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September 2008

September 18, 2008

Hasta la Vista, Vista! I’m Back to Mac, Jack!

I love laptop computers. Because I love my lap. But that's really a whole other...

September 17, 2008

Overcoming The Harsh Realities of Book Publishing

On Saturday, September 26, I'll be conducting a workshop at the annual San Diego Christian Writers...

September 13, 2008

My Bloggy Makeover

Thanks, Shell, for prodding me (ew) to "announce" that---as you know if you know my...

September 07, 2008

How To Survive as a Co-Author

I was surprised at how many people read my last post, which concerned how a...

September 05, 2008

An Example of How My/Our Book “Being Christian” Was Edited

The very kind response I got to the excerpt I ran yesterday from "Being Christian,"...

September 04, 2008

Proof Positive That God Wants You to Read My Book

If you were a Christian retailer---that is, if you sold or had any commercial interest...

September 01, 2008

Labor Day, and Me Not Getting Killed By a Coke-Dealing Pimp

The post you are looking for is Labor Day, Ghetto Life, and Me Almost Getting...

August 2008

August 30, 2008

The Least Interesting Blog Post Ever

Just a quick note to my dedicated eight readers to let them know that as...

August 20, 2008

Does the Holy Spirit Vote Republican?

This morning I received an email from a "born-again" reader who chastised me for being...

August 18, 2008

Welcome to the 1968 Democratic National Convention!

The letter below fell out of a book I was flipping through at a thrift...

August 11, 2008

We Get Our New Home Today: I’m A Basket-Case

On Friday my wife Cat and I went The Escrow Office, and while a notary watched...

August 09, 2008

What Is This Thing?

[polldaddy poll="845930"] Related post (about another thing the purpose of which I couldn't figure...

August 07, 2008

The Lease of My Concerns

Random stuff floatin around in my head: A reader asked if what I wrote in...

August 04, 2008

A Broken Soul Cries Out For Our Love

A few months back I wrote a piece called Unhappy? Reject Your Parents. Yesterday a...

July 2008

July 27, 2008

Another Exceptional Painting Bought at a Thrift Store

Here's another original work of art I bought at one of the thrift stores my...

July 26, 2008

Speaking of Original, Heart-Breakingly Perfect Art I Bought at a Thrift Store …

Oh, sorry: we were (here) talking about the Muhammad Ali painting I bought at an...

July 22, 2008

The Worst Truck Slogan EVER

Yesterday my wife Cat and I were driving on the freeway when she said, "The...

July 18, 2008

The Least Cuddly Children’s Toy EVER

Here's a toy somebody...

July 17, 2008

God Uses Tinky Winky to Undo Me

So today I was sorting and pricing books at one of the thrift stores run...

July 16, 2008

And Suddenly We Own Our First Home

Today my wife Cat and I found out that the offer we made on a townhouse...

July 11, 2008

“Publisher’s Weekly” Demands Readers Buy My Book!

Okay, fine. It's not my book; it's our (as in mine and Stephen Arterburn's) book --...

July 03, 2008

Happy Fourth of July? Yes, Despite All

It's a weird time for America, isn't it? It just feels so dismal. Two wars that...

July 01, 2008

Come Back, “e” Ecology Symbol!

For years now I've been waiting for Ye Oldye Ecology Symbol to once again become the...

June 2008

June 30, 2008

Why A Book Proposal Is Everything

If you're just joining us, see How To Write A Book Proposal, Part 1. Even...

June 28, 2008

A bit about book proposals

I just finished and sent to my agent a book proposal. So now I have...

June 22, 2008

I Just Made (At 50) My First Offer Ever On A House

I've never owned a home. I've never really had any money to speak of, and...

June 18, 2008

First Germany. Then Korea. Now PAKISTAN!

Remember my New Year's Resolution to finally take over the world? (If not, see New...

June 15, 2008

Happy Father’s Day! Or Not.

I'm not anti-Father's Day, or anything like that. And (of course -- what with having...

June 09, 2008

One Woman’s Conversion Experience (While Driving!)

Candace, a reader from Wisconsin, wrote to tell me of her conversion experience. It's as...

May 2008

May 30, 2008

A Moving Experience

We're in our new place. WE'RE MISSING OUR DINING ROOM TABLE AND OUR COUCH BECAUSE...