CHRISTIAN

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My wife has said, more than once, that the main character in my Dancing Priest novels is an idealized version of me. The first time she...

In the summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college, I taught myself to type, and for a very good reason. I was starting my...

We see a lot of advice these days about following your passion. Determine what your passion is, pursue it, and you will find happiness....

Grant’s Trail, a biking-walking-jogging-rollerblading trail in St. Louis some 10 miles long, begins about a mile-and-a-half from my house...

My head’s swirling. I’m editing, rewriting, drafting, doing other projects, maintaining a rather hectic if not torrid pace when I’m...

The phone rang. Focused on the words on my computer screen, I absentmindedly picked up the phone. “He wants to see you.” “Now?” I asked....

I was raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran, courtesy of my mother. I was raised with a strong Protestant work ethic, courtesy of my father...

Three or four times a day, I receive email notices of conversations on discussion boards and Facebook groups, usually about Christian...

In On Being a Writer: 12 Simple Habits for a Writing Life That Lasts, Ann Kroeker and Charity Craig ask this question: To what extant...

The year 2013 was not the easiest for me or my family. My mother had to be moved from her home of 58 years to a retirement home, which...

One very vivid memory I have from when I was five years old is from kindergarten. During recess in the front yard of the church which...