Books
The Written Word
Studying Multiple Scriptures Side By Side
Often a book in my studies will have footnotes or references to biblical scripture. Well, I own a Parallel Bible,...
Mindset Shift (UPDATED X2)
I started to become overwhelmed, even knowing I have the whole month ahead to work on it—but then, something clicked...
Live Not By Lies
Upon reading Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Live Not By Lies, I decided to publish it here, since Truth is a core tenet...
Tommy’s Homer: Another Short Story Challenge
One night I gave myself this writing challenge: Could I conjure a random opening scene tonight, then turn it into...
The War Prayer by Mark Twain
The War Prayer was written by Mark Twain in 1905, in response to the Spanish–American War and the subsequent Philippine–American...
17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian
NOTE: The following article by Maria Popova was originally published at The Marginalian (formerly known as Brain Pickings), and really...
Announcement: My Story Published in Shallow Waters Horror Anthology!
My flash fiction story The Road Home has been included in Crystal Lake Publishing‘s huge Shallow Waters horror Flash Fiction...
UPDATED: Video: Meet Logos Hope, the Bookstore & Cultural Center on a Cruise Ship!
Back in January, I published an article about Logos Hope, the “book fair” and cultural/educational center on a cruise ship,...
Contemplation: Rendering Unto Caesar
I’m currently in the throes of this amazing 1030-page novel, The Instructions by Adam Levin… …and in the process, I...
William Shatner on His Experience In Space
William Shatner's description of how he felt during his experience in space is both salient and emotional...
A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard
I recently discovered this little story by Elbert Hubbard, evidently penned in 1899 and published 1944, and it really resonated...
VIDEO: Meet Logos Hope, the Bookstore & Cultural Center on a Cruise Ship!
The world’s largest floating bookfair, Logos Hope remains in each port for two weeks, receiving thousands of visitors daily. Representing...
Contemplation: Ending the War on Drugs by Criminalizing ALL Drugs
I recently read A Naked Singularity by Sergio de la Pava, and it was one of the most engaging novels...
A Letter to a Hindu: The Subjection of India—its Cause and Cure
The following letter was penned by Leo Tolstoy in 1908, in reply to a letter from the editor of Free...
