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From the Writer’s Desk
Welcome to the life of a writer. This blog will doucment my life as a writer that began before print on demand changed the publishing industry.
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A Pastor, a Promise, and a Cracker Jack Prophecy of Love
I dialed Tawanna’s phone number. Pastor Thomas, her husband, answered and handed the phone to Tawanna. They were out of town, so she asked me…
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Fit For Service
More than a year later, Rev. Millar returned to speak at a missionary convention sponsored by Bethlehem Church. After the service, Elizabeth approached the altar…
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Faith, Trust and Reason
While working in New Orleans, Pamela found a new moral compass—Ayn Rand. Rand’s books and philosophy offered powerful arguments against religion. The objectivism Rand preached…
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Never Too Old
While Betty visited with her friends Bernice and Pauline, the subject of a Bible study to meet the needs of the residents arose. Without knowledge…
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God’s Gift to the 9th Ward
Robert never met his father, and his older brother was in prison. He imitated the men in his neighborhood who made their living by preying…
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A Lot From a Little
Cissy welcomed me into her hotel room and taught me a new word derived from music and missionary. “My husband and I are ‘musicionaries’…musical missionaries,…
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A Mirror, a Hairbrush, and a Dream
Becky used to wrap her head in a towel, stand in front of a mirror, and imitate Cher as she sang into her hairbrush and…
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Prodigal Daughter
As we sipped coffee, she gave me more than I expected. Her poignant story of faith lost, faith found, and faith shared dropped from her…
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The Gift of Tongues
Tofu, an Episcopalian, knew nothing about the gift of tongues except what he had witnessed in Africa. When he visited All Nations Fellowship, he questioned…
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Winds of Adversity
George sat in a church on Hurricane Street, listening intently to the pastor. At the conclusion of the message, he walked to the altar to…
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He Brought Peace
“Some people have the notion that you are only a Holocaust survivor if you survived the camps,” said Michelle. “The accurate definition is someone who…
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Trusting God
After hearing Robert sing “Amazing Grace”, Carol exclaimed, “God has given you a gift, and I’m going to help you develop that gift if I…
