be in print or under contract, but I felt … Read More “Destination Unknown” »
Christmas has come and gone once more, and now the dawning of the New Year awaits. For children, it is so hard to let Christmas go as it fades in the rearview mirror. After all, there is so much anticipation and build up, they feel it is somehow wrong that the day can simply pass … Read More “What Did You Get?” »
Over the course of the Motiv8 blog tour we’ve been running since October, I’ve had thoughts along the way about things I’d like to blog about when it was finished. Of course, there wasn’t any stipulation that we had to leave our posts up all week about the author of the week, so I could … Read More “Back in the Saddle” »
This past Sunday, good friends of ours lost their 19 month old boy, Jordan. He had a rare condition, which I won’t try to explain here, but even though he faced serious challenges to his health, his older brother, Josh, who has the same condition, is almost 11. In short, Josh has beaten the odds … Read More “Gratitude in the face of sorrow” »
As this week is the week that the authors on the Fantasy Fiction Tour ’08 are going to be posting about me, I thought I’d put up a short introduction to me & to my works for those who might come by to see a bit more about who I am. My name is L.B., … Read More “A Brief Introduction” »
From now until shortly before Christmas, the authors involved in the Fantasy Fiction Tour ’08 will be collaborating on a joint blog tour. We’ll be focusing each Monday – or thereabouts – on a different author each week. Our hope is to encourage readers who have experienced one or two of us and our work, … Read More “Motiv8 Blog Tour” »
