When I was in England, my friend Ian gave me a copy of the Poverty and Justice Bible by American Bible Society. It's amazing with over 2000 verses outlined regarding poverty and justice. If you have a heart for helping the poor and being a part of ensuring Biblical justice on the earth, this Bible is for…

Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the season of Lent – 40 days of preparation before Easter. I didn't come from a Christian tradition that celebrated the church calendar, but I have found practices like this deeply spiritual. It's a time of reflection, fasting and prayer that helps me to focus on spiritual things I…

I'm currently writing and researching for my second novel, Sacred. The book focuses on the child sex-slave industry centered in Eastern Europe and Russia that stretches all over the world. One of the 'myths' I have stumbled upon is the belief that this kind of thing doesn't happen in the United States. Of course, nothing…

We've been working on a DVD for Fields of the Fatherless  to help introduce each chapter for everyone doing individual or group studies. Here's the introduction. These are 5-7 minute intros of me talking about why I wrote the chapter. Click here for the Children's HopeChest link on YouTube that contains all the videos. Here's a quick testimony from…

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