Thank you, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for leaving perfection to minister to and rescue the dying, sin-infected world. 

                  Long Way Gone by Charles Martin, published in 2016 by Thomas Nelson. In Long Way Gone it seems to me that Charles Martin goes back to his writing roots. There's a hunger in this book that pours off the pages expressing a true and real need…

      In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)       So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the…

                            Five random novels I've loved (in no particular order): The Masterpiece (by Francine Rivers); Dogwood (by Chris Fabry); Comes A Horseman (by Robert Liparulo); The Mountains Bow Down (by Sibella Giorello) Consent to Kill (by Vince Flynn); This Present Darkness (by…

                              (For you Christmas shoppers who want to give your cozy mystery lovers a series to die for [pun intended], Karin's series is the one for you. Entertaining with some lovable – and a few despicable characters – the Juniper Grove…

                  The beauty of Christmas when the Light of the World arrived . . .    Thank you, Jesus. It's never enough.

  Going traditional with a very old tune whose lyrics are meaningful and touching sung by the crooning voice of Bing Crosby.   Father, we honor the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrating your goodness and grace. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

    So I was wondering . . . what kind of marketing do I, as a reader, like? When an author introduces a new release or debuts their first novel, what do I expect, what do I want to see, what don't I want to see? With indie publishing it's more difficult to get…

       "But you, Bethlehem Ephratah,           though you are small among the              clans of Judah,          out of you will come for me             one who will be ruler over           …

  In today's world of literature many authors become responsible for selling their wares or purchasing packages to do it for them. While some authors are very good at marketing themselves and their work, just as many are terrible at it – and that would include me. So those of us who stink at marketing…