Point #2 from The Great Adventure Manifesto: In the time I have left upon this earth, I will do my best to share my view of what it means to have a personal God and a daily relationship with Him. My writing will—in large part or small—reflect what I believe is an honest portrayal of … More What Really Matters
It’s time to revisit The Great Adventure Manifesto, in which I try to spell out what I believe, and my marching orders for my writing from this point on. Item one is: I believe in the power of stories. Jesus shared stories because He could share Truth in ways that struck deep into the … More The Power of Story
A while back this blog featured what I called The Great Adventure Manifesto, my effort to put into words what I believe and why I write what I write. I am going to take some time in coming weeks to elaborate on that document, focusing on the six points I make toward the end. I … More God’s Calling Is Only Boring If We Ignore It
Since the day that I started pursuing writing seriously back in the 80s, I have written autobiographical books, how-to books, children’s books, and novels in the steampunk, sci-fi and Christian fiction genres. But I have had a project in the back of my mind for at least a couple of decades: the story of Jonathan, … More How to Write a Biblical Novel
Instead of spending the usual time talking to you about my writing experience, I thought this was a good opportunity to share words from a colleague. I have known Celeste perrino Walker professionally for about 25 years (has it been that long?), and during that time I have constantly been impressed not only by the … More The Shaking: An Interview with Celeste perrino Walker, Author
Hey gang: Life is…complicated these days, but that’s usually par for my course. Second week of school, and I am still waiting for things to settle down. Broke one of my cardinal rules and agreed to serve on a committee that meets RIGHT during my writing time. But there was pressure…no more excuses. Monday, Labor … More Words from the Audience
Leave it to a fellow Christian writer, a friend and somewhat of a protege to dub the stuff I am coming up with as part of a new genre. Celeste perrino Walker is the co-author of The Eleventh Hour, Midnight Hour and author of at least a dozen other great Christian books. Take a look … More The Birth of a New Genre?
I am a week into my 17th year of teaching university, and as usual, the stress level lessens a great deal after week one. I am teaching four classes plus an independent study, and everything has flowed pretty good this week, so I am happy. One of those classes is brand new, and since it … More Week One Is History
About a dozen years ago, I was invited to team-teach an Honors class at our University entitled “Christianity and Science Fiction.” Some of my colleagues suggested that it should be called “Christianity vs. Science Fiction,” but that was not the point. From my perspective, both inspirational fiction and science fiction deal with the same challenge: … More Why Not Christian Science Fiction?
And finally, here is the exciting conclusion of the segment on The Battle of Michmash, taken from my new book, Chosen: It took about two hours for Abner to march the bulk of Israel’s army the eight miles to Geba. When he arrived at noon, Saul had committed the garrison at Geba to an … More “Chosen: The Battle of Michmash: Part 3”
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