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Can We Not Know We Are Serving Christ?

In Matthew 25:31 ff Jesus speaks about sheep and goats. They will be separated in the end times and the goats will be condemned. The sheep, on His right, will be praised in this manner: “Then the King will say … Continue reading →

Rolling Along Through Breakdown and Blessing

I attended a church Book Club meeting last night and one of the icebreaker questions was “If your life was a book, what would the title be?” The title of this blog post is the one I came up with. Many readers … Continue reading →

Step by Step and — Published!

I recently made a list of the steps involved for publishing on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing site. This was for a new author whose cover I designed and whose book I edited. I thought it might be helpful to others … Continue reading →

If Jesus Says You’re Okay, You’re Okay With Me

Our Sunday School lesson yesterday was about the conversion of Saul, or the Apostle Paul. God had to convince Ananias to go and lay hands on him to restore his sight. Saul had a reputation for murder and mayhem among … Continue reading →

“Adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.” Titus 2:10

Red deer/hind loping away across the moor Author Dr Richard Murray Wikimedia Commons Last night I heard a speaker on the book of Titus call attention to this phrase, “adorn the doctrine of God.” I was trying to figure out … Continue reading →

You see that happy missionary family smiling out of the postcard on your fridge? Their marriage is probably hanging by a thread.

Originally posted on elsalvadormissionaryfellowship:
  Anybody can smile long enough for an updated newsletter photo ————————————————————————————————————————————- I winced as the lights suddenly cut off. “Really? Three nights in a row?” I thought to myself as my wife rounded the corner…

Findley Family Video Publications Sampler One: Historical Fiction

Have you ever wanted to dip into our fourteen historical fiction books but couldn’t decide which is right for you? Now you can “taste and see” anything from Ice Age times to the New Mexico territory. Some have romance, some … Continue reading →

He Is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

Dr. Bobby Kelly’s portrait from the Oklahoma Baptist University website. www.okbu.edu Yesterday Dr. Bobby Kelly of Oklahoma Baptist University preached at South Tulsa Baptist Church on John 21. He pointed out that after the extraordinary events of Chapter 20 — the … Continue reading →

Review Or Die! (Not you, the Reader — the Author)

It’s a pain to write reviews. If I liked a book, I liked it. I don’t need to review it. Maybe I’ll tell some friends. Maybe I’ll lend the book to someone else. And it sounds stupid to say, “This … Continue reading →

A Children’s Book I Illustrated — Archibald and the Fiery Furnace — now 99 cents!

A couple of years ago I took the plunge into children’s book illustrating and here is my first effort. This is a fantasy frame tale for children involves a “runt of the litter” kitty named Archibald who helps teach lessons … Continue reading →