Monthly Archives: July 2013

Rapture and Second Coming

In the last five weeks, my wife and I have attended three funerals for relatives and in-laws on her side of the family. That’s enough funerals to last me for awhile. Don’t need any more anytime soon. This past Saturday … Continue reading

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WHEW!

Whew! For over a year now, I’ve spent a good part of most days working on Fancy, my novella series. Actually, I’ve worked on the story off and on for nearly twenty years. You know, writing it, tossing it aside, … Continue reading

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His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Christian songs and other writing can be inspired by any number of things the author may observe. They can come from a deep emotional and spiritual experience or from a simple incident the writer happened upon. Civilla Durfee Martin tells … Continue reading

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Strong Women

A recent Facebook comment got me thinking about authors and the characters they choose for their protagonists. Although antagonists may drive the story so far as keeping the reader interested enough to turn the pages, I think it’s the protagonist … Continue reading

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Sabbath

The other day a friend of mine wrote something on Facebook about being tired and sleeping in on Sunday morning and missing the Sabbath. This puzzled me slightly, since I knew the woman to be a Christian, so I added … Continue reading

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Blessings

My wife Sharon and I have had several recent reminders how fleeting life can be and how blessed we are. —————————————— We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. —————————————— Early in 2012 we lost … Continue reading

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Faith and Works

What do grace and faith mean to a Christian? How about works? If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Paul wrote the book … Continue reading

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Procrastination

How is a procrastinator to deal with the pressures of life, much less the myriad things a writer must do these days? What makes someone procrastinate? —————————————— We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. … Continue reading

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What Price Independence?

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. … Continue reading

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