Motivational guru and success expert Napoleon Hill (http://naphill.org) said, "You can't control others' acts, but you can control your...

I recently had a couple of pleasant experiences with repairmen. That shouldn't be news, but in today's world, the opposite experience is...

My backlit watch read 4:55. Five more minutes, I thought. I closed my eyes and immediately drifted back into a deep, dream-filled sleep....

Sitting at a light in heavy traffic the other day, my eyes suddenly became aware of the writing on the double doors of the work van in...

Sometimes the best inspiration for writing comes from those who have actually proven themselves to be effective and successful writers....

Following the reports of the approach, landfall, and aftermath of Hurricane Sally made me ponder the storms of life and how they affect...

Every editor has certain things he or she seems just naturally attuned to detect. Encountered often enough, those things could even...

All my life, it seems, I've had people tell me, "Finish the job! Don't do a half-way job!" Parents and teachers (elementary school...

I just received from my editor at TouchPoint Press her updated editorial calendar. It shows that my two books, Christ in Camp and Combat:...

Writing is hard work that looks easy to non-writers. They read a story, an article, or a book that grtabs their attention and holds it...

As schools begin to resume their task of educating our youth, I vicariously relive through memories my own first day of classes. What a...

When my brother, sister, and I were growing up, our parents taught us more by their example than by their spoken instruction, although...

Check out my new website that offers resources for Writers, Teachers, History Buffs, and so many others! Here you will have access to...

Viewed another way, however, they can be of great benefit, regardless of your job title, but especially if you are an editor or a writer....

“I need something from the attic,” my wife said to me the other morning as I was beginning my assault on the day’s crowded to-do list....

My wife and I recently took a short trip to relax and celebrate our wedding anniversary. We went to the Smoky Mountains, where we...

I just signed a contract with TouchPoint Press for publication of my book Evangelism and Expulsion: Missionary Work Among the Cherokees...

One memory I have of Nannie Summers, my maternal grandmother, was her attitude toward dreams. I recall her saying that one should never...

While my wife and I were visiting out-of-state relatives recently, one of our daughters was taking advantage of her public library’s...

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,...