So, a couple weeks ago I asked if people would be interested in seeing my next fiction book, “The Fish in Jonah’s Puddle (To Say Nothing of the Demon),” up here on Life Springs. And I’m pleased to say that the answer was unanimous: yes, you would like to read “Fish” as I get it done, chapter by chapter, right …
We Blaze Like Fireworks
The world around us seems so dark. Reason. Unreason. Right. Wrong. Up. Down. Does it even matter anymore? And what can we possibly do, in any case? How can we possibly make a difference? With so many voices making such a cacophony, our whisper is drowned in a sea of dissension. We feel fire burning in our chests. There are …
Prayer Update 7
It’s been a while since we had a prayer list update, so let’s get right into it and get praying! Let’s start with a miracle. Larry Stefano had a fresh set of biopsies recently, and the results were incredible. The cancer is going away in his hip, the bone is healing, and they want to start giving him a bone …
I Need Your Help!
Hey there! So, I had a question for you this week. I kind of want to branch out on Life Springs. But I wanted to get your thoughts before I just jumped into it. As some of you know, I am first and foremost a storyteller. And, previous to this last year, that had almost always meant fiction. I’m feeling …
The Art of Human Being
Have you ever felt you are so far behind that you will never catch up? I have. In fact, I feel that way a lot. That I am losing more ground than I’m covering. That everything just slips farther and farther away, and I can’t move fast enough to catch the target. It’s confession time. I’m not just writing this …
Embracing the Mystery
I’m a fan of a line I’ve heard the evangelist Mario Murillo use: “I love sacred cows. They taste delicious.” Today we’re going to serve up some sacred cows and see if he’s right. Speaking of which, have you noticed that we are all so sure that we’re right? We have spent so many years building our worldview that, when …
The Seattle Journal 5
(This is part five of a series. You can read part one here, two here, three here, four here, and the book that started it here.) While I was in bed with mouth sores, Sarah was one floor up in the hospital’s little family room ministering to families. She met Matthew and learned about his sister. She met Barb, and …
The Seattle Journal 4
(This is part four of a series. You can read part one here, part two here, part three here, and the free book that started it all here.) My first official treatment was the real dose of the experimental procedure. They rolled out the red carpet for it, too. The nurse spent hours readying the room prior to my arrival. …
Prayer Update 6
We have a ton of updates to cover today. Let’s get praying! First of all, Larry Stefano has had a wonderful report! He had several biopsies recently, and the results were, miraculously, completely clear. There is still one spot on his hip that the doctors don’t want to biopsy, so he is still being treated like he has recurring bone …
The Seattle Journal 3
(This is part three of a series. You can read part one here, part two here, and the book that started it all — which is free, by the way — here.) How could I forget to tell you about the tentacular chest dongles? Before we went up to Seattle, I was told that I needed something put in me …