WARNING: The following post contains profanity, sarcasm, innuendo, and not-so-subtle digs; it may be unsuitable for those who eschew Absolutes (other than their own) but have, nevertheless, cultivated a refined sense of moral superiority and self-righteous indignation. * * * How better to demonstrate your evolved morality and uber compassion than by hating conservative Christians? [...]

At a recent writer’s conference, I spoke to someone who was, in their own words, trying to figure out whether they were “called to write.” It was a strange question to hear from someone… at a writer’s conference. I mean, the fact that they would invest so much time and money just to see whether [...]

How important is “right doctrine” to Christianity? Apparently, not that important. At least that’s the impression I got after reading Shawn Smucker’s much-linked post last week entitled, Christianity: Why It’s Being Trampled Underfoot. Here’s the crux of it: Beliefs have become our salt and light. Taking the “correct” position on every issue imaginable has become [...]

For the second time this month, I lost sleep over this upcoming Presidential election. I shared that recently on Facebook and received a lot of encouragement to pray and trust God. And then there were those who said something like this: God’s kingdom is coming regardless of who gets in to office. The outcome of [...]

Okay. Some of you have already mentioned the new cover to my soon-to-be-released short story anthology, “Subterranea.” After listening to your feedback, I agreed that the last cover (which I thought looked great, BTW), was missing the target and not communicating the right things. Once again, huge thanks goes out to Ravven, cover artist extraordinaire, [...]

So with Halloween around the corner (and a deep fondness for the weird and creepy), I’ve been thinking about some of my all-time favorite horror movies. I am not a “slasher flick” guy, so you’ll find this list absent of the Jason’s and Chucky’s of Horrorama (although there is a Lechter). If you’re looking for [...]

“Forward” is more than just a political catchphrase for some; it’s a moral imperative. Religious and social progressives are fond of portraying the human species as evolving, discarding out-dated mores, unenlightened beliefs, and barbaric practices (i.e., most of the commands in the Old Testament). But is all progression good? Is “forward” always better? Wherever you [...]

In the next several weeks, I’ll be releasing an ebook anthology of short stories entitled “Subterranea: Nine Tales of Dread and Wonder.”  The collection will be published exclusively on Amazon, with a paperback version available shortly thereafter through CreateSpace. Looks to be in the 120 page range. The ebook price will be 2.99. These stories [...]

I heard an author recently suggest that readers have different expectations for an author’s ebooks, as opposed to their traditional novels. Now an author can offer all kinds of different product to their readers, at a much faster rate: Anthologies, novellas (like Dean Koontz’s latest Odd Thomas ebook), lost stories, etc. But does this faster [...]