Red Letters

I would like to invite all of you in Colorado to come to Vanguard Church this Sunday in Colorado Springs where I will be speaking at all 3 services – 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30. The message will center on my new book, Red Letters: Living a Faith that Bleeds. It would be great to see…

I’m fortunate enough to have a writing coach for my three novels that is a literary genius. I’m not kidding. Creativity flows out of her like a river. She’s written over 20 books, (go do a search on Amazon) but this honor couldn’t go to a more worthy writer. Publisher’s Weekly has just released a…

There’s a new post up on my other blog: An Authors’ Blog that’s worth reading entitled, "What a Writer’s Life is Really Like." Click here for the post. 7 more days until the first draft of my first novel, Scared, is due. What am I doing writing a novel?!

Russia is gaining in economic prosperity, but they are losing control of AIDS epidemic. This is a country that cannot afford to loose people since their birth rate is among the lowest in the world. To give you an idea, the death rate is higher than the birth rate. Overall, in 2005 during the first…

This past week, I met an amazing pastor from South Africa, Frank Harawa. His church works with orphans and the poor just outside of Durban. Right now he has several foster home for orphans that he runs and two schools as well. I sat down with Frank to talk about the orphan crisis in his…

To me, November 1st marks the beginning of the holiday season. Our Christmas tree will be up in no time! It’ brings cool temperatures, gorgeous foliage and animals into our neighborhood. One of the things I love about Colorado is coming home to this in your yard! The other picture is our kids with Mom…

I don’t know if it was something I said in my last post, but Fields of the Fatherless shot to the top of the Amazon charts today and was the #1 book in the Ministry section ahead of books by Joel Osteen and Andy Stanley. So, it’s sold out again. Hopefully this results in many…

Thanks to all of you who have been so supportive of the book, Fields of the Fatherless. It sells out regularly on Amazon, but you can always order from me or from the Fields of the Fatherless website. There are quantity discounts available by the way! I am re-writing the book and it will be…

Some friends of mine in China managed to get a copy of Red Letters and reviewed it. Dan and Sara are great people of faith and have moved their whole family to be involved in some incredible things. Here’s the review: "In the summer of 2006, we had the privilege of sitting down with author…

Thanks again to everyone who helped Zoya and Misha. We have raised $2,120 to take care of their medical needs. You guys are awesome! Read the original post here. This is an update from Olga: "Zoya’s condition is stable, yet very hard: heavy pains, fever and low hemoglobin (red blood cells). Olga has been able…

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