When you do pushups, are you pushing yourself up or pushing the ground down? If you’re a mere mortal not named Chuck Norris, you’re pushing yourself up – unless you’re a wimp who can’t do a pushup, in which case you’re face-planting into the ground. Who is Chuck Norris? If you don’t know who Chuck…
Is the Bible a stodgy old book filled with nothing but platitudes and slow-moving parables? Even when there is something like a David and Goliath story, it seems almost mythical in nature—a boy killing a giant with a slingshot? Really? Actually, the Bible is filled with intriguing stories of warriors and kings and battling empires…
What makes an action hero? Is it the actor or the character? Well, both. But sometimes, you get the perfect actor in the perfect role. Those make up my first Mount Rushmore – the most iconic action-hero roles. But the actors who’ve proven themselves over a host of roles deserve their own Mt. Rushmore too…
Man Card Slipping Through My Fingers Last night I stayed up late to finish a riveting novel. Intense suspense, with intriguing plot twists, shootouts, and cars plummeting over the edge of ravines. Oh, and the romance. By romance, I mean lots of romance. You see, this was Romantic suspense novel, written by a woman, with…
Challenged to write about the deep topic of Emotional Expression, my thoughts led to the late Jimmy Valvano, who coached NC State to a shocking NCAA basketball tournament upset over Houston to win the 1983 national championship. In his famous Never Give Up speech, a cancer-stricken Jimmy V. delivered a now-famous line about a full…
I like to share information about lesser-known novels and/or authors that I’ve especially enjoyed. Most of these will be less current books as well. The idea is to give you ideas about something different to read. Making the Cut I don’t want to bash anyone, so I only review works that I highly recommend. If…
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