Announcing New Book Contract!
I just signed a contract with TouchPoint Press for publication of my book Evangelism and Expulsion: Missionary Work Among the Cherokees...
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Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
Dream!
One memory I have of Nannie Summers, my maternal grandmother, was her attitude toward dreams. I recall her saying that one should never...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
The Worst Writing Advice
In last week’s post, we considered some of the most helpful advice about writing. But, as I mentioned in that post, everyone is a critic,...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Advice that Helped My Writing
Someone once asked what pieces of advice have helped me most with my writing. After contemplating the question for a while, I think I’d...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 29, 2020
- 3 min
A Surprising and Helpful “Find”
As the first stage of the Corona virus reopenings began in my state, libraries were not included among the businesses released from...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Remembering William Zinsser
Zinsser was born October 7, 1922. Following service in the Army in North Africa and Italy during World War II, he returned to the United...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Victory Is Certain!
(Excerpted from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson. Available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx)...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
Organized Chaos
“A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind.” That statement often runs through my mind when I look at my desk or wherever I happen...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Supply and Logistics
(Excerpt from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.)...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
Blisters over Blather
The Korean War has often been called America’s “forgotten war.” People remember World War II and Vietnam, but sandwiched between those...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
Lessons from Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Clausewitz
Throughout much of America’s military history, its strategies of warfare have been based to varying degrees on the teachings of three...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Knowledgeable Volunteers
http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.) #writing #DennisLPeterson #Combat #reading #lessonsofhistory #teaching #writers #Militaryhistory #books
Dennis L. Peterson
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
The Open Window
Someone (I conducted a brief online search to discover who, but I found no definitive answer) once said, “When God closes a door, He...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
Context Is the Key
Some (dare I say most?) history textbooks present “the big picture,” painting a broad impression of what took place in a particular...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Faithfulness in the Least
[From Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx] #writing...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Change and Continuity Revisited
Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 16, 2020
- 1 min
Write2Ignite Interview Article
https://write2ignite.com/2020/03/16/combat-part-ii/#respond. #writing #DennisLPeterson #Combat #reading #writers #Militaryhistory...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
Static: Incorrect Punctuation
In the previous post about static, we discussed the importance of logical organization to producing clear, static-free writing. Today we...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: The Way to Leadership
#writing #reading #lessonsofhistory #exemplars #writers #Militaryhistory #books #publishing
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min
The Conundrum of a 21st-Century Author
Although that scenario is certainly still possible, it is becoming harder and more rare. This new reality came to my attention the other...
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