Tenth Plague Cover Unveiled
Finally, the cover of my next novel, due out on January 15, is here. What think ye? Special thanks to the designers at Kirkdale Press (Logos) for their hard work.
Read moreYes, I’m Thankful
Note: I’m taking a brief hiatus from my series on clean speech due to Thanksgiving plans with family and related time constraints. I plan to return to the series next week. In the meantime . . . I decided to compile a list of some of the biggest reasons for me to be thankful; that way on Thanksgiving day I’m not just stuffing my face with turkey. I’m actually approaching the occasion with a heart befitting the season. My Wife Kim got only a little sleep last night due to a nasty cold (of course, just in time for holiday travels) and a migraine. Yet she always keeps moving forward: getting stuff done, taking care of all of us. Whether she feels like it or not. This past November 2 marked our sixteenth wedding anniversary. Sixteen years—how is that possible? She has put up with me and fed me and…
Read moreAcknowledgments Page Due Today
Today I turn in my acknowledgments page for The Tenth Plague to Kirkdale Press. My wife just checked it over (I’m terrible at seeing my own typos). This is the page where I thank all those special folks who helped me with research and especially encouraged me along the way. Getting this novel to publication was one big, uphill climb, my friends. But I’m almost there. I’m getting closer to that long-hoped-for release date on January 15th! Praise God for helping me through each step of the way. I feel like I’ve run a marathon. Or two.
Read moreWhere Do My Ideas Come From? Part 1
A Discussion about My Next Novel, The Tenth Plague Putting my finger on where exactly the original idea for my upcoming novel, The Tenth Plague, came from is difficult because the novel began forming in my mind probably five or six years ago. The idea for the main plot, of course, emerged from Revelation 22:18-19. In those verses God proclaims a curse on anyone who adds to or takes away from His Word. Given the state of our times and the church today, that seems like a relevant theme. In some quarters of Christianity at large, some can’t even agree on what truth is anymore. One day when I read those verses again, they grabbed me like never before. My imagination began playing the what-if game, and the story began taking shape in my mind. I envisioned someone turning on a bathroom faucet and blood gushing out. I consulted several theologian friends for their thoughts,…
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