After a season away from the blogosphere I feel truly liberated to be back. Many of you already know my 19 year old daughter Amber is an anointed singer/songwriter who felt (and I concurred) that God wanted her to try out for American Idol… for reasons we have yet to learn. [Read more...]

Due to my prolonged silence here, several have asked if I’ve stopped writing, and while I’m grateful anyone noticed, that’s the furthest thing from the truth. I’m simply so deeply in the mission field right now (yes, our professional work can be a mission field, in fact, it MUST be so) that the time I might spend writing here is instead being spent on my face before God… [Read more...]

In season’s like this, where fear and uncertainty spread like a virus through the masses, it’s easy to see why the words “do not be afraid” appear in the bible some 365 times (depending on the translation). Though I once questioned how “believers” can live in even the most mild state of fear, I realize now that [Read more...]

I encourage everyone who breathes to read an article that was published yesterday in The Christian Science Monitor titled The coming evangelical collapse, by Michael Spencer. It is powerfully important, and worthy of some sort of response even if you disagree. For a sampling, consider these excerpts from Spencer’s essay:

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February 8th is my birthday, and though I’m not one to get all jazzed up about special days, this one deserves special attention not for me, but as a celebration of what my Mom endured to bring me into the world on this day (Thank you Mom)… and also because it “just so happens” to be the date of maybe the most important single page in Oswald Chamber’s My Utmost for His Highest, which — if you know me — is in my opinion the most God anointed writing of the modern era. [Read more...]

I was speaking with a good friend tonight, Shanna, and she said something that moved me to tears. Her father is a missionary and former pastor who has proven himself to be the most legitimate/steadfast believer she has ever known. When she speaks of him it’s like listening to Mary the sister of Lazarus speaking of Jesus. That alone breaks my heart, [Read more...]

I often work with freelance artists from around the globe. Many live in third world nations, but most live in impoverished areas of the large second world nations of Asia. Protectionists would say I should hire only Americans, and though I might if I could (there are many reasons why I can’t find suitable American artists), I’m grateful for these incredibly bright, amazingly  gracious colleagues of mine. They’re beautiful people. They work tirelessly, they stop to praise God in pure un-contrived moments of honesty, [Read more...]

I’m deep into the development of a new web magazine project called GreaterCharleston.com, and I love my partners. I’ve been an entrepreneur my entire  life, dating back to elementary school, and of all the divinely arranged partnerships I’ve enjoyed… and there were many… this team takes the cake… or the bread, I should say. We all recognize the hand of God in this project, and since it’s an organic publishing opportunity where artists and writers of all ages will soon have their first and hopefully best works published, [Read more...]

Today the popular Christian music website JesusFreakHideout.com (great name, eh?) posted a review of my album “Gospel Project” in their Indie Music Spotlight section, and I was greatly moved. While the reviewer (Rob Tyson) was tremendously complimentary of every element of the project including much deserved mention of producers Michael Brown and BJ Brown and guest soloist Quiana Parler, the following excerpt meant more to me than any of the kind words Gospel Project has received in past reviews… [Read more...]