Names are important. We'll get to that. Last week I did something that I'd never done before. No, I didn't go bungee jumping or sky...

I am ... I am a writer, an author, a poet. But in my “other” life, I am a missionary, a linguist, a Bible translator (mostly vicariously...

As a newbie author, I'm not a fan of marketing. Yesterday I had an especially bad day with it. Part of me felt like I was being thrown...

Little did I realize what was in store when this phrase swept into my mind a few Sundays ago --and how it would both flatten me and leave...

The words swept into my mind during Sunday worship. Spirit-words dancing on a song. I quickly sat down, grabbed my pen, and scribbled the...

Are you a tenter? I've become one. To be honest, for years I had no interest in camping. That's because years ago when our children were...

Another quote from my novel, followed by the excerpt: Ethan lifted his chin at the glowing orb. “I always preferred moonlight.” “Hmm. Why...

Are you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...

Do you ever feel like an African wildebeest jumping heedlessly into the unknown? I've felt like that ever since I took the plunge into...

The questioning words of my youngest granddaughter. She's obsessed with airplanes. This past weekend, we had her and her older sister for...

Are you familiar with the "Little Miss" book series by Roger Hargreaves? Well, a few years ago my daughter and her family gave me this...

It's been a rough month for me. How about for you? Dear Reader/Follower. I must apologize. I've been pretty quiet on social media of any...

Putao. Where in the world is that? And why am I writing about it? Does this map help you? Or maybe these names will give you more clue:...

I'll be the first to admit that I'm NOT technologically savvy. Up until now, I've done pretty well at learning the basics. But what I've...

About five years ago, I decided to write down everything I could remember of our two years in the Philippines from 1992-1994. Even though...

"So God created man in his own image." --Moses "As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied...

The Droste Effect. Are you familiar with it? According to wise-geek.com, the Droste Effect is, "a special type of visual effect which is...

Today, I read a devotional I'd written in January 2020. Looking back at 2019. Wondering what 2020 would bring. What stood out to me were...