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
This has been the summer for dealing with ancillary stuff. As always, my primary goal in the summer is to get some writing done. I have two–make that three–writing projects I am still hoping to work on this summer. But other obligations always seem to get in the way. I have to start off by … More Another delay? It’s all good.
“I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad Buy all of the things I never had…” Bruno Mars’ song Billionaire is a reflection of the way most people in the Western world think these days. If only I had enough money, I would be happy. There are so many statements that talk about money, because … More God’s Billionaire
I just finished completing my evaluation of a book by one of my former students. It was, all in all, a very good book. In fact, I hope to see it in print one day. But one of the questions I had at the end is the inevitable “So What? question. Sure it was entertaining. … More What Themes to Be the Problem?
Yesterday I talked about tenacity and the need to learn it, both as a writer, and for everyday life. Today I am learning–relearning–how much a pain it is to learn how to be tenacious and patient. The clutch work continues. We tried to be as prepared as possible. I made sure we had the right … More Learning Patience Is Not Fun
