“Perrier with sprig of parsley, please.” Ah yes, people think the life of an author is all glitz and glamor. They have no idea. The private jets. The Bentleys. The New York photo shoots. The summer house in France. Oh wait, that’s someone else’s life....
“Do you limp?” The inquiry caught me off guard. Popular author Gary Smalley and his team were peppering me with questions, determining if I was the best candidate to collaborate on his next project. “Do you limp?” his mentoree, Ted Cunningham, pressed again,...
My stomach plunged when I looked in the empty bag. My laptop gone. How had I allowed this to happen? Again? Leif and I spend more than 180 days per year on the road. This lifestyle means we are strewn about—our bodies, diets, clothes, electronics and possessions. We...
The Gospel of Mark writer is a master of word economy. Popping verbs. Sizzling accounts. Rampant pacing. In his opening chapter, he omits details of Jesus baptism and temptation, and splices two events side by side in a handful of startling sentences. With cool water...
What begins as a gift soon becomes a grind. Endless demands. Pressing deadlines. Unexpected interruptions. The pressure to perform and produce can leave us feeling weary in the marrow of our being. The joy designed to grow into sweet plumpness soon shrivels. Smiles...
