Award-Winning, Bestselling Christian Author
WHO DREAMED UP THE IDEA of purgatory—a mudroom for cleaning off the dirt before walking into heaven? The story is strange enough that I included it in my newest book: Strange and Mysterious Stuff from the Bible. Here’s the scoop. This is Strange and …
I PLANNED MY OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY. Big deal. My wife planned another. This past Sunday I was turning another decade, and change. So I had decided a few weeks ago to copy something I saw a German gent do last year when we visited friends there. The …
A FRIEND OF MINE asks God the same question I would ask if I got the chance to ask God just one question. I asked readers who follow my Facebook page what they would ask God if they were allowed to ask just one question. My friend, Erin Cottrell, …
I KILLED OUR FATHER-SON VACATION on day one. Nearly killed myself, too. You can do that when you’re biking down the peak of British Columbia’s Whistler Mountain—venue for skiers in the 2010 Winter Olympics. In summertime, Whistler—with its primo dirt …
This is an article that I’ve printed before in a feature section of the website that will soon be going away. I didn’t want to lose the story from the site, so I’m posting it as a blog so it will stick around for a while longer. …
IT’S A COMMON QUESTION BUT ODD. This Bible question, which comes from Tom Temple (email me Tom for a free book), is common because a lot of people ask it. But it’s odd because in the question, Tom gives some of the answers scholars suggest. Here’s …
IT’S NOT CHRISTIAN to say this. It’s more Hindu, actually. But I’ll say it anyhow. Karma. I’m getting what I deserve. I don’t think it’s because of something wrong that I did in a previous life, as some Hindus and Buddhists might suggest. I’m …
NOT ALL OF MY BOOKS are bestsellers. Some have not sold very well at all. In fact, my favorite book so far – the one I enjoyed writing more than any other, and the one I think is the best book I’ve ever written – crashed and burned. Relatively …
IS IT MURDER to blow the head off an enemy soldier? Or what about executing a prisoner of war captured in the heat of battle – executed because you don’t have enough soldiers to guard him? That’s the Bible Question of the Week. It comes from Tommy …
IN CASE YOU THINK writers stand around all day looking out the window and feeling grateful they’re not working for the man, I’d like to clarify something for you. That’s only partly right. I, for one, do that only from time to time – especially when: …
I WANT A BACKUP SUMP PUMP. Not just any backup sump pump. I want a particular backup sump pump. One that gets high ratings from customers who bought it. Who would want a backup sump pump that got low ratings? Here’s the problem. I can’t find anyone …
IS IT MUTILATION and painful as all get out? That’s pretty much the Bible Question of the Week. It’s similar to a question I dealt with in March: “Ouch. Why did God order circumcision?” Here’s a shortened version of the question, from Pam Lane. She …
