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The Hebgen Lake Earthquake of 1959 struck on a moonlit August night in western Montana, not far from the border of Yellowstone National Park. It had a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale, making it one of the most powerful earthquakes in U.S. history.

Rock Creek Campground, located in the Madison Canyon not far from West Yellowstone, experienced the most devastating and tragic impact of the quake. Moments after the seismic event, a massive dolomite buttress broke from the south side of ...

There’s a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence these days.

As an author who’s novels were used without my permission to teach Chat GPT how to write, I’m concerned about where this new technology is going. Will there come a day when real authors who put their hearts and souls into their work become obsolete?

Out of curiosity, I did a test of Chat GTP and asked it to write a short story in the style of Stephanie Landsem. Not surprisingly, it gave me a Biblical story set by the sea of Ga...

On October 30th, 1938, a radio broadcast on the CBS Radio station “The War of the Worlds” supposedly led to widespread panic all over the United States — at least that’s what the newspapers said. When you look at what really happened, it was the newspapers — not Orson Welles and his cast — that ‘faked’ the facts!

What was War of the Worlds?

Welles’s broadcast was based on H.G. Wells’s 1898 novel The War of the Worlds. The original setting for this story was 1890s England, which Welles ...

I’ve had a summer of great reading and connecting with great authors. With fall on its way (no! not yet!) lots of book clubs are talking about what they’ll read in the coming months. In this post, I’m share some of my favorite reads, some new-to-me authors, and some old friends whose books always satisfy.

(Make sure to check out the great sale on Code Name Edelweiss below!)

Shadow in Moscow, by Katherine Reay. I haven’t met Katherine but I’d sure like to. As soon as I heard about this ...

Edelweiss, edelweiss, every morning you greet me. Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me.

You know the song, but here are seven things you may not have known about edelweiss (and how to grow them in your own backyard.

Leontopodium nivale, also known as edelweiss or Alpen-Edelweiss, belongs to the daisy and sunflower family Asteraceae.Edelweiss love rocky limestone and high elevations.The plants are non-toxic and sometimes used in traditional medicine f...

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Even with the all the busyness of the book launch, I’ve had a chance to read some great novels over the past few months. If you’re looking for your next read, here’s a round-up of my current recommendations. (Save this post for next time you need a good book!)

A Girl Called Samson, by Amy Harmon. This is a must read for any historical fiction lover. Amy’s story of the real Deborah Samson, a woman of immense courage who disguises herself as a man and fights in the Revolutionary war is e...

Thank the Lord we can once again meet in person! I’m scheduling book signings, speaking, and visits to bookstores around the country for the launch of Code Name Edelweiss and hope to see many of my ‘virtual’ friends In Real Life.

If you live in any of these areas, save the date and come say hello. Check back for more dates as they are scheduled.

Questions about the events below?

Have a bookstore or church group would like to schedule an event for Code Name Edelweiss?

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You read that right. Rats who save lives. Let me back up a bit.

Cambodia has a tragic history of conflict in the 20th century. As a result, there are estimated to be between 4 million to 6 million unexploded landmines and unexploded missils in the country. Most of these are in rural areas where the expanding population is starting to farm and build. The result is a dangerous situation for all — especially children.

Landmines were placed in Cambodia from 1967 to 1998 — during the Cambodian...