Wed. Feb. 24, 2010

Quote for the day: “A writer should strive to be a person on whom nothing is lost.”  -Henry James Readers:  Here is a link to an excellent blog by my friend, Dr. David Holder:   http://drdave3.blogspot.com/ Pickups and Real Men I often listen to Dave Ramsey and his excellent financial radio program.  Recently a female caller related, “Today, my husband sold his new pickup...

Tues. Feb. 23 God still speaks in the wilderness

“Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai.” -Numbers 1:1 (NKJV) It’s often easy to skip over a verse. I’m sure I’ve read the “book of Numbers numerous times.” (How’s that for alliteration.) There’s truth in this verse that simply states how the Lord spoke to Moses. God still speaks in the wilderness. The wilderness, whether it is figurative or literal is a place...

Monday, Feb. 22, 2010

Praise the Lord & pass the ammunition “And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.” –Nehemiah 4:9 In this passage, the author Nehemiah shares his two-fold plan for dealing with an attack from enemies on his wall-building project. This plan includes the most important thing we can ever do when facing a challenge:  bring it to God in...

Sat. Feb. 20, 2010

This is my current reading list: One Second After/William Forstchen The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys/Stephen Ambrose Trusting God Even When Life Hurts/ Jerry Bridges I’ve learned that reading is one of the most important things I can do for growth as a writer and human being.  I’d love to hear what you’re reading.  Make a comment on this blog or send an email to...

Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

Little things… “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed…”  -Jesus in Matthew 13:31 Japan’s Nobunari Oda has probably never seen a mustard seed, but he would fully understand Jesus’ use of this metaphor. Oda stopped his free skate yesterday at the Vancouver Olympics with about a minute left because of a torn right skate lace. A torn skate lace.  A shoelace broke.  Years of...