The thing about writing is . . . anyone can do it, but only some can do it well. Or at least not badly. I've been told that the ultra popular novels such as The Twilight Series and the controversial 50 Shades of Grey series were not written well. At all. This was not…

  A man who strays from the path of understanding    comes to rest in the company of the dead.   Proverbs 21:16   The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man;    it searches out his inmost being.   Proverbs 20:27

                         It's a rare time when a series ends perfectly, but The Mentalist achieved this distinction. Starting with a broken man who's lived a life of feigning psychic powers from a circus background becoming the victim of a brutal unsolved crime, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) sought out the CBI (California Bureau of Investigation) to gain information about the serial…

  In an earlier post I complained about the recent TV series Castle. Although I still believe that actors Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic who play writer Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett respectively have little pop in their romantic chemistry, they've settled into a workable marriage that demonstrates their love for one another. In…

  It's very difficult for many people to realize the human race is born into sin. Condemned to a hellish destination when they reach the God-determined age of accountability. No: man is not born good in his heart nor is he innately good with personal growth. As some parents will tell you, all you have to do…

                   If you've ever had the pleasure of meeting Steven James, it would be difficult for you to imagine him writing the stories in the Patrick Bowers Series/Files. Certainly not because of the complex plots, after all he's a Master Storyteller, and his intelligence does not go unnoticed in conversations with him. He's tall with a slender build, athletic, good looking, wears…

  A corrupt witness mocks at justice,    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.   Proverbs 19:28 (NIV)

  Happy Valentine's Day from the One who loves you most: God Is Love.

  The Mentalist will air its final episode next Wednesday. The series has been through radical change in its last few seasons and survived. As with all good series, there comes a time when there's no new direction it can go, and actors, writers, directors, and producers finally arrive at the place to conclude the…

      We've been told by Solomon, "There's nothing new under the sun." He was right those thousands of years ago, and his wise words still stand today. Now this fact makes it difficult to ponder telling a story which can be labeled "unique", "unusual", or even "imaginative". But it doesn't stop storytellers from trying. And…