Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller

Read more at www.davidhankins.net Be Slow to Blog  by Dr. David Hankins   Exec. Director La. Baptist Convention. I have a blog. It seems like only recently that I got my first e-mail account but it was 14 years ago! The address was a random series of numbers and letters that defied logic and memorization. My blog site is simply my …

Today’s Proverb:  Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses the way.  Proverbs 19:2 ESV A Prayer for the day:  Lord, keep me from two places:  Lagging behind your will for my life and being ahead of your will.  You know me well, I’m prone to both, especially the latter. Teach me to walk …

Jared Cooley is an East Beauregard High student who has just finished his first CD.  It is extremely well done and professionally produced.  You will be impressed. Click the link below to learn more about the CD, his release party, and Jared Cooley. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1580323110#!/event.php?eid=121805981209874

On the Road Why I write:  I pass a soldier in the DFW Airport. His nametag reads Cross and his patch shows a cross. He’s a Christian Chaplain named Cross. I hand him a copy of “Wayfaring.” He’s on his way back to Afghanistan and promises to share it with his “men.” I know he will. I imagine I’ll hear …

Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities will always be one of my favorite novels.  It’s a historical masterpiece exploring two cultures and the destruction during the French Revolution. My favorite character is the unlikable Sydney Carton, who ends the book as the true hero of the story.  A good book always features characters who overcome great odds and become …

I had one of the signal honors of my life yesterday. My Alma Mater, Louisiana College in Pineville, La, recognized me as a distinguished alumnus. I was able to share with the chapel audience for five minutes. I kiddingly said I had four points in five minutes. I believe I made it. If not, I was close. Most of all …

Plethora |ˈpleθərə| noun ( a plethora of) an excess of (something) : a plethora of committees and subcommittees. • Medicine an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood. Being a writer, I naturally love words.  I learned a new word this weekend from the best redneck duck hunter I know, Todd Burnaman.    Todd is the manager of our beloved Dry …

Stewardship: “The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.” Proverbs 12:27 NIV Stewardship is about the wise use of the resources God has placed in our hands and heart.  Stewardship is the result of humility and gratitude. Traveling to the Third (Developing) World has taught me so much about stewardship.  It is an …

“Don’t give up on anything that you cannot go a day without thinking about.” Keep your Dream “I put it on you because you can take it; somebody else might not could have.” -Barbara Bowles on God’s comfort on her “Cancer Journey”

I’ve been waiting for this date: October 10, 2010.  10-10-10. In the present century, there’s only two left of its ilk:  11-11-11 and 12-12-12. Here’s a good quote for today: “You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.” -John Ford, Legendary Film Director As I write and dream, I often think how wonderful it …

Click on Oct. 5 or Spent Bullet (right side of page) to view or listen to Chapter 19 of A Spent Bullet. Enjoy! Curt A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. -Dwight D. Eisenhower I’ve studied Eisenhower’s life during my research for A Spent Bullet. (He was …

Hey ladies, I need your help on this romantic (kind of) chapter in the middle of A Spent Bullet. Here’s the elevator speech on the plot: Elizabeth Reed is a young Louisiana schoolteacher who dislikes soldiers. Harry Miller is a Wisconsin soldier who hates Louisiana. It only makes sense that they should meet and fall in love. Although they don’t …

Thoughts on Priorities My current word to live by is actually two words:  the I-words:   Influence and Impact.   I want my life to influence the world in a wide ripple effect of God’s grace.  I want the impact of what I do and who I am to go deep into the lives of others.   This includes my writing, actions, speaking, …

Proverbs for the day:  Listen my son to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 1:8   Good advice for any age. A white flash streaks across the northern horizon. A falling star to start the day. Lord, thank you for this gift. “We often don’t think of them we think of the great wars and great …