Woke up with a dose of melancholy. Funny how it permeates breathing and creases the eyes. Touched by its subtle power. Spiritual waves wash back and forth without sound. Darkness hovers but is not fully admitted, striving below the surface for victory. Does there really need to be this discussion of good…

  . . . I'm light on creativity so how 'bout you give me one word that comes to mind when you first see this picture. 'K?       Father, what you've created is often beyond description, but we try so hard to capture it in the words we've been given. Thank you for…

              Seeing in the night, it all becomes clear. The coral shade fades as the moon shines its narrow lamp. We think our embrace is hidden, the steam rising from our breaths invisible. It's dark. This passion almost glows, exposing us. Revealing our stolen moments. Night vision. We can't hide from eternal eyes. Sin whispers its hush,…

                               http://www.amazon.com/Borders-Heart-Chris-Fabry/dp/1414348622/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364157887&sr=1-1&keywords=borders+of+the+heart+by+chris+fabry   Chris Fabry is one of my favorite authors. Able to capture nuances of emotions and expressions, his literary skills combine with the language of everyman creating the unique merging of commonality in a beautiful prose. Borders of the Heart blasts us into the melancholy of stifling Arizona heat and John David…

  " . . . Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me;…

                          Five countries I've visited: Italy France Great Britain Denmark Sweden and several more many years ago.   Father, thank you for my life experiences. Amazing grace even when I had yet to meet you. Thank you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

       There can come a time when the past presents a longing. If those days long gone create reminders of people, places, and actions that make us yearn for how we once lived life, knowing it's all gone but not forgotten brings the clarity of mortality . . . and beyond. Words, friendships,…

                                   The CFBA Tour presents Wings of Glass by Gina Holmes, published by Tyndale Fiction. Author Gina Holmes has been forthcoming as to Wings of Glass being the heartfelt favorite of her three published novels (Crossing Oceans; Dry As Rain; Wings of Glass). It can be a rare experience when a novel serves…

        I thought/hoped I might genrate a larger response from authors to yesterday's post. Since I did not, I would guess the idea of a Christian Fiction Ratings System doesn't fly for most writers. The primary reason I'm not opposed to one is for the purpose of deferring the CFP (Christian Fiction Police),…

                                                   It seems there are always new ways to regulate our lives. Not all of them are beneficial, and in fact some of them are intrusive and obnoxious and unnecessary. So. It's been suggested that Christian Fiction use a ratings system on their books similar to those used to identify films, i.e. R for…