Have yourself an introverted Christmas
While most people thrive on the holiday hustle and bustle of parties, crowded malls and family gatherings, we introverts would
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Putting the X back in Xmas
At the risk of sounding like “The Grinch,” Ebeneezer Scrooge, and Henry Potter all gift-wrapped into one big “Humbug,” I’d
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Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement
Ever since Pebbles and Bam Bam graduated from Bedrock High, commencement speakers have been telling the crowd of cap and
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Bible study tools
I enjoy teaching a class for writers—and normal people—called Correctly Handling the Word in Writing. So, here are several of
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Overcoming fear and worry: excerpt
Introduction Hi. I’m Jim. I’m a recovering worrier, who has been worry-free for over forty years now. Well, not in
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Talking to your kids about s-e-x
I’ve always believed that sex education needs to begin as soon as you bring that little bundle of joy home
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Hope for balance in life
If I hear another pastor, teacher or speaker proclaim, as if from Mount Sinai, “Put God first, your family second,
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Twenty-five rejection-proof markets
With fewer and fewer publishers, producing fewer and fewer books, by fewer and fewer authors, books are extremely hard to
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Dealing with career highs and lows
Today, I don’t have any articles or books to write. No international—or even the monthly meeting of the Corn Borer
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Top ten things I (Jim) am giving up for Lent
If have in my right hand, direct from my home office, today’s category: Top ten things I (Jim) am giving
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Killing orphans and widows: a lexicon of literary lingo
Publishing is a bloody business! Editors kill widows and orphans, set deadlines and issue kill fees. Graphic designers maintain a
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How do you deal with the death of a family member or a friend?
Here are some excerpts from my book, The Why Files: Is There Really Life After Death?, that I hope will
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What does the Bible really say?
The Bible should be registered as a lethal weapon! Hebrews 4:12 warns us “the word of God is living and
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Top ten things you won’t hear at commencement
Ever since Pebbles and Bam Bam graduated from Bedrock High, commencement speakers have been telling the crowd of cap and
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Talking to children about war, terrorism, school violence
Dr. Mary Manz Simon, early childhood educator, quotes The Why Files: Is There Really Life After Death? in this important
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