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For Wilshire Baptist Church

I woke up this morning with two writing deadlines. Most days I’m juggling two or more projects, so this isn’t unusual. And actually, I like it that way because when I get stuck on one project, I move to the other and that usually gets me fixed. And often I’m moving between fiction and some sort of journalism, so the jump from unfettered creativity to very focused communication is good for my head. But today, somewhat to my surprise, my two assignments have converged; I’m writing this weekly blog, and I’m writing an annual property tax protest.

Continue reading “Rendering Unto Others”

For Wilshire Baptist Church

I don’t know what birds think, but I’d like to believe that the finches hatched in the hanging fern basket on our front porch are thinking, “What is this? Is this the way it’s going to be? I was born into this mess? Somebody . . . HELP!”

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For Wilshire Baptist Church

LeAnn and I canceled the daily newspaper. We talked about it for months and then finally did it.

We were slow to move because we both grew up with newspapers thrown onto our front lawns every day. It was a family tradition and a lifestyle choice and for me it was part of my heritage and career. My grandfather was a newspaper man, my father had a paper route and so did my brother and me. My degree in journalism put me in the newspaper business for a few years.

Continue reading “The Word a New Way”