Blog Category: Personal

  • Christians and Politics and Complicated Issues

    I am going to step into a political discussion here, which I almost never do publicly. I will explain why below, but in case you do not wish to read ...

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  • How Honest Are You?

    I know that’s a rather loaded question, isn’t it? If we truly were honest, we would have to admit that we don’t always tell the t...

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  • And Then There Were Dreams

    True Confessions here. I love to dream. I'm not talking about the kind of dreams we have at night, nor even the prophetic kind or the dreams whe...

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  • Why the Bible?

    Perhaps this seems a strange question coming from a biblical novelist. I’ve spent most of my life surrounded by the reading, teaching, and study of...

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  • Why Pray?

    I grew up expecting to pray. My dad prayed before every meal, and I knew my parents prayed in private. We didn’t have family devotions or family pr...

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