Mon. July 26

This is a passage from my upcoming novel, A Spent Bullet.  It’s set in 1941 Beauregard Parish.  This passage features 10 year old Ben, his sister Elizabeth (who’ll be teaching him in school), and their grandmother, Ma. I’d like your honest input on this passage that I’m not quite satisfied with. He began whistling as he walked past Elizabeth.  He was right on key and...

Fri. July 23

Bethany Baptist Benediction Song. This is a touching song sung by Bethany Baptist Church in Goma, Congo.  You can see a YouTube video of it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciFpUoiWAgQ I believe in the blood of Jesus The only Savior. I give it all to Him. The things that you promise to me to get by faith You cannot refuse to give it to me. I receive everything from you Through your blood my...

July 20 Thoughts on a black mamba

Snake in the Church!     Scripture:  “You have not lied to men, but to God.”  -Peter in Acts 5:4 Last month, I was speaking in Samaria Baptist Church, Goma, Congo. Suddenly two men sitting by the side door jumped up and began scuffling outside the doorway. Initially I thought it was a fight. Then I wondered if someone had fallen. Eventually, the men returned to their seats as the...

Mon. July 19

In chapter 11 of my upcoming novel, A Spent Bullet, a Grasshopper scout plane crash lands into the Reed family okra patch.  It’s nose and propeller bury in the ground, and Mr. Reed (Poppa) brings his plow team to pull it loose. This brings on a conversation between the pilot and the old farmer about the values of “horsepower.” This passage is told from the POV (point of view)...

July 10

Old lumber   Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using. With them he built up Geba and Mizpah. II Chron. 16:6   Old lumber still builds well. It’s a maxim that any carpenter knows. Just because wood is old doesn’t diminish its value. Along the creeks and rivers of western Louisiana, there is still a...