Today I am depleted. The final editing of the novel coupled with my mother-in-law’s imminent death has brought me to the end of myself. My brain, my body, and my soul have been poured out, and I can do no …
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To become compassionate and wise people, we must suffer. Our suffering transforms us. In the lives of believers, God promises to work everything together for good, using it to shape us more into Christ’s image and to turn us into …
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The Christian Writers Guild mentor evaluated my writing as I looked on. She read through samples of my inspirational material, my bible studies, and my novels. “Ready for publication,” she pronounced, complimenting me on my writing and on how I …
Continue Reading →After the joy of Easter, the evidence and logic of the arguments in support of the resurrection presented by theologians and by popular press, and The Bible television series on the History channel these past five weeks, we watch …
Continue Reading →Lord, you never had any intention of leaving your dead body in that tomb. You told your disciples this repeatedly. You are life. Once you had wrapped your deity in human flesh, your body would not undergo decay—it had been written (Ps. …
Continue Reading →In the weeks leading up to his death, Jesus repeatedly told his disciples: “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him …
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Today I signed a publishing contract for my first novel with Koehler Books, the fiction imprint of Morgan James Publishing, a NYC-based business publisher. Of the 5,000 manuscripts they receive yearly, they only publish about 125. Since this is my first …
Continue Reading →“God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to perform through us, He selected me – for God always chooses the weak and the absurd, …
Continue Reading →Jesus spoke and acted in controversial ways. His parables were designed to shock people out of their complacency. He spent time with wicked people. He pushed against the social expectations of what Messiah would be. His birth and class standing …
Continue Reading →My imitation of Christ hits its stumbling point at wifely submission. First, I made a mess of this. We married at ages 17 and 18, expecting our first child and barely able to crawl out of the grimy sinfulness …
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