The Discipline to Ask, the Boldness to Be Unconventional
As we develop the School of Kingdom Writers, it’s so easy to ask the question “What does a school look like?” and to work towards that. But we carry no duty to be like any other school. The real questions are, “Who are our students called to reach?” And...
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Your Submission Should Be Rejected for Not Following Instructions
I’ve administrated a lot of contests, calls for submissions and open submission periods over the years in which a publishing house or organization accepts manuscripts, stories, or query letters from the public. Every single time a percentage of the applicants will be...
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Writing a Novel As a Busy Adult Is Impossible – But There’s a Solution
Writing a novel is a monumental task. Your experience may be something like mine. You have an idea so you sit down to write. The first 10,000, maybe even 20,000 words flow onto the page over a couple of weeks, and then things come up. You finally get back to it a...
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Lauren Daigle Is a Sister in Christ and an Effective Minister
Lauren Daigle has, through the quality of her work, taken Jesus's message to secular audiences through the mainstream media, with chart-topping songs and appearances on national television shows like Ellen and Jimmy Fallon. Recently, she's come under fire for not...
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A Jesus-First Educational Model – School of Kingdom Writers
When I was a kid, I loved to cook in the kitchen with my mom. I loved to help, to be around her. It seemed like she could make anything, and cooking with her never felt like work. It felt like play. She had a big recipe box, packed with scraps of paper and note cards...
read moreIntroducing the School of Kingdom Writers
I have an amazing life. And I don’t deserve it. Melissa and I have been on this adventure with God since 2007. We’ve experienced so much. We’ve traveled the country, we’ve started successful companies, we’ve rehabbed a house in a broken inner-city neighborhood, we’ve...
read moreIn Defense of Romans 13
This past week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited Romans 13 as a defense for the government’s policy of separating parents from children in some circumstances when they’re caught crossing the border illegally. If we’re going to be a nation of laws, I see value in...
read moreThe Husband by Aaron Daniel Behr – Honest, Vulnerable Christian Literature
The landscape of Christian literature, and of Christian discussion generally, lacks an honesty. There’s a difference between telling the truth and honesty. Telling the truth is the virtue of speaking accurately, honesty is the virtue of presenting all of the truth....
read moreY-Bridge Arts Festival Writers Showcase
I'll be hosting a Writers and Poets Showcase at the Y-Bridge Arts Festival in Zanesville, Ohio on Friday, August 5, 2016 from 6 to 8pm. I still have a couple of 10-minute slots available for writers and poets. Preference goes to Muskingum Valley residents, but all...
read moreDownload Sejal for Free for Kindle
This week only you can download my novelette, Sejal: The Walk for Water for your Kindle for free. Check it out on Amazon here. Of course, you can always download Sejal for free, but this is a convenient way to get it directly on your Kindle. Sejal is always a tough...
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