As I probably mentioned, I am working on the very rough draft for “Infinity’s Reach,” the post-apocalyptic retelling of Pilgrim’s Progress. My experience in the past week or so has very much been a revisit of the principles of “the best laid schemes of mice and men often going awry” (with apologies to Robert Burns) … More Triple Play
I’ve had pretty good luck in the past few years with sermons I have heard linking up with what’s going on in my own life. This past Saturday was one of those occasions. Our pastor, Mic Thurber, (we’ll miss you, Mic!) spoke on worry. He said there was was always something to worry about, but … More I’m Not Worried…
Ch. 2: A LIFE FORGOTTEN The next few minutes were surreal. The stranger had said he would help us escape. I don’t know what I was expecting; maybe for him to come riding down on a white horse and sweep us up, or maybe ride in in some kind of tank. But he didn’t … More Ch. 2 – A Life Forgotten
Chapter One The sun baked our brown bikinied bodies, and we reveled in it. Four of us—Marcie, Kimmy, Infinity and me, Ellie—were on permanent spring break. School was out, and we had no plans to ever return—ever. The resort that Kimmy had found was just yummy. The pool boys brought us towels when we got … More Infinity’s Reach–Chapter One
The Fourth is over with. I have gone through two textbooks. I am a standstill with the website. And my daughter leaves for Portland tonight for almost two weeks. My excuses are over with. Time to put words on paper. I promised my readers and I promised myself that I would finish–or at least work … More This Time for Sure…
I have a pet that is very ill. My dog, Cooper, is having seizures. They started about a year ago. My wife and I were home one afternoon when his eyes suddenly grew wide, his legs splayed and his claws were flexed tense. We tried to keep him calm until the seizure ended about 30 … More The Elephant in the Room
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” –Mark 8:36 I was never any good at public relations. Mind you, I was never one of those who believed that all public relations people had to be liars. No, I know that public relations is … More Selling Your Soul
Today is brochure day. I guess I am just easy. I was asked at the end of last week to write a series of brochures for the enrollment department of my university. When I got down to listing them, I found there were a total of 20. You heard me. The big two-oh. So I … More Brochure, Bro, Brochure
First of all, I want you to know that I truly enjoy a good western. I haven’t always felt that way. Growing up with a father who read westerns and wanted John Wayne movies, I saw my share of schlock. And that, I think, is what has led to the demise of the genre. The … More Why I like westerns, and the demise of the genre
When I was just a little shaver, time and time again my mother would pull me aside and tell me, “You are special, and God has something special He wants you to do with your life.” I grew up believing this, wondering what that special thing was that God wanted me to do. I went … More How to Know God’s Will
The Great Adventure 