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?…
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…
So what do you picture when you see or hear the phrase “wise men?” A lot of you, I suspect, had a flash of a nativity creche: Mary and Joseph huddled over an infant resting in a feeding trough; clean-cut and respectable shepherds coming in from the fields with their…
Wow. Interesting week. Very interesting week. So let’s get rolling: The R-Rated Bible Big news on this front. I finished the first draft this week. As of right now, it clocks in at 34,963 words. And I feel pretty good about it. I think it all came together. I managed…
Wow, what a week. I don’t know how I did it, but over the past seven days, I’ve added 8,081 words to the R-Rated Bible, meaning that the book is now at 28,282 words. Overall, I’m pretty happy with that. I wrote more words this week than I have in…
Yes, yes, yes, I know. I’m about nine hours late on this one. I have a variety of excuses as to why: It’s Lent. We Lutherans have a tradition of special worship services on Wednesday nights during Lent. Let me tell you, there’s nothing more exhausting than leading worship and…
Well, now, this is more like it. The Kynetic Novella First things first: I’ve finished the first draft of the Kynetic novella. I don’t have a title for it still and it definitely needs some editing. But the first draft is in the can, so to speak, and weighs in…
Well, here we go, folks. Here’s my update on my many and various writing projects. Failstate #3 This is off to the publisher. More details to follow, I’m sure. Kynetic Novella Not as much progress as I’d like to have made, but right now, I’ve written 5,118 words. I like…