So what's in a name?  Questions authors are often asked: How do you find the names for your characters?  Speaking only for myself, they just appear to me. Not a very satisfactory answer, is it? But it's the truth. I don't use name books or scour anything with multiple names listed.  I have been known…

  Definitely the 70s. Great songs. Great bands. Chicago.   Father, you know hearts and you save souls. May each one know you and from whom their gifts are given to them. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.   

Thinking about heroes and anti-heroes . . .  No one ever seems to need a definition for hero although there are some pretty broad perceptions of the applicable meaning in novels.  Generally speaking, there are slightly different meanings for the word anti-hero so to make that character the protagonist might also vary his personality and…

       The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible…

Most people look forward to Friday. For some people it's the end of the work week. For everyone it's the start of the weekend whether or not that means they have to work the weekend.  Is Friday a special day for you?  Do you make plans for Friday nights?  What's your favorite day of the…

Romeo's Justice by James Scott Bell is Book 8 in the A Mike Romeo Thriller Series. (Originally posted on 10/30/23 as "Seeking . . . Romeo's Justice".) Mike Romeo isn't looking for trouble, but if it comes to him, after trying to calm and distill it, he will finally decide to "bring it". In his…

                          Pick one to stay in for one week or pick them in the order you prefer.    Father, thank you for grand designs and those to whom you give them. Thank you for sharing your amazing and endless creativity with your creation.…

  Good group with some great songs. This is one of them. Enjoy "The Lovin' Spoonful."    Father, you save souls after looking at hearts. We're all desperate for you whether we know it or not. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen. 

What makes you want to read novels? Do you really have a favorite author/novelist? Did you ever read any of "the classics" – and who exactly determined their "classic" classifications? Some people prefer non-fiction. I definitely do not. So much of it is based on individual's lives or opinions or interpretations or assumptions. There's great…

  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)