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Wow! I can't believe it! The 5th book in the Worthy Battle Series is now available, both in paperback and e-book forms!If you haven't read any books in the series yet, you are truly missing out! Of the books I've written, this set is definitely my favorite! As a whole, the series is about a no-nonsense, unorthodox probation officer who is determined to rescue his clients from self-destruction — regardless of whether or not they want his help. Each book revolves around a different one of his c...

A few weeks ago, a fifteen-year-old boy submitted an audition to narrate Rebuilding Alden, the first novel in the Worthy Battle series.Wow! Had I only taken that kind of initiative when I was his age! With the contract he and I agreed to, Luke will receive royalties on every audible copy of this book that sells throughout the remainder of his life! Think about that for a minute. If he narrates as few as five titles per year between now and the time he's 18, that would be 15 titles he could be...

Some people belong in the secular workforce and some (like me) don't. I decided to compile a list of my previous workplace errors so you can see why writing suits me better. Ready to laugh? Here goes!1. At the age of 17, I was awarded a part-time office job - answering the phones, making copies, typing, etc. I couldn't remember the name of the place for the likes of me. That phone would ring 50 bazillion times a day and I would say "Thank you for calling, uh, uh, uh..." and have to look aroun...

This past Sunday evening, a portion of the message I preached had to do with sharing good tidings with the meek. We looked at several passages of scripture and regardless of what anyone else got out of the message, I received a tremendous blessing from it.What stood out to me, more than anything else, is how often we take God's mercy for granted. Even though we might offer words of thanks for it from time to time, I believe the majority of us don't truly take enough time to think on what His...

When I was a little boy, I don't recall ever missing a single Trick-or-Treat night. I can remember my family checking to make sure our candy hadn't been tampered with by any of the "bad people" who were known to try to poison kids while they had the opportunity to do so. I can remember many occasions when coming home late on Halloween night that we would have to stop because of a roadblock where some group of teens had found it funny to cut down a tree and leave it blocking the road.As an adu...

It seems like only yesterday when Mrs. Martinez told me the young lady who had been sitting across the table from me was not only single, but also very Godly and looking for the right guy. Hannah, there was no doubt, was drop dead gorgeous. I'm not just referring to her outward appearance, although I am referring to that as well, but inwardly - wow, what an amazing, sweet, wonderful woman.Hannah was the pianist at the church her dad was pastoring. I watched her tickle the keys with a sweet pe...

Hidden in Harmony: Danger Is Imminent

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HE NEEDED HELP. The Russell family came home one evening to find an uninvited visitor sleeping on their porch. Brock appeared to be quite harmless.

SO THEY TOOK HIM IN. Knowing the Bible says they are to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, the Russells take Brock into their own home and quickly befriend him, only to find out he has formerly been accused of a horrifying act.

AND TRIED TO BE LOYAL. The Russells do not believe in allowing rumors to tell them who to befriend or who to turn away. They decide to do some detective work and find out about a decade worth of unexplained disappearances in the town Brock was originally from.

BUT IT COST THEM BIG TIME! Threats, violence, death, and kidnappings haunt the Russells as someone desperately attempts to stop their investigative efforts.

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To say that I'm excited would be a bit of an understatement!The first mystery I have written is about to be launched! I can't wait to find out what people think of it - the good, the bad, and the ugly.For those unfamiliar with the book, I'll give you a quick summary:A devout Christian family makes an attempt to reach out to someone in need. They take him into their home only to later discover he was formerly accused, but never convicted of performing terrifying acts. Through prayer, the famil...

It's the simple things in life that we tend to take for granted — the ability to see, hear, walk, talk, breathe.I grew up in West Virginia and during the summers it seemed that it rained every day. Everyone's grass was green and if people were lazy, their laws were overgrown.A few years back God called my wife and I to Montana to start a boarding school for at-risk boys, Canaan's Land Boys Ranch. During the summers it hardly rains at all. The only people who have green grass are those who wat...

Normally it is children we think of when we think of the word "brat," but that is not always the case.A few weeks back I saw something on Facebook that I have been trying not to vent about, but I just can't seem to help myself. I have to say something to get it off of my chest.Over 600,000 acres have been burning in my state and people have been losing their homes and everything they have. A lady from Colorado reached out to Montanans through Facebook and said something like this "Displaced M...