‘Pressed . . . but not crushed’
From November 2011 In less than one week (six days to be exact) . . . . . . my mom was rushed by ambulance to the hospital with a …
God has a plan for new year
The tabloids are no longer making their outrageous predictions for the New Year. (Perhaps my mocking of their dismal record had something to do with it.) So, let me make …
‘The 365 Days of Christmas’
I thought I had seen mass hysteria before: the time “Weird Willy” Smith set off a can of tear gas in the high school cafeteria. Or the practical joker who …
‘There is no peace on earth’
“Peace on earth” seems only a hollow Christmas card cliche today what with civil wars, terrorist attacks and rioting in the streets throughout the world. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow didn’t feel …
Over the Hill, onto the Mountaintop!
It’s a real pleasure to introduce today’s guest poster: Louise Looney. We collaborated on this warm, witty and wise book for those over 40. Louise is warm, witty and wise. …
What about euthanasia’s ‘death with dignity’?
Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard plans to die on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Maynard was diagnosed with grade II Astrocytoma, a severe brain tumor. It quickly progressed to Glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest …
Ouija: It’s not a game!
October 2014: Ouija is the number one movie the week of Halloween. Here’s an excerpt from The Why Files: Are There Really Ghosts?: Ouija boards have become a popular method …
Finding still waters in the storm
For my friends in ministry, are you ready to resign? (Of course you are! It’s Monday.) Here’s some hope and humor from my friend, Chris Maxwell. He uses the writings …
Twenty-five rejection-proof markets
With fewer and fewer publishers, producing fewer and fewer books, by fewer and fewer authors, books are extremely hard to break into. But here’s my list I’m sharing at the …
God as ‘comedy’ writer
I’m teaching a humor-writing class based on Writing with Banana Peels at the Maranatha Christian Writers Conference. God is the ultimate “comedy” writer as you’ll see in this post from …
Coincidences or ‘God-incidences’?
“The first girl you meet when you return to Marion College will become your wife.” No, this wasn’t the prediction of a fortune teller or a 900-number “psychic friend.” My …
Do you have the ‘worst’ job?
Happy Labor Day! Here in the States, we’re celebrating labor by taking the day off! However, not everyone loves his or her job, so I have in my right hand, …
Who, me walk on water?
Today’s guest poster is my very favorite writer, Lois Farra Watkins. During our trip to Israel, we found ourselves boarding a replica of a first-century fishing boat for a trip …
Top ten signs Batman is turning 75
“Holy hemorrhoids, Batman!” The Caped Crusader has a birthday this week. So, I have in my gloved hand, direct from beneath my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana: Top ten …
Dealing with career highs and lows
Today, I don’t have any articles or books to write. No international—or even the monthly meeting of the Corn Borer Grange—speaking engagements. I forced myself to at least get out …