Who Steals Your Minutes?
Having trouble getting focused? Do your ideas disappear when you finally get to the keyboard? Some writers find they have obsessive compulsive disorder and need to make things “just right” before they can write.… Read More>>
Flat little writer’s block
Having trouble getting focused? Do your ideas disappear when you finally get to the keyboard after a long day? John Eldredge talks about how when Satan can’t get a believer to stop working for God,… Read More>>
Don’t bury the talent
John Eldredge talks about how when Satan can’t get a believer to stop working for God, he buries that believer in busy work. Eldridge calls it a “dog pile.” The dog pile distracts us from… Read More>>
Believe in magic?
Roald Dahl’s very name evokes the magic of a free mind at work. But can Christians write about magic? One Christian publisher I ran across said, “No!” Hmmm…but what is more magical than the Holy… Read More>>
Turning The Pages at Blakely Island
Blakely Island presents boaters with an intriguing combination of literary images: summer reading literature, not that stuff Miss Hinkenbothem tried to teach you in high school. In a single day Blakely can swing from fairytale… Read More>>
“To give anything less than your best…”
Steve Prefontaine was an NCAA champion and Olympic long distance runner. Told he was too small to play high school football, he turned to cross country and found his gift. He rode a scholarship to… Read More>>
The world is full of writing prompts
The world is full of writing prompts. Many of them are hidden in stories you already know. For instance, what did the boy who gave Jesus his basket of fish and loaves tell his mother… Read More>>
Could Superman Be Jewish?
One of my favorite magazines recently ran an article discussing Superheroes and the Bible. (Biblical Archeology Review Fall 2020 by Nicholaus Pumphrey) Pumphrey notes similarities between Sampson and Superman, Jesus and Superman, and even Moses… Read More>>
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