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Know Jack #258 Point Upward.
What do you kind of person do your wish for your child to become? Solomon advised parents to train up a child in the way they should go...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 16, 20203 min read


Lost Crusader #71 Peace on Earth
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” So proclaimed the angels attending the birth of Christ...but...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 16, 20202 min read


Know Jack #257 Sharing
“It’s not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.” James Russell Lowell Contrary to what merchants tell...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Lost Crusader #70 Christmas Greetings
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” It’s that time of year when people are busy with Christmas...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Know Jack #256 Christmas Takeover
I find it sad and amusing at the same time when Christmas rolls around to hear those inside and outside of Christianity pontificate on...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 14, 20202 min read


Lost Crusader #69 The Wise Seek Him
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem...there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem saying, ‘Where is he that is born king of the...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 14, 20202 min read


Lost Crusader #68 A Christmas Gift
The person who has applied their heart to know God has more need to be reminded than to be instructed. “Wherefore I put you in...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 9, 20202 min read


Know Jack #255 Tell Me a Story
I know a woman who makes the most incredible tasting cinnamon rolls. She never eats them because she doesn’t like cinnamon. I know, I...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 9, 20202 min read


Know Jack #254 Day of Infamy
Since it was a bit before even my time, when President Roosevelt was on the radio declaring December 7th a date that would live in...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 7, 20201 min read


Know Jack #253 Free Public Education
I had breakfast this morning with a small group of educators. It reminded me of my tours of tuna canneries and sausage factories—never...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 6, 20203 min read


Lost Crusader #67 Practice What You Preach?
“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Ps 61 You have...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 6, 20202 min read


Know Jack #252 Gifts
Every soul is born with a gift of God and a measure of faith by which to exercise it. I have a gift for words—spoken and written. That...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 4, 20201 min read


Lost Crusader #66 Spiritual Fruit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 4, 20203 min read


The Wallet--a Synopsis
The Wallet is the story of a man named Jay Donne who is still deeply in mourning for his wife five years after her accidental death. Jay...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 3, 20201 min read


Know Jack #251 Can’t Please Everyone, So--
I am mostly a writer of fiction. Paranormal and supernatural fiction, to be more precise. I write about werewolves, ghosts, witches,...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Know Jack #251 Modern Monsters
Writers and those who give voice to dissent are always the first line of defense in a free society. They are also the first targets of...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 2, 20202 min read


Know Jack #250 Common Good
I read on Facebook, so it must be true, that if you act like a smartass, but you’re not smart—you’re just an ass. I’ll embrace my...

Jack LaFountain
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Know Jack #249 The New Mantra
As a writer, I have to be mindful of the words I use. No, not because they will offend somebody—that’s the last reason in the world I’d...

Jack LaFountain
Nov 30, 20202 min read


Know Jack #248 The Face of Fear
Every person experiences fear at some point in their lives. Fear is an emotional response and like all emotional responses cannot be...

Jack LaFountain
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Lost Crusader #65 Prayer
. Prayer has been defined as talking to God. I offer a slightly different take—prayer is communicating with God. Prayer is a...

Jack LaFountain
Nov 29, 20203 min read
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