“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 […]

“There’s a danger in the internet and social media. The notion that information is enough, that more and more information is enough, that you don’t have to think, you just have to get more information–gets very dangerous.”

–Edward de Bono, Maltese commentator

Just a guess, but you aren’t glued to the television or XM radio to follow Donald Trump’s trial. You might tune in briefly, just for an update. After all, this is the first time a former president has gone on […]

“Existence is no more than the precarious attainment of relevance in an intensely mobile flux of past, present, and future.”

–Susan Sontag, American writer

Even the casual follower of the NFL probably knows the name, “Brock Purdy.” Notwithstanding a stellar career at Iowa State, he was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the last pick in the 2022 NFL draft, renowned for the dubious distinction of “Mr. Irrelevant.”

Apparently, this twenty-two-year-old didn’t get the memo. He began his career as the third-string […]