I’m working on a theory here. But I think I can back it up with the Word. See, we have favor when we follow and obey God. For example from Psalm 18:20-21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from …
Are We Really Innocent?
I started Elie Wiesel’s “Night” a few days ago. I haven’t gotten very far. I read ahead and came across some scenes I’m not sure I want to read in detail. The Nazi’s treatment of prisoners is sickening. Haunting. The images his story, and others like his, create don’t dismiss easily from my mind. Hubby read an account of a …
He Blinded Me With Science
Great thoughts from my Awesome husband. Stephen Hawking, renowned physicist, has recently declared that there is no God. Not surprising since science has been elevated above all other thought or reason. Two consequences of this philosophy are that science can now speak authoritatively on any topic, and nothing is true unless science says it is true. What has been overlooked …
Just how good is good?
The American Humanist society called for all who don’t believe in God at Christmas not to worry. Just be “good for goodness sake.” My hubby took the time to craft some thoughts in response. The floor is yours, babe. I have a few questions. Can someone be good just for the sake of being good? In an isolated circumstance, sure. …
Personal Expression verses God Encounter
I’ve noticed something lately. Church has changed. And I don’t mean in the Emergent kind of way where intellectuals gaze at their navels asking, “Is Jesus really the Christ? Is He the only way?” Yes, in case you’re wondering. Unequivocally yes. My observation of the Evangelical Bible-believing church is we’ve become about personal expression rather than God encounter. Let me …
God provides
I came across this verse last week in 2 Corinthians 8. “As it is written, “He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gather little had no lack.” I love the picture of this verse. God provides all our needs. Even a few of our wants, but if we are living a Sermon on the Mount …
Never fear, God is here!
In between collaborating on books with Sara Evans, I am working on my own book. It’s a funny, yet poignant story… naturally. Every time I go to work on a book, I meet someone or see something that is right in line with what I’m working on. Here’s what I mean. When I started the first Nashvegas book, Lost In …
Such a cliche
… Men in starched shirts, pressed slacks, thick black case by their feet as they stand before the airport gate, phone device in their ear as they talk, as if to the air, about marketing and ops getting it together, about calling an all-hands meeting, getting production to come up to speed. I’ve heard the conversations. Different face, different place, …
Author Intrusion
This happens to me frequently. I wake up in the pre dawn and in a twilight sleepy wakefulness, God speaks to me. Story idea. Plot resolution. Encouragement. Ideas. Words for other people. This morning, He spoke to me about “author intrusion.” I shared it with our congregation as I led the way to Him in worship. Author intrusion is when …
Behind the Scenes 5: Sweet Caroline
The ending of Sweet Caroline is unusual and unpredictable. But the ending is not random, but thought out and planned. There’s a reason I ended the story the way I did. Don’t despair, we learn more about Caroline in Elle’s story, Love Starts With Elle. Caroline’s ending is part of her life’s journey. For the first time in her life, …
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