A few days ago I blogged about the role of faith in an epic high fantasy story. Now, if I mentioned faith and sacrifice in the same sentence would you automatically think, “Oh no, here comes a Jesus Christ reference!” Think for a moment of a soldier. A soldier is […]
War
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Today we celebrate an historic moment where men seeking freedom made a declaration of independence. They backed up this declaration by winning a war over their idea: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable […]
Today we celebrate Memorial Day. However, it is a somber day. A day we remind, or should remind ourselves of those that died defending our country and the cause of good around the world. It began shortly after the Civil War and was changed to include all those that died […]
We have been watching our grandson while our daughter-in-law continues in Dental School. She will be responsible for taking care of the chaos in my mouth for the remainder of my life. Part of that chaos is surely attributable to my love of coffee. For a very long time neither […]
I just finished watching the Life of Pi and was moved deeply by the story. I have the book on my Kindle, but can’t seem to find the time to sit and read as I fulfill my professional duties and the little time remaining to writing. The story to me […]
Recently I was interviewed by United Kingdom author Jane Isaac. Her blog is titled Caffeine is not a crime. Well I have to disagree. Withholding caffeine from addicted coffee lovers can lead to a crime, mob chaos and World War III. Many of you may not be old enough to […]
Empathy, sometimes a forgotten word in this self centered world, were sympathy and apathy are more common. Here’s the definition for the sake of this post, The power of understanding and imaginatively entering into another person’s feelings. Recently I posted a thought on my Facebook page regarding the power of […]
I am the greatest military general in the service of the seventh king of Allivar. My name is cursed by my race, the Vanavaran, the black skinned fishermen of the world of Allivar. Should I appear to them this day, they would behead me. for they have suffered like no […]
I am the king of Allivar, the seventh king of the line of Yubal, I have been given the surname “The Destroyer.” Yet, I reluctantly take this crown passed to me by my father before he went mad, it is my life’s burden and bane. The one I love, Narcissia, […]
I am the eight Charafuse, or guardian of the light, steward of the mortal world of Helloria. I was created and given charge to watch over mortals, a task I was given no choice, no free will to decide. Yet the mortals are given the will to decide their own […]