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Tried and True: Learning to Rely on God
When do we most need to trust the Lord? [Lord,] those who really know you will trust you completely, for you faithfully stand with those who depend on you.
Motivation to Write: A Faith-Based Guide for Aspiring Authors
What do you care about? What gets your blood boiling? What makes you roar with laughter? What human suffering have you seen that makes you wince in sympathetic pain?
Satisfaction: The Tension Between Contentment and Desire
What does it mean to “stir up God’s gift”? How do we do that? Don’t be lazy or casual about your service, but diligently seek to please the Lord.
Faith, Family, Football—and a Few Side-Effects
People keep asking how I’m doing, so I figure it’s time for an official report. I’m about halfway through nine weeks of radiation for prostate cancer.
The Word Spectrum: Making Truth Real Through Colorful Scenes
Both metaphor and simile are points of color, illuminations that give the rest of the story special life by their reflections.
Simplicity or Complexity: Understanding Through God’s Eyes
What about children is so important that we can’t enter the Kingdom without it? What does it mean to be humble?
Talent: Why It’s Overrated—and What Really Fuels Great Writing
For Writers who Wonder If They’re “Good Enough” Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
Captivated: The Power of What Holds Our Attention
What is the antidote for desiring what isn’t good for us? Turn my eyes from lusting after that which cannot satisfy, but let me live by your words.
Bestselling Books Gathering Dust on the Shelf
Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does.
The Truth About Acceptance: Our Right or Wrong Choices
What does it mean to call “heaven and earth” as witnesses? How can we better understand that God is our life, and without him, we are dead?
Growing Your Writing Talents with the Growth Pyramid Framework
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
God Who Grows the Story
How can we recognize God’s presence? To what extent is God involved in the weather ? Why? How concerned should we be for what sinners and unbelievers might do to us?