A Happy Mother’s Day message
I didn’t know what to give Mom for a Happy Mother’s Day. Frail, newly blind. Can't have much candy. Can't see flowers. So, I sent her this.
Happy & Sad Mother’s Day
I WONDER what percentage of folks are happy about Mother’s Day this year, compared to how many are sad, mad, or bitter about it. I got flowers for my wife this year. She says flowers are important to her. They’re just expensive to me. She …
Please pardon my glitches
I’M FEELING PAUL’S PAIN. On his voyage to Rome for trial in Caesar’s supreme court, his ship broke apart off the coast of the island of Malta. He must have been feeling lucky when he made it to shore alive and about the time a …
#1 Bible Atlas for $10, 10 words
HERE’S THE UTTER SHOCK OF IT. I was just getting started writing this article to promote the baby-brand-new Casual English Bible New Testament Atlas that I self-published through Amazon on Friday. (No, publishers didn’t turn me down. I …
Who’s the “Us” God said created us?
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 …
I’m a writer gone to the dogs
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 …
When a book flops
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 kill in war?
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 …
Me: One writer’s to-do list
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: …
Shameless persistence in prayer
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 …
Circumcision: a little off the top
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 …
Not a positive book review
SOMEONE YELLED AT ME. Not with a voice, but with machine-gunned exclamation points. They did it in a book review I read yesterday, though it was written several months ago. The reviewer goes by the nickname of CB. CB’s review is below in bold …