“Courage is grace under fire. It’s not the absence of fear; it’s being able to do what you have to do while you’re afraid.”

–Sir Winston Churchill

The events of last Saturday, July 13, compelled me to shelve a blog on two feel-good stories and opine on more important matters for us to ponder.

Never could I have imagined the scenario that would unfold just four days after my last post (https://timeichenbrenner.com/tuesday-thoughts-why-i-dont-care/). Our country came within a fraction of an inch […]

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”

–Robert F. Kennedy

As I’ve said before, the loudest voices are the ones being heard in today’s political and cultural circles. Much of what’s said is vitriolic, demagogic, and histrionic. Sadly, those are the very characteristics that garner traction and publicity.

So, on this just the fifth day after our nation’s two hundred forty-eighth birthday, I’m pushing back against some of what I think are the specious things we’re hearing.

I don’t care […]

“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book is too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”

–Madeleine L’Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time

I’m violating an unspoken blog rule today: Never make a post about yourself. Well, actually, this isn’t just about me, but about writers and writing in general.

Last month, I joined hundreds of other authors and writers at a Christian writers conference outside Black Mountain, North Carolina. We attended […]

“Most people live, whether physically, intellectually, or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general … Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.”

–William James, American philosopher and psychologist

A good friend asked me to write about the verdict in the Trump trial. Initially, I declined, knowing plenty of ink would […]