Every so often I pause my philosophizing of writing just to recount the blessings that the craft has brought my way. This is one of those...

“All you need is love, love, Love is all you need.” John Lennon/Paul McCartney To love and be loved is a wonderful thing. The scripture...

“Thank you for your support.” Bartles and Jaymes In the gray predawn of history before computers, a pair of elderly gentlemen did a...

The longest journey begins with a single step. I meet a fair number of people who tell me that they have always wanted to write. I enjoy...

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Paul’s admonishment to his...

“It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth…is life so dear, or peace...

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone; But when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor dog...

“In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves…Let us hear the conclusion of the whole...

When I was a boy, one memorable Saturday morning cartoon character was called the Masked Marauder. You rarely saw the character until the...

I love stories with great characters. Of course, a story has to have a plot, something has to happen between the cover of the book. So, a...

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth...

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. In today’s political climate clouded as it is by a virus, people are being...

The most difficult piece of writing I ever do is the dreaded Author Bio. Every book demands one and they never get easier to do. Perhaps...

“The devil always sends errors into the world in pairs—pairs of opposites. And he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking...

“Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto be Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven…”...

“You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think...

Now I think I know, what you tried to say to me. And how you suffered for your sanity. And how you tried to set them free. They would not...

“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes…and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Psalm 119...

“The most settled thing in science is the price.” Anonymous Since the 1940s. when socialism came into its own as a player in the American...

When it’s time for your villain to act, put yourself in their place. That is solid advice for every writer. Like an actor preparing for a...