(Bloggers Note: Today, I'm honored to publish a guest post from a high school friend and her husband who pastor Mountainview Community Church in Durango, …
I’m Augustus McCrae, Texas Ranger: I Called it First.
(Blogger's Note: Currently in the midst of a six-part series on How to Write Copy that Kills, I've taken a break over the last few days to write about other …
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The Man Who Knew the Man: Elvis Presley’s Bodyguard
(Blogger's Note: Over the weekend, I took a quick getaway weekend vacation to Mountain View, Arkansas. When a friend shared with me the rumor that a local …
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Speed Vacationing: Our 2,100-Minute Dash to Fun
How to Write Copy That Kills: Part 3: Plan
(Blogger's Note: Parts One and Two of this series can be viewed at: https://wp.me/p2bjEC-kf and https://wp.me/p2bjEC-kE.) Of the six-part series, this is …
One of the Greatest Moments in the History of Sports.
If this doesn't give you goosebumps, you're not alive. He is The Greatest. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzr3tZSHxU&t=2m50s] …
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My Backyard Fourth of July
100 Posts: So Throw Me a Bone
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-PIidaqCyU&t=25s]Four months into the Wordpress experience, I'm now 100 posts deep. So first, help me …
What It Takes to Write Copy That Kills: Part 2: Thinking
So you want to publish your first book. Me too. Yesterday I wrote about the first of the six-part formula I use in my writing. You can see that post here: …
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What it Takes to Write Copy That Kills: Part 1: Environment
(Blogger's Note: There as many successful writing formulas as there are successful writers. Disclaimer: Am I a successful writer? I don't really know. I've …
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Writing’s Most Important Metaphor: Ending on a High Note
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O27RzZEOkeA] Among the group of professionals who call themselves writers (we'll save my opinion for what makes a …
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A Delta Prayer
Across the azure sky you grace, southeast to slight northwest, You pass above the fertile land, and we hope the very best. A litte rain is all we ask, To …
We Know It’s Hot. Thank You for Not Telling Us How Hot it Is.
"You have delighted us long enough." ~ Jane Austen *** As the outside temperature bumped 103°, Sara Sullivan had listened to just about enough of the …
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Was Georgia on Jesus’ Mind?
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc] "Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority." ~ Thomas …
Your Smiling Face…Dana
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL8NNTNmPT4] Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I love you, yes I do. And when you …
The “Journalists” of Today.
I've talked about this before, and couldn't agree more... Great post. …
Inner-Conflict, Freedom to Fail and Mercy
(Blogger's note: This post was inspired by a recent series of messages at Fellowship Bible Church. The series was titled: "Enjoying God." …
Summer Solstice Resolutions
Today is summer solstice. There are 15 hours and 36 minutes of daylight in Jonesboro, Arkansas. With so many hours in the day, I've been thinking, and hereby …
Some Things Just Make You Smile…
...and because of that, they should be shared with others. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXTk46IfDTg] It's the shortest post in the history of …
Days… and My Dad
"So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom." ~ Psalm 90:12 It's now been 143 days since my dad died. He lived to be 25,984 …