So last month, I spent a Monday night seated in front of my computer. My wife would tell you that this, in and of itself, is not unusual. But that particular night, I was watching the liveblog for the Christy Awards. As some of you may know, my book, Numb,…
Today’s the big day! Kynetic: On Target is now available exclusively through Amazon. Go grab a copy (or download a copy or however you put it) today! Sometimes you’re the hunter. Sometimes you’re the target… The amateur superhero Kynetic knows what she wants: her own vigilante license from the government…
I sometimes joke with the members of my congregation that I have hundreds of questions I’m going to ask God when I get to heaven. Some of them are trivial things, stuff that really doesn’t matter. But some of them have to do with some of the enduring questions that…
Well, I had good intentions. I really do want to try to pound out a lot of words each week, but in this case, I think I’m proceeding cautiously to get the lay of the land. I really do like what I’m seeing. I’m having fun. I’m just doing it…
So, yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a Wordcount Wednesday report. So here’s what’s been going on: Failstate: Nemesis I’ve been working on the official edit for the third Failstate book, Failstate: Nemesis. Right now, we’re about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the manuscript. It’s been…
So last week, I wrote about what it means to pray in Jesus’ name, how that isn’t a magic formula that somehow turns God into a wish-granting genie. That’s usually what we hope for when we approach God in prayer. Yes, we may try to dress up our requests in…
In case you missed the news from earlier this week, the cover art for the third Failstate book, entitled Failstate: Nemesis, was revealed by my recently renamed publisher, Enclave Publishing. Check out the shiny artwork: If you want to learn more about the plot, check out the book’s information page.…
Okay, before I tell this story, I need to start with this caveat: Everything I’m about to tell you is absolutely true. It may sound ridiculous, but I promise, I am not making any of this up. So this past Sunday, we had a double baptism at my congregation, two…
With everything that’s been going on in my life lately, I think it’s understandable that a few things have dropped off my radar. For example, my blog here went dark for two weeks. I didn’t get a whole lot of writing done. And, believe it or not, I kind of…
So does truly successful prayer involve magic words? It may seem like that at times, doesn’t it? We bring our prayers and requests to God. We know we need help with some problem that’s bigger than us, and we know that He should be able to help us. But even…