Everybody Has a Story

Everybody Has a Story

There are a few things I’ve known for as long as I can remember. First, NEVER touch Dad while he’s asleep. He’ll jump, shout, and might hit you. Second, Mom has a chocolate stash or two, and nobody had better touch them. And third, it’s important to unplug the...
Does the Truth Really Set us Free?

Does the Truth Really Set us Free?

I recently read a tweet that asked if the truth really sets us free. Oh, I know that Jesus said it in Jn 8:32, so it must be true. But in what sense did He mean it? I’m currently working on a book about my father’s childhood. In it, his father is diagnosed with a...
When I Write, I Feel His Pleasure

When I Write, I Feel His Pleasure

Most of us will recognize the inspiration for my title: Chariots of Fire. I have to admit I wondered WHY God cared if Eric Lidell ran. His sister agreed with me. After all, how did running spread the Gospel? Eric had no idea that, eventually, someone would make a...
The Worst and the Best Move

The Worst and the Best Move

I’m an immigrant who was born to an immigrant who was born to an immigrant and on and on for generations. You’d think that moving would be in my genes! I’ve had plenty of practice in moving. As an adult, I’ve lived in Urbandale, Iowa; Coventry, Oxford, and Birmingham,...
What I Wish I’d Learned in High School

What I Wish I’d Learned in High School

History and Geography I went to high school in the days when they were experimenting with “Humanities,” which meant to be a mixture of English, history, etc., but was actually a glorified form of applied psychology. I asked to learn World History, but the school...