Calling the American church out of the shallows and into the deeper waters of the faith
I mentioned a few posts ago that I was hoping to do a summer ‘book club’ of sorts, using Ray Bradbury’s SciFi classic, The Martian Chronicles. Since The Martian Chronicles is really a collection of short stories even more than a novel, it lends itself to being read in chunks pretty well. What I’d like … Read More “A Summer with Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles”” »
I’m sure many of my readers are also fans of my friend, Wayne Thomas Batson, so you probably already know he has a new book coming out, the first book in his new Dreamtreaders series. He’s hoping those of you thinking about buying it will participate in his Amazon blitz to help raise the book’s … Read More “Dreamtreaders Blitz” »
This Thursday, March 20th, CBD will be selling “The Darker Road” as an eBook for just $1.99. It’s part of their “Daily Deals” program. In order to take advantage of this deal, follow the link below and sign up for notification of their daily deals. Then, when you get the email on Thursday about the … Read More ““The Darker Road” for just $1.99″ »
Realm Makers Blog Voyagers – you are in the right place, even if the post below might not immediately confirm that… My son is a high school wrestler. As a former basketball player, it has been quite an experience watching his wrestling career unfold. Here is some of what I’ve learned. Wrestlers work really, really … Read More “The Finding and Forging of Fellowship” »
There’s an inertia that can set in when something like semi-regular blogging gets set aside for something pressing. In my case, it was the final push to finish my novel The Colder Moon before my 12/31/13 deadline. All my available time was poured into making my deadline (which I did, by the way, with a … Read More “Breaking the Cycle” »
So the Scavenger Hunt ended on Friday, and now we have the winners! They are: The Grand Prize winner: Renee Manning 2nd Prize: Chris Morcom 3rd Prize: Christa Scott Congratulations! And thanks to all the authors and readers who participated.
Yes, it is true that the United States will spend today remembering the assassination of JFK, and I suppose that this is appropriate. He was not a just a president but an iconic figure, and his death is a landmark moment in time. And yet, for me, today is the 50th anniversary of something much … Read More “Remembering Jack” »
Well, I knew it would be tough to hit my 20 pages a week goal this week, and I didn’t get there. However, I did manage to get 15 done, and I feel pretty good about that. Given the busyness, it wasn’t a bad job. What’s more, while I haven’t managed the 60 I would … Read More “Weekly Goal – Take 3” »
It’s time for my Midweek Recommendation, in which I commend to your attention books or music or movies or anything I find worth recommending. Go watch a high school football game. That’s my midweek recommendation. Now, I know some of you aren’t sports fans, so you can feel free to ignore this. For those of … Read More “High School Football” »
Well, it is the end of the second week since setting for myself the goal of 20 pages a week. And, for the second week, I ended up with two complete chapters, totaling 19 pages. So, while I technically fell short, I’m pretty pleased that in the last two weeks I’ve been able to crank … Read More “Weekly Goal – Take 2” »
