I realized something during the recent reading of a novel. It's nothing new and it won't surprise most of you diehard readers. When an author uses dialogue to recount events, near-present, past, or historical, there's a tendency to slow the story down to a crawl if the information is abundant or complicated. And that's not…

  The majesty of trees and forests and seclusion. The perfect path to walk.   Father, your beauty is everywhere but often hard to find wherever man has made it scarce. But in the forests, it is present. Thank you for it all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

            Some good ol' love songs from another era. Good group.    God, we can't escape your love, but sadly many of us will not choose to experience it. I know you can reach the hardest hearts. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.    

                                                                                                           Irene Hannon…

     I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by…

   So where were we? Ah, yes: frozen. Seriously, I wondered if I could finish it. The others I started took up my time and effort, and then I quit on them too. It was a hard time for writing over the last several years. Other than this blog, I wasn't doing much with my…

              I would love to say, "I've always wanted to write a mystery," but that would be a lie. I could say in truth, "I would love to be able to write a mystery." Most of you who stop by here know I love to read mysteries, thrillers, suspense,…

                                                             A heavenly visit . . .    Such beauty, God. Thank you for it all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

 (The Eagles)   This epitomizes the era in which I grew up. The lyrics, the musicians, the everything. Extreme talent that produced a great sound and hit after hit, but a perspective that included a lot of heartbreaking results in the big picture.    Father, your salvation is all that matters in the big picture.…

                         If it has Carrie Stuart Parks' name on it, I'm reading it. It should be noted this is not a Gwen Marcey novel but a new mystery with forensic overtones featuring what starts out to be an unusual heroine who is banking on…