Hi Reader, You wouldn't be on my mailing list if you didn't like to read. But have you read a book that changed your life? (Besides the Bible, in a class of its own.) I don't mean just non-fiction. In fact, I heard a pastor say "We read nonfiction for information but we read fiction for transformation." Here's how a prominent theologian put it. The deep places in our lives, places of resistance and embrace, are not ultimately reached by instruction ... [but] only by stories, images, metaphors...

Hi Reader, Even in days of conflict like we have in our nation, God always points His people forward. He expects us to pursue His calling on our lives. That calling will look different for each person. Needy people are everywhere. You have abilities that could make a difference to someone. For example, 80 percent of Americans would like to write a book. But many think "my life isn’t interesting enough." I thought that, too, but to my amazement, I've sold over 750 copies of two novels with...

Hello Reader, We had a splendid five-week trip in September-October ... lots of great connections in Nebraska and North & South Dakota. And an interesting pheasant story. More about that soon. First I wanted to get out this news to my local friends. A wonderful opportunity to shop books for Christmas is coming soon. A bunch of local Christian authors (including me) will be displaying. Every November, in preparation for Advent, the CAPNW sponsors this event in McMinnville. I'll have both my...