a little nekkid

by ninja | Find joy today, Write!

I posted today over at the Christian Author’s Network marketing blog. And, yes, I nekkified myself by exposing my pretty terrible Amazon ratings. As my friend Cec Murphey says, I need to lay down all that stuff, all the worries, all the fretting, and let Jesus...

Young Life Songs

by ninja | Find joy today

I’ve had Young Life songs in my head the past few days. You know, the ones from a long, long, long time ago, from a galaxy far, far away… I’ve got a river of life flowing out of me… Blindman stood by the road and he cried… He, He, He,...

Jesus and our Stories

by ninja | Write!

I take my responsibility of teaching very seriously. You see, I used to teach seventh and eighth graders—a task I equate with trying to tame electric shrieking eels. (Princess Bride, anyone?) So tomorrow I leave for a long week to teach at the American Christian...

I love to work

by ninja | Write!

In college, I never figured I’d be where I am today. One thing I knew when I entered and exited: I would NEVER be in business. Ever. Ever. And here I am, working full time from home as a writer (and trying to church plant and raise kids and make dinner and do...

Crocodile God

by ninja | Find joy today

I’m finished with the book of Job as of today. What struck me was this: God likened Himself to a crocodile, and after He spoke of Himself thus, Job repented. Consider these words, and think of God as you do… Can you catch a crocodile with a hook or put a...