I recently took my first peek at the cover design for my debut novel and, when I saw this title font, about fell off my chair. Gotta say — I love it!
So one Sunday, while leaving church, a father scolded his son. “Your eyes were open during prayer.” To which the son replied, “How did you know?” When it comes to prayer, everyone has their habits and traditions. Closing our eyes is one of them. For some reason when it’s time to pray we automatically fold [...]
Perhaps the best argument for “Christian horror” is atheism. While both believing and unbelieving novelists acknowledge, and write about, the horrific — they share distinctively different views as to its nature. And ultimately, those different worldviews are what makes their stories genuinely dreadful. Of course, the debate about “Christian Horror” rages on. Is the label [...]
Here’s the latest entry to my gargoyle collection. I unearthed this at the Santa Cruz swap meet. I think it’s the first gargoyle I’ve ever found who happens to be reading. And no cracks about our similarities either!
As I mentioned recently, in a post entitled Parenting vs. Micro-Managing, our church will be holding a parenting conference later this month and Lisa and I were asked to lead a workshop on “Parenting Teens.” We have an hour to address a subject that requires, oh, eons of wisdom. Despite the time constraints, it’s an [...]
Several weeks ago my pastor mentioned that Christopher Hitchens, one of the leading, most outspoken atheists in the world, had developed esophageal cancer. I hadn’t heard this and must admit, I got choked up. But why? After all, Christopher Hitchens is an avowed enemy of Christianity. His best-selling God Is Not Great — How Religion [...]
The Bible never talks about a “call to write,” though many writers and artists describe their occupation in those terms. Writing is never mentioned as a spiritual gift in Scripture, nor are writers ever singled out as having strategic roles in the world or Church (unless you count the “inspired stenographers” who actually penned the [...]
Hey, thanks to all who participated in the giveaway for a copy of “Hipster Christianity.” You folks left some terrific comments in my Interview with Brett McCracken. The three winners are (as drawn out of my trusty Dodger cap): Christopher S. Jay Dan T. Davis I’ve sent you guys an email. Or you can also [...]
The worst part of a big family are some of the people in it — eccentric uncles, hypercritical aunts, lewd grandpas, and gloomy cousins; there are divorcees, perverts, swindlers, and moralists. Yep, every family has its weirdos. And make no mistake about it: God’s family is BIG. So big that, in the Book of Revelation, [...]
