I write because I cannot be silent. And frankly, my voice doesn’t carry far enough. We’ve all been wounded by thoughtless, heartless, self-serving words before. Words have the ability to knock the wind out of our sails. To burden our backs. To bruise our spirits. To make us want to fight. But we mustn’t forget […]
Nightshade. If you’re in search of a deadly plant, look elsewhere. But if you’re after the Discarded Heroes—a team of former military special ops men who take assignments no one can talk about, but every wants to see handled—look no further. Maybe I’m late to the party. After all, Nightshade, the first book in Ronie […]
It’s a humbling thing to be schooled by your child You’re thinking: “Well, we all learn from our kids. Patience. Compassion. Consistency. Mercy. We grow and change as we learn from our parenting mistakes.” You’re right, but that’s not what I’m talking about. There were days I could not make myself want to get out […]
Sometimes, a missionary feels like he’s dying a martyr’s death. Only slow. And on the inside. There are times, of course, when he rejoices that he has the privilege of suffering for such a worthy cause and offers himself up willingly. There are times when The Job eats at his heart like an aggressive cancer. […]
I allow myself to be consumed too often. Oh, sometimes it’s homeschooling my four treasures—reading, coaching the grueling revision process, praying while some labor over math. Sometimes it’s writing—revising my first novel, finishing my second, researching future ventures. This month, it’s more often been menu-planning and cooking. It’s the word consumed that is the glaring […]
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