This week The Sparking Faith Podcast will focus on the armor of God in Ephesians chapter 6. Superheroes, stickers and sports help us understand how to approach the spiritual battle of life. Listen to each two-minute episode on your favorite podcast, or at the website www.sparkingfaith.com.
A blast from the past. That’s me — the tall one in a shirt! What do you think is happening? Who am I saving? How many stitches did I need after this feat? The real story? Zero stitches needed. I was baby sitting the bear for a friend building a new house. He wasn’t a …
I have a confession to make. I usually don’t read romance novels. However, my wife loves the books by Johnnie Alexander. Since I am working to improve my writing craft, I decided to try a new genre. So I picked up one of Johnnie’s latest books. The Cryptographer’s Dilemma was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed …
This Sunday, June 26, I will be filling the pulpit for Jeremiah Holcomb who is vacationing with his family. Jeremiah preaches for the Refuge Christian Church in Eudora, KS. My mother attends here. I’m looking forward to speaking on “Five Factors for Following Jesus.” The message is based on Luke 9:46-62.
What story do you see in this photo? It is part of my inspiration for my WIP historical novel about a small boy growing up in the Ozarks at the end of the Great Depression. I imagine his grandma looked like this. This is a photo of my great grandmother taken on her cabin porch. …
During part of my youth, we lived in the country. Sometimes my brother and I would pluck long stalks of grass. You know, the ones with a big seed head on the end? We’d clamp the stem end in our teeth and let the head hang out front. I don’t know why. I guess we …
Junior high boys never admit they cry. I’m no longer a junior high boy, so I can admit it now. The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings made me cry when I attended junior high. It is the first book to impact me with such strong emotions. I identified with Jody and stayed up late at night …
Last Friday I visited the Central Christian College of the Bible library looking for some books on culture and customs of the Bible. This will be useful for the Warrior project. Patty Agee was super helpful. I also picked up a couple of books in the bookstore. Can’t wait to finish the rewrite of Ozark …
I just made progress on Growing Up Ozark Poor! So far I’m 20% complete on the Editing phase.
I’ve made a lot of progress in setting up the site. Though I’ve used WordPress before, the Astra theme had a bit of a learning curve. I also needed to find a plugin to display the recent posts on the home page in the way I want. Now to move on to the subscriptions pieces. …