The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.      Therefore, my brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that…

Today is Friday. And going into it, I was facing being in an unexplainable "funk." I usually can decipher the "whys" of said funkiness. This time: not so sure. I think it's related to having to change my blog and all that entails after all these years, all those posts, all that having it just…

Well, change is inevitable, and now it's come here to me and my blog. This hopeofglory.typepad.com/into_the_fire will soon be moved to WordPress.com. Makes me kind of sad. Typepad has been very good to me, but they're moving on, bowing out, exiting the website. We'll see how all the changes work out. Of course it won't…

  He Loves You, People. Reach Out. Jesus waits to deliver you from the sins of the world. To forgive and redeem you. Nothing better. Nothing.  Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 (NIV)

One of the tell-tale factors of great mysteries and/or thrillers is the amount of research done before writing them. Great thriller writers either have terrific sources or personal experience in their specific choices of subject matters – or both. Vince Flynn had dynamite sources he only alluded to in order to be keep them absolutely…

       Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV) 

          I just read a romance in the Christian fiction genre, the first book in a series. I usually don't read romance novels except for a very few Christian authors – I think three to be exact out of the whole gamut of Christian romance writers. I'm not sure why I…

Dad and Mom, how I miss you two. So much. Dad, it's your birthday! I know Jesus will give you a hug for me! And, Mom, you eloped with this guy on his 21st birthday – you were only sixteen! You two almost made it to your 50th, but cancer took Mom away. Jesus said,…

                          (This is a post from 10/05/2011) (And mostly still personifies the journey 8 novels later . . .) Along for the ride . . . . . . or my journey to "publication." Let's face it, there's still very little "respect" associated…

  I LOVED this song so much! Ahhh, fun memories.    Father, thank you for memories, for the learning, for the people past and present, for great music. Thank you for being patient with me. Only you, Jesus. Thank you for rescuing me. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.