Great songs by these two. Truly a great team.    Father, once again I thank you for your singers and musicians. Music is either a blessing or an insult to all you've given them. May more and more honor you with their talents and gifts. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

The Hanging Tree by Mark Dawson is Book 25 in A John Milton Novel Series.  Of all places, John Milton (aka John Smith) is in a small town in Kentucky called Blackridge where one "hillbilly" family rules the town and does their own executions when someone/anyone crosses them. Ray and Maebelle Roper own the sheriff,…

  The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them;     He delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted    and saves those who are crushed in spirit. . . .  Evil will slay the wicked;    the foes of the righteous will be condemned. The Lord redeems His…

  He's a recluse. She's seeking refuge. In the dark early morning hours he answers his door to a woman who needs help. He's spent years cultivating being alone. She's spent months doing the wrong thing. Neither of them expects what comes next. Chapter 2 She heard it before she saw it. The fire hummed…

My one and only mystery.  "In this moving story of betrayal and redemption, Petrino-Salter breathes new life into a familiar character–the hard-bitten detective–and turns the genre's cliches on their heads. Race is what a mystery should be." Karin Kaufman, author of the bestselling Juniper Grove Cozy Mystery Series   Father, only you know what words, stories,…

noun (American Heritage dictionary) Idol An image used as an object of worship. A false god. One that is adored, often blindly or excessively noun (Merriam Webster dictionary) Icon An icon is a person or thing widely admired for having great influence or significance in a particular area, or it can refer to a graphic…

                  HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON!                  THANK YOU, JESUS!  

I'm going to do things a bit differently today. I'm going to pray first instead of at the conclusion of my post as I usually do.  Father, you established the number of our days with purpose. Death of the body is something we can't argue about. Death is the result of sin on earth going…

       You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.  Galatians 5:7-8 (NIV) 

Another cut from my second published novel . . . The Famous One. From the section titled "Idolized" Diaries of Desolation  I don’t get it … isn’t that obvious … an understatement of the facts … love is lost … and I can’t find it … wouldn’t you think that if someone wanted to find…