Although I was an avid complainer concerning the plot and casting in Vince Flynn's prequel of storied character Mitch Rapp, American Assassin presents an action-packed bona fide thriller starring Michael Keaton as Stan Hurley, Dylan O'Brien as Mitch Rapp, and Sanaa Lathan as Irene Kennedy. Michael Keaton as Stan…

 "To whom will you compare me?     Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Lift your eyes to the heavens:     Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one,     and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength,…

      I've been through all the disappointing amendments to the original book by Vince Flynn. All that's left is to see it. Today's the day it premieres. I'm convinced it will be a good thriller. I'm not convinced it will "be" American Assassin.    Father, thank you for the creation of this character…

                    (Originally posted on 10/19/11 titled "when . . . the mountains bow down".) It's been too long since I read a good book. That's why I want to rave about Sibella Giorello's latest the mountains bow down published by Thomas Nelson. The fourth book in…

                              In the third book in the Mike Romeo Thriller Series, Romeo's Hammer, James Scott Bell opens with another one of those "gotcha" moments. And it only gets stranger and more deadly from there.   The beautiful woman on the beach…

                                  Another era. A classic by Peggy Lee.   Father, you know all hearts. And even then you love us all. Keep us on track, Lord. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

                   A day of infamy and tragedy. A day we will never forget. A day that made most of us realize our enemy is real and operating inside our borders. May the Lord of all Creation forgive us for our many sins and show this country His…

     Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men,…

                                If you've met Mike Romeo in Romeo's Rules, you know how politics and Mike Romeo would never be said in the same breath or even in the same room. Until a good man is getting trashed by his opponent…

                                     (Originally posted on June 22, 2011, "Discovering . . . A Man Called Outlaw") If that isn’t the best cover ever, I haven’t seen one. My goodness. This cover is precisely why I broke my squishy rule…