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 …

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 …

New Orleans: City I love, City I hate

New Orleans… City I love, City I hate Now as He (Jesus) drew near, He saw the city and wept over it. Luke 19:41-42 NKJV   This story from Hearts across the Water, was written in 2005.  It’s still one of my favorites because it attempts to explain the unique relationship between New Orleans and …

Friday, Feb. 5 Legacy… and our Saints

A few thoughts on legacy, finishing strong… and our New Orleans Saints. I remember well Sunday September 17, 1967. We rushed home from church and turned on the television to see the first regular season NFL game of the New Orleans Saints. I sat between my friends Paul and Ritchie Young. There was a huge …

Naming a character… I need your help

The following passage is from A Spent Bullet. The setting is a barn in Bundick, LA. in September 1941.  Our character, named XXXXXX, is a high school senior, country boy, wants to join the Army Air Corp and fly, and is fighting with his daddy over this.  I’m looking for just the right first name …

Air Raid on the Bundick Road: An excerpt from "A Spent Bullet"

The following passage is one I wrote this morning on my upcoming novel, A Spent Bullet.  The novel is now at 80,000 words.  This selection takes place on a country road during the Army Maneuvers of September 1941 and is seen through the eyes of brothers Levon and Ben Reed. Air  Raid Ben walked beside …