Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human wisdom, with their self-imposed worship,…

  The Fast and Furious fiasco rages on with no help from the Admininstration. With the President's insistence on claiming Executive Privilege for the Attorney General and the President's part/knowledge of the plan, he's admitted there are things they don't want known about what is considered an illegal program. This was not the intention for…

    All kinds of people, professionals and non, speculate about dreams. The bible speaks of interpreting dreams, prophetic dreams, and the significance of dreams and visions. For males and females, young and old, dreams come in the night or during the hours when sleep offers them the playfield of their minds, presenting the fantastical, the…

  We all know clothing comes with labels, some sewn in, others stamped on. Films come with labels – we could certainly argue about the validity of said labels (or ratings), but they attempt to identify who the viewers "should" be or will be in the case of R-ratings, etc.          It's been discussed occasionally…

  How do you like your novel villains? Obvious? Subtle? Quirky? Bloodthirsty?               I suppose it depends on the genre how we expect to read the villains portrayed. Horror gives us the gamut of possibilities. Romance clamors for subtlety. Historicals make for snide and often handy with a weapon. Have you written a full-fledged villain?…

    I know. You probably just thought of a dashing hero or a horrific villain. But those aren't the dangerous characters I mean. Nope. The dangerous characters I'm referring to are those about whom we could care less. Characters who drag us through their stories without inspiring any engagement with their personalities, their dilemmas,…

  Then Jesus told him [Thomas], "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his desciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is…

  Sometimes I shift and move not wanting to be awake but there nevertheless. So I look your way, strain to hear the inhales and exhales, and I watch you sleep. You've always looked good sleeping. Handsome man that you are, mature now. Those long thick wavy strands sheared to the short dark style. It…

  No. Not a child. Way past that! Let's talk about what we expect. To get. To own. To do. And how do we expect to obtain those things or ascend to those places where we expect to go? I'm grateful for my parents teaching those very important things to me must be earned. Worked for.…