Hello, friends! It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to post a blog. I’ve started many new posts and topics, but haven’t been able to finish very many. My absence is a good thing, though! It means I’m being productive outside of the internet world. More specifically, it means I’m dedicating more time … Continue reading updates + tips on conquering writer’s block
First, let me just say that I love the Church. Like, ALL CAPS love. My heart is for the Church. I’m passionate about the Church. I believe in the Church. But as a third-generation pastor’s kid, there’s a discrepancy that I’ve noticed in the way many (not all!) churches treat their pastors. My great-grandparents were … Continue reading 10 things your pastor wishes you knew
I debated off and on about whether or not I was going to share on this topic. When it comes to judgment, most people automatically jump to the conclusion that it's bad, evil, wrong, unmerciful, etc... But I can't escape the pressing reality - especially as I study Scripture - that judgment is, in fact, … Continue reading judgment is good
Okay, I realize this post a little late. Haha. I've been working hard on Draft 3 of Every Bright and Broken Thing. Anyway, here's the third and final part in the My Process series! So now you have a 100% complete book with a beautiful cover and a professional-looking interior. You’ve decided which distributer you’re … Continue reading marketing: my process, part 3
If you haven't read part one, read it here! Okay, so you have a full-blown novel. You’ve got your Beta Reader feedback, you’ve finished approx. 1 million drafts of content edits and line edits. Maybe you even sent your manuscript off to a professional editor just to be safe. And now you’re confident that this … Continue reading indie publishing: my process, part two
Allow me to interrupt my normal discussions about life and faith with something a little less serious. 🙂 I want this blog to be a healthy mix of anything and everything. So I’ve decided to start a three-part series where I share about my novelling process, my publishing process, and my marketing process as an indie author. … Continue reading novelling: my process, part one
Looking at the culture of the Modern American Church today, I’m always amazed at how Seeker Sensitive it’s become. If you don’t know what “Seeker Sensitive” means, a loose definition would be “messages that don’t meddle with people, worship that doesn’t cost anything, prayer that only points inward and not outward, doctrines that make people … Continue reading no one said it would be easy
I love the Bible. I love how you can open it up to any passage and, if you study it deeply enough, you can find something new. It’s so exciting when you read a passage you’ve read a million times, but then it suddenly becomes fresh to you. It’s that feeling of uncovering one of … Continue reading to the exiles…
Brace yourselves. This topic has been on my mind and heart for awhile and I've noticed that misrepresentation of Evangelical Christianity in mainstream American circles today is a huge problem. By and large, Christians are treated like villains by the mainstream media, by progressives and left-wingers. Some of that misrepresentation is simply because leaders with … Continue reading myths you might believe about christianity
Last Wednesday at my church’s midweek service, I got to lead the song “So Will I” by Hillsong UNITED for the first time. (Somehow I managed to do it without having the words right in front of me. If you’re familiar with this song, you know what an accomplishment that is. Haha!) Two of my favorite lines … Continue reading bye-bye, failure
