(Originally posted on November 16, 2014 as "Following the . . . Path of the Assassin".)  Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor (copyright 2003) is the second novel for this bestselling author featuring his hero, former SEAL, now Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath. Following Thor's first release The Lions…

                                      Gorgeous, right? I love white roses.    Father, thank you for beauty and flowers and beautiful designs that celebrate both. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

   So beautiful. Amazing sound. Wondrous talent.   God, may each one who creates beauty know your Son. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

                                      Nobody does broken like Charles Martin. And in his latest Send Down The Rain, there is plenty of brokenness.  I've said before that I was late to the Charles Martin reading party, but now I know…

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.   Romans 1: 20 (NIV)

   There is always a process. Learning to add, to think, to do a cartwheel, to create, to pay a bill, to move to a new home. Since God's creativity made human brains with all kinds of synapses, extended all sorts of talents and abilities, and while He can be intimately involved in the lives…

                                (Originally posted on October 16, 2012 as "When the author is mute . . . ") Voice catches. The pen refuses. The keys spell letters disconnected. Words falter, lisp, lean, struggle in the throat, strangle the sound. No cadence…

                     Red and more red with a dash of pink! Pretty, pretty.   Lord, I can't imagine the colors in heaven once the sin stains are no longer visible. If your creation is this gorgeous on earth, what must heaven look like? Thank you for it…

   Say what you will about Kenny G, this song is beautifully rendered. I love this one.   Father, only you know the hearts of your artists. May they find and know your Son. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                           Spymaster is the latest (Book 18 in the series) in the Scot Harvath thrillers by Brad Thor.  As I read the last few paragraphs of Spymaster, several questions occurred to me. 1. Is this novel a total setup for the next one?…