There are so many types of conflict – too numerous to name. Writing conflict varies from the intense and grotesque to the simple and minimal. If you're in a high-stress job, chances are conflict is the major contributor to that stress. Whether it be from the competition or from within via employees, time crunches…

  Would you agree sometimes it's the small things that make all the difference in a situation? An answer to what seems to you an insignificant prayer – one you know is "small"? Oh how big it becomes when that answer arrives. The gratitude pours forth. That little thing that slips every other little or…

                                     SUPER BOWL BOUND!   God, only those who know you can understand the incredible things you do. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

  Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not…

American Sniper has been nominated for Best Picture. Bradley Cooper has been nominated for Best Actor. Chances are in this political climate Selma will win Best Picture. Kudos to Bradley Cooper and Clint Eastwood, the director of this powerful film who was not nominated. This role is way out of the ordinary for Cooper, and I commend him for…

                Most of us associate the term "diva" with singers and actors who demand ridiculous perks for their lodgings and outrageous requirements for their performance needs. Usually linked to female performers, the term has stretched to include all those who make superfluous demands.   I will say I've observed the expanded diva-persona in authors and athletes,…

                                       Many people use the new year to begin something new. Maybe it's a new version of something old, but it's supposed to be a fresh start. In reality it never matters what time of the year or month or day we find ourselves in the position to restart our lives in some way.…

  Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this…

                  A few favorites in no particular order (and not even close to naming them all). Authors: Robert Liparulo Steven James Sibella Giorello Chris Fabry J. Mark Bertrand Vince Flynn TV Characters: Kensi Blye Marty Deeks Roy Rayder Jamie Sawyer Sherlock Holmes Ziva David Tony DiNozzo Leroy Jethro Gibbs Steve McGarrett Seahawks: Marshawn Lynch…

  The writing is supposed to entice you, draw you into the experience which will take place through the pages of that novel you're reading. It's an invitation to share in the goings on, the troubles, the emotions, the resolutions. So what happens when you're not drawn into the pages of the book? Do you…