“One can’t prove that God doesn’t exist, but science makes God unnecessary.” — Stephen Hawking Several months ago, LiveScience.com published an article titled “Will Science Someday Rule Out the Possibility of God?” Apparently, I should be worried. The article claims that science is close to finally proving that God does not exist. Palpitations! Over the [...]
I normally don’t do blog memes. But this one is fun to follow. It’s basically part of an ongoing chain of book and author recommendations called “The Next Big Thing.” The whole idea is that writers get “tagged,” answer ten quick fire questions on their blog, and then tag five other writers … so that [...]
A popular author whom I follow recently sent out a single, short status update on Facebook: Can you do me a quick favor and like my Amazon page? The like button’s on the upper right. That was it. There was no gimmick attached — “Like my Author page and be entered into a drawing.” There [...]
I’m repeatedly reminded how much people enjoy the conversations on this blog. This is something I take pride in, but very little credit for. Frankly, when I started back in 2005, I had no idea how meaningful this blogging pursuit would become. I have met so many wonderful people here. I’ve made new friends and [...]
On his blog, mega-church pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, recently dubbed the popular book and film series “Twilight” as “sick, twisted, evil, dangerous, deceptive, and popular,” also calling it “for teenage girls what porn is to teenage boys.” With the franchise’s final installment, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2, now in theaters, [...]
It’s no secret that many evangelicals are smarting from the re-election of Barack Obama. It’s led to much hand-wringing among believers and social conservatives. Talks of secession, Obama paving the way for the antichrist, and forming a third party are all on the table. It’s also led some, like this columnist for the Daily Telegraph, [...]
I served as a Youth Pastor for a couple years. It wasn’t a career objective of mine. When you’re on staff at a church, especially a small one, you need to be a jack-of-all trades. And since I was raising four teenagers at the time, I was a perfect candidate. I can’t say I didn’t [...]
My short story anthology, Subterranea: Nine Tales of Dread and Wonder, is now available on Kindle! A subway project on the wrong side of Mother Nature. A neurotic man who drowns in the desert. Tequila swilling seminary students in search of a mythical healer. A war-torn interplanetary lounge for seekers of universal harmony. A military [...]
After the stunning re-election of Barack Obama — stunning only in the sense that so many Republicans seemed so sure that mo, and God, were on their side — the scramble to console, blame, analyze, backtrack, and repackage themselves is absolutely fascinating. Many have arrived at the conclusion that the Hispanic Vote was the game [...]
I published my first ebook, Winterland, as an experiment. That was a year ago October. (Next week, Tuesday the 13th, I’ll be releasing my Short Story Collection, Subterranea.) Last week, I received my third quarter royalty check from Smashwords for Winterland and was pleasantly surprised. It takes a lot to surprise me. Which, I think, [...]
