Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find…

                          Indie author Karin Kaufman writes cozy mysteries with an edge. Not your typical "cozy" mystery, Karin's Anna Denning Mysteries feel like the complex yet simple tales of an ordinary widowed genealogist who gets herself into all kinds of trouble while just trying to do her job and be a part of her small town Colorado community. Her companion…

                             http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=GGWZPNNX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49BlT8xJHJA   I grew up in the "drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll" generation. I'm not proud of my generation when feminism erupted, "free" love became the identifying phrase of the times, the Viet Nam war raged, and drug taking introduced people to new addictions. The highlight of that time was some of the best music…

  We've discussed differing opinions here in reading and about writing ad nauseam. But it never ceases to amaze me when two readers who are usually fairly like-minded hold two opposite opinions of the same novel. Especially when it's a book I loathed for every possible reason. Or one I loved and the contrary opinion matches…

                     Getting outside oneself to take a clearer perspective requires us to look away from immediate circumstances to things much larger than the limited capacity of the here and now. Sometimes this is necessary to alleviate the current difficulties, thereby realizing "the plan" is so much bigger than our singular lives. Sometimes it's necessary to escape the…

  I don't have the statistical information on blue moons. Suffice it to say I've never seen one. I've seen golden harvest moons, orange huge moons, silver white sliver moons, and bright white moons that take up a hunk of the sky. Never a blue moon. Rare and beautiful, few have seen them. Sometimes, for many…

  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow…

                       Take a good look at these shelves. Lots of books. Right? And a mere minute miniscule picture of the writer's competition. Published books. So what makes any author think their book is going to sell? Beats me. I've resigned myself to the enormous number of available fiction out there. Let's face it: much…

                    Most people at some point in their lives have had a toxic relationship. Whether as kids or adults, some people must be put behind us in order for us to be free of their oppression. Not tossed aside like so much garbage but constructively set aside for good or until whatever their toxicity causes…

     com/videos/search?q=the+equalizer+movie+trailers+on+youtube&FORM=VIRE6#view=detail&mid=06927369CA536A8B58D006927369CA536A8B58D0 If you love Denzel Washington and don't mind some heavy-duty violence coupled with the good versus evil theme where evil is absolutely extinguished in so many creative ways, go see the 2 hr. 11 minute film The Equalizer. It's a movie where film critics try to wreak havoc on its intent, its length, its flaws, etc., when…