If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, I have no good answers. I’ve been right here, except I haven’t been writing a single thing. I had a lot of writing due this past Monday, so when I got it all done I suppose I sort of took my shingle down and refused to write another word for a while. So… Read More
On any given day I can call my parents and quickly be put to shame. Lest you think my mom and dad are some kind of sicko seniors with a penchant for shaming their adult children, let me explain. Granted I’m a freelance writer who works from home and no one is here to look over my shoulder and make… Read More
So what’s your take on authority? You for it? Or, as my Dad might occasionally say in his native Alabama tongue, “you agin’ it?” I’ve found that people generally fall into two camps on authority. We either respond well to it, or we bristle against it. We comply or we rebel. We accept or we protest. We obey or we… Read More
I tend to think of victory as surviving unscathed, walking away with a trophy and energy left over, or remaining standing when all else have fallen. But evidently God has a different idea of victory. I noticed today as I was reading in Deuteronomy 20 that while God promised His people victory over their enemies, He didn’t promise them no… Read More
I’ve been trying to eat a little more healthily lately. It’s not much fun, but the results are good. It means I really have to think about what I’m going to order at some of the places my family eats regularly occasionally. At Wendy’s I’ve started eating a large chili (surprisingly good for you…in comparison) and a small side… Read More
Have you ever been utterly speechless? Have you ever been in one of those situations where someone else has just said or done something so profoundly amazing that you feel the need deep inside to respond somehow, but you can’t? There simply are no words. Maybe you were amazed, thrilled, or blessed so much that you couldn’t respond with words… Read More