Five of my favorite places from my youth . . .  Longacres Racetrack (now defunct) Sun Lakes State Park (Park Lake in particular) The Flying Horseshoe Ranch (a dude ranch my BFF and I attended for three summers) My BFF's house on Aurora Ave. (Love you,…

                                       (Originally posted on September 1, 2014.)  The CFBA presents Gina Holmes' new release Driftwood Tides, published by Tyndale Fiction (free for review). I love Gina Holmes' voice. It's that down-home, occasionally snarky, often lovely prose, and…

                                                                                                Please vote for your favorite cover(s) of these…

                    Many in this generation of rock 'n' roll are passing. Filled with exquisite musicians, singers, songwriters, it was an incredible era of music making . . .    Father, only you save souls. Thank you for saving mine. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

                                     Kyle Mills continues the late Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp saga with the new Enemy of the State, a trying set of circumstances for the operative that requires his resignation from the CIA. After finishing a harrowing personal…

     The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails – given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them.      Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.      Now all has been heard,…

                  Five of my faraway favorite places . . .  Aix en Provence, France Venice, Italy Galway, Ireland London, England Paris, France I don't know if I'd feel the same about these places today as I did when I was a naïve traveler who'd just turned 20.…

                         (Originally published on May 18th, 2014, as Taking the . . . Bridge to Haven) You know it's a good book when . . . you can't wait to get into it again but you stall because you don't want it to end. …

       I remember a time when I actually thought it was possible to be considered an author, to be accepted into the "fold" of published authors, to be a member of that esteemed grouping of writers who'd "made it". Those thoughts took place several years ago. I've met a lot of authors who…

             She had a multitude of hits. Can't say much for her later-in-life positions, but she was a bona fide star with her great voice and terrific songs.    Father, we all need you. You gave us your Son! How can we refuse such a sacrifice, but . . .…