Calling the American church out of the shallows and into the deeper waters of the faith
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. So, as I wrote about ‘the Surprising Word’ in my Sunday Reflection, I realized that I needed to use my Midweek Recommendation on “As I walked out one evening,” a poem … Read More “Your Crooked Neighbor” »
It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. Last Sunday I wrote about the joy of knowing (and using) the ‘right word’ in any given situation. The more you read and experience the English language, the more … Read More “The Surprising Word” »
It’s time for my Friday Fun post, in which I offer nothing more than perhaps an opportunity for some amusement. All right, well, this week’s ‘Friday Fun’ may only be fun for me, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take! A few months ago I watched the 1986 cult class Highlander with some friends. … Read More “There can be only one!” »
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. All right, so maybe I’m cheating a little bit, but I’m going to talk about my new novel The Darker Road for this week’s ‘midweek recommendation.’ For those of you who … Read More “The Darker Road (at last)” »
It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. Have you ever been in a conversation where the person you were talking to started a sentence, then paused, seeming to search for not any word, but a particular … Read More “The Right Word” »
It’s time for my Friday Fun post, in which I offer nothing more than perhaps an opportunity for some amusement. Today’s edition of “Friday Fun” involves the caption game. Simply post a comment with your suggestion for a caption to the following photo… Here’s my suggestion… “NO! Not Twilight again!” And you? Where would you … Read More “Friday Fun – The Caption Game” »
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. Last week for my midweek recommendation I offered Ender’s Game for your reading enjoyment. This week, I’m going to break out of the Fantasy/Sci-Fi world and recommend A River Runs Through … Read More “A River Runs Through It” »
It’s time for my Sunday Reflection, in which I post some of my thoughts on almost any issue connected to writing, faith or life in general. We go to great lengths to minimize our view of sin – at least our view of our own sin. We rationalize, we excuse and we compare ourselves to … Read More “Serious Wounds” »
It’s time for my Friday Fun post, in which I offer nothing more than perhaps an opportunity for some amusement. All right, it’s Friday and time to prepare for the weekend with a little fun. This week, I offer you the ‘Awful Lyrics’ game. The goal is to submit lines from songs that you believe … Read More “Friday Fun – The Awful Lyrics Game” »
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. As I mentioned in my Sunday Reflection on ‘belonging,’ I am setting out to keep a more regular blog schedule. My plan is to do the following: Sunday – Post a … Read More “Ender’s Game” »
