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October 27, 2019
Saul- A Man For Our Times
Saul- a man for our times Around mid-day yesterday, I finished the first iteration of my newest novel, My Name is Saul. When I got to ‘Acknowledgements and Author’s notes, I short-handed my comments and merely wrote that if I began to write honestly about how it felt to insinuate myself into this man, I […]
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October 20, 2019
My Name is Saul- Very Close
My Name is Saul- Very Close My name is Saul-Very Close… I know, close but no cigar, right? Just in case you would like to know the origin of that phrase…here. So why write about it when the first draft of the manuscript is not done? Because I am close…really close! And that fact is […]
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October 13, 2019
Not A Hair On Your Head
Not a hair on your head was originally written in late 2013. I am reposting it for two reasons: It feels eerily even more relevant in October, 2019 as a beleaguered Israel prepares for war without global support of any kind; the United Nation’s attention on Israel is confined to absurdities and the US continues […]
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October 6, 2019
Sanity: Stillness, Addiction and Love
Wondering how stillness, addiction and love relate to sanity? Had two distinctly books not fallen into my lap I would never have made the correlation or even wondered about sanity: stillness, addiction and love. The two books? The Love That Keeps Us Sane: Living the Little Way of St. Therese of Lesieux written by sixty-something […]
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September 29, 2019
2 New Lin Wilder Author Interviews
2 new Lin Wilder interviews? Each of the last five years this time, late September, finds me working to finish a book. This one is no different from the previous years; I am pushing hard to complete the 1st iteration of My Name is Saul. Forcing my writing to be extremely focused on Saul instead […]
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September 22, 2019
The Contradictions Of Sin And Mercy
Contradictions of sin and mercy There are times when an essay from the past feels fitting. This is one of those times. Mostly because there is one man who better understands the contradictions of sin and mercy better than any other: Karol Wojtyla. His first published work was a series of meditations prepared at the […]
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September 15, 2019
The Woman With The Alabaster Jar And The Pharisee: Surprised by Grace
Surprised by Grace Now and then, I am surprised by grace; that phrase is used a lot by Christian writers weakly attempting to convey what Paul describes as living and active and sharper than a two edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit. Because it’s always much more than surprise…more […]
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September 8, 2019
Overcomer: A New Kendricks Brothers Movie
When I learned that Overcomer was a new Kendricks Brothers movie, I resolved to see it. This is true for four reasons. Four years ago, a movie with the title, War Room, was irresistibly evocative to me… Prayer as war: the correlation of combat with happiness has long been one which applies to my life. Therefore, a […]
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September 1, 2019
A Birthday Day Party and Gift of Power: Another Bible Story
A Birthday Party and gift of power: Another Bible Story… Each year, on August 29th, the Christian liturgy celebrates the Feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist. In case a reminder is called for, the Gospel of Mark relates that Herod was the one who arrested John, “on account of Herodias,” his brother’s wife. […]
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August 25, 2019
The Audacity of Writing
The Audacity of Writing. Every once in a while, seemingly disparate, even oxymoronic thoughts become as one: love and writing are like that for me today. There is an audacity necessary to write and to love. Love thy neighbor as you love yourself. Christ’s words are clear in the Gospel passage we hear repeated so […]
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