My first book, Divine Evolution, has been re-released by a new independent publishing house, Each Voice Publishing. My lovely wife Lisa is the editor-in-chief. Divine Evolution is currently available for the low price of $3.99 through Kindle on Amazon, plus a host of other eBook formats can be found at Smashwords. Next comes my first detective novel, Coastal Empire. I'll keep you posted. … [Read more...]

On a rainy day for trash collection like today, how much extra effort would the garbageman actually have to exert in order to close the lid on the can after it's been emptied? … [Read more...]

Yesterday I pondered "The mystery of Tim Tebow". The page views on my blog increased exponentially, so it shouldn't be a great mystery as to what I'll write about today. What else? Tim Tebow. After all, he's a very hot topic. First, a personal disclaimer: over a four year period, Tim Tebow was my worst nightmare. I am an avid Georgia Bulldog fan, class of 1983. Go Dawgs! Sic 'em...woof, woof. So writing about the greatness of Tim Tebow as a football player is not something that comes naturally to me. But there's no debate that while at Florida, he was a great player as well as a great person of faith. Only question remains about his long term ability to compete in the NFL. Even I (the avid Bulldog fan) have to admit that Tebow is a competitor with few equals and a Christian with sincere integrity. Let's face it...if you consider yourself a Christian, it sucks when he's not on your team. Because it's impossible to hate Tim Tebow. However, I hated what he did to my Bulldogs. Whether you love Tebow or hate him, not many people would assert that he isn't authentic about his Christian faith. While I hate to be one to jump on the bandwagon of Tebow the player after four years of abject misery he caused me to have -- well, three, we did win one of the four years -- yet I cannot help but notice that as the glare of attention and scrutiny on him grows, he is beginning to inspire more  people. In fact, the new fad to replace the dangerous practice of  "planking" is called "Tebowing", meaning to take a knee and bow your head in reverence or silent … [Read more...]

After Tebow led the Denver Broncos to victory over Miami in his first game as an NFL starting quarterback, Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby was heard on Jim Rome's radio show to say: Us losing to Tim Tebow the way we did, we seen it first hand. Young man is blessed. Young man has a special anointing on him. And for God to show himself in that game the way He did, through the guy He did it through, it opened a lot of guys’ eyes on our team. And it brought a lot of guys closer to God, so like I said, everything happens for a reason. . . . My hat goes off to Tim. And God working through him like that, it opened up a lot of eyes. He’s a blessed young man and I wish him much success the rest of his career. ESPN's Jemele Hill opined that Detroit players were "disrespecting his faith" during the Lion's blowout win in his second week as Denver's starting quarterback. Players openly mocked Tebow in the course of the game, pretending to pray after a sack or a score. Since that game, the Broncos record is 5-0 while the Lions have gone 2-3. Just pointing out the obvious. So...what is the big deal about Tim Tebow? This absolutely fascinating, sometimes heated debate between Stephen A. Smith, Cris Carter, and Skip Bayless about whether Tebow's Christian beliefs influence the outcome of football games on ESPN's First Take can be found at the link below. The Tebow Debate In the course of argument, all three men profess to sharing Tebow's Christian faith. Each analyst thinks he knows the "logical" explanation why the Broncos are 7-1 with Tebow as their … [Read more...]