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Christian Reviewers and ‘The Cult of Niceness’

When perusing Amazon reviews of Christian books, the first reviews I will go to are the negative ones. I made that admission in a recent writer’s group and, to my surprise, several other authors agreed! But why is this? The answer is simple, and one I wish more of us would admit: The Christian reviewer [...]

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If you’re looking for evidence of the politicization of the scientific intelligentsia, you need look no further than the renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Either that, or he’s veering dangerously close to a biblical worldview. From the UK’s Times Online, Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking: THE aliens are out there and Earth had [...]

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Six Reasons People Want to Be Published

I’ve been following the comments on super-agent Rachelle Gardner’s Friday post, Why Do People Want to Be Published? and find them quite fascinating. Though the answers are varied, they seem to cluster into categories. After reading through the (now 130+) comments, these six reasons seemed to emerge as to Why People Want to Be Published: [...]

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And the Winner Is…

Thank you all for participating, and for the kind words. At 6:00 AM I put nine names in my Dodger cap and drew out… Jay. Congratulations, man! I’ll be contacting you about a mailing destination and sending you the “Moon” crucifix you requested. Once again, I appreciate all those who left a comment. It was [...]

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handmade crucifix giveaway

The responses to my handmade crucifixes has been terrific. So much so, that I’ve added a Page in the Nav Bar above entitled My Art, which contains information on how you can purchase one. Below are my four newest ones and, by way of experiment, I will be giving away, free of any charge, one [...]

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Why Men Don’t Read Romance

There are several uncomfortable realities about being a novelist — specifically, a male novelist. One such reality is the preponderance of female novelists. If feminists are still pining for professional equality, they need look no further than the publishing industry, especially the Christian fiction industry. This tilt toward women has many possible explanations, one of [...]

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One Reason to Be Suspicious of Evolutionary Science

I have gone on the record suggesting why I think  Christians should concede theistic evolution. But stories like the following are a reminder of why we should retain a suspicion of evolutionary science. From last month’s University of Texas at Austin News, Recently Analyzed Fossil Was Not Human Ancestor As Claimed, Anthropologists Say AUSTIN, Texas [...]

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And Now For a Few Changes…

As you may have noticed, I’ve changed my website theme. I am now using the popular Thesis Theme for Wordpress. The visual changes should be minimal, nothing fancy. What I’m hoping to add is a little more readability, navigability, depth, and SEO compatibility. Ever since my first website design (*yikes!*), I’ve been progressing toward something [...]

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More Vampire Evolution

It continues to amaze me how much interest my “Christian vampire” topics still generate. It’s one of the ways I got hooked up with Lea Lawrynowicz for the Rue Morgue interview last year entitled “Divinity in Darkness: The Rise of Christian Horror.” Shortly thereafter, I was contacted via email by a writer from the Washington [...]

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Jennifer Knapp is Gay… and I’m Heartbroken

It’s funny how we come to relate to artists, most of whom we never personally meet. We read their books, enjoy their films, or celebrate their music, and somehow feel we DO know them. We cheer their achievements, worry over their trials, and mourn their suffering. So it is, when I learned that Christian singer [...]

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