
I Hired A Literary Agent
I have learned a LOT in the last year about writing, working with illustrators, production, marketing, and branding. All. The. Things. The problem is time. There are only 24 hours in a day, and my primary purpose is not writing, it is pastoring at my local church. But I learned something…

#1 New Release
One year ago I was talking with my publisher, and my answer to just about every question was “I don’t know.. I don’t know what I’m doing!” 😂
Today my book hit #1 in New Releases for Children’s Ministry Books on Amazon.

On The Mystery of Suffering in the Face of Silence
While it is easy to become angry at the silence received by God in the midst of suffering, perhaps something deeper is going on.

C.S. Lewis on Desiring Heaven (Part 2)
“But it is also said “To him that overcometh I will give a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” What can be more a man’s own that this new name which even in eternity remains a secret between God and him?... Why else were individuals created, but that God, loving all infinitely, should love each differently? And this difference, so far from impairing, floods with meaning the love of all blessed creatures for one another, the communion of the saints.”

C.S. Lewis on Desiring Heaven (Part 1)
Pain is not something one can truly understand by looking at it from the outside — only from looking at it from the inside. C.S. Lewis experienced pain from the inside when his wife, Joy, passed away due to cancer.

Free Resource on Heaven
While sipping coffee on a surprisingly warm day in southeastern Colorado three days after Christmas, I felt the itch to create. It’s a need that I have learned to pay attention to and act on, otherwise what results is a severe case of boredom and grumpiness. So I started imagining… “What could I write that would be a companion to the upcoming children’s book?” What resulted is “Reimagining Heaven” a 10-day devotional for parents and adults.

Mary Comforts Eve
“The woman’s child will stomp your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15b (THE VOICE)

Why Write A Children’s Book About Heaven?
I did not set out to write a children’s book… it sort of happened to me.
This is what I posted to my Facebook page on May 14th, 2021:
“Two months ago Ashley (my wife) and I lost our baby just a few days after finding out she was unexpectedly pregnant again. The following weeks were filled with ups and downs of emotions and losses. One of the losses I experienced was in never being able to have conversations about God with my unborn child, Jesse. Yet I rejoice that he/she is in heaven with Jesus right now.