Authors come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. We write tough, soft, humorous, horrifying, and thrilling. Our styles reach from lean prose to the profuse. Our voices strike all tones and notes. The one thing we all have in common is the need for our work to be liked, enjoyed, praised,…

                  Although panned by some highbrow TV people, Lethal Weapon has proven to have the right mix of silliness and real drama. Yes, it's farfetched, but it's fun to watch. From the website: Combining action and drama with ride-or-die friendship and humor, LETHAL WEAPON reimagines the hit movie franchise, as it follows classic cop duo…

          . . . some good books to read to start the year off right, here are some of my favorites in no particular order of preference – I loved them all. Notice I did say "some" because these are from the thriller/mystery/suspense veins. I guarantee you can't go wrong with these. (Their reviews are…

The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked,      but he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud mockers      but gives grace to the humble. The wise inherit honor,      but fools he holds up to shame.   Proverbs 3:33-35 (NIV)

                       This season's five favorite TV shows: SHOOTER  (http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-usa–shooter-stephen-hunter-renewed-20170103-story.html) NCIS:LA  (http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis_los_angeles/) LETHAL WEAPON  (http://www.fox.com/lethal-weapon)  NCIS  (http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/) NCIS:NEW ORLEANS  (http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-new-orleans/)   Father, only you know hearts. We're all desperate for you always. Please rescue those who have yet to discover you are the giver of those good and perfect gifts. In the Name of Jesus,…

   Hard to believe the infiltration of superstitions into everyday life. Wearing your "lucky" socks, hat, jersey, whatever, to influence the game and produce a win. Not stepping on sidewalk cracks to "protect" someone's back. Spilling salt and heaving a pinch over your shoulder to ward off "bad luck". I've caught myself adhering to superstitions along…

      Some of you live where these pictures detail what you experience in the wintertime. Some of you live where these aren't nearly cold or icy enough. Others of you live where the sun shines most of the time and if the temperature hits 50 degrees, you're shivering. Wherever you live, wintertime wears its…

     May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory…

  Your eyebrows might be raised at this picture being associated with Christmas, but I'm going to reproduce a portion of the sermon from the late David Wilkerson titled "Christmas: Resurrection".                                      . . .          When I look into the manger in Bethlehem, I see resurrection coming.      Paul Harvey [also deceased] tells the story of…

                                If you like thrillers and frame-ups, you'll enjoy Shooter produced by actor Mark Wahlberg with Ryan Phillippe staring as a retired formidable military sniper Bob Lee Swagger whose former Captain, now an FBI agent, supposedly enlists his help for protecting the president from a possible attack while setting him up to take the fall in an assassination. Don't know how…