So what is Realm Makers? It is the preeminent conference for writers of Christian speculative fiction. This past weekend, somewhere around 150 people gathered in St. Louis to listen to keynote speaker Robert Liparulo, attend classes and seminars on the craft of writing, pitch to agents and editors, and generally…
In the past few months, I’ve gotten into something that I never thought I would be interested in. I blame my wife. It’s usually her fault when this sort of thing happens. I’ve been watching a lot of cooking shows lately. Like I said, it’s my wife’s fault. She loaded…
Last week, we saw that there’s nothing we can do to save ourselves. It is by grace we have been saved, through faith, and not by works. So does that mean we’re off the hook? Forget about doing good deeds and just not worry about how we live our lives?…
This is post 3 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
This is post 2 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…
One of the most famous lines written by Paul is Ephesians 2:8-9–“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” This verse makes it pretty clear. The good works we…
Let me tell you a little story about brainstorming my current work-in-progress, Book #1 of the Iron Staff Trilogy.
When Jesus was in the middle of His ministry, He actually sent out His disciples with a mission. As He sent them out, He gave them some unusual orders: He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts;…
Okay, so I’m a little tardy to the party… …ugh, I hate myself for writing that right now. Anyway, I know, Ant-Man has been out in theaters for, like, a whole three days (which, at this point, is like almost out the door in the modern movie industry), and that…
This is post 1 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…