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,...

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...

Good Old Days, July/August 2020 #writing #DennisLPeterson #reading #writers #Memories #familyhistory #editing

The first event occurred last Thursday afternoon as I was putting the final touches on my blog posting, which was to appear the next...

As the first stage of the Corona virus  reopenings began in my state, libraries were not included among the businesses released from...

It’s funny how smells can trigger various emotions and thoughts. You detect a certain odor, and your mind immediately flies to a memory...

Different teachers have different teaching styles. Even students recognize that fact, and they often like (or dislike) a teacher because...

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...

My week started off with a measure of excitement for me. I was able to meet (in a virtual sort of way) an author whose works I’ve long...

First, he calculated how much time he had had to that point of his life. (I think he was in his mid-70s at the time, having been born...

(Excerpted from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson. Available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx)...

“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...

(Excerpt from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.)...

The Korean War has often been called America’s “forgotten war.” People remember World War II and Vietnam, but sandwiched between those...

Throughout much of America’s military history, its strategies of warfare have been based to varying degrees on the teachings of three...

That could have been me! I found myself thinking a few hours after an incident occurred in our neighborhood. I wonder if someone will be...