One day, during my pastorate, I was approached by a young couple. “Pastor,” they said, “we have a ghost in our house.” This was not a statement I was prepared for. In fact, I nearly laughed, thinking it was a prank. However, the couple was unnervingly serious. They proceeded to tell me specifics about this [...]
My latest novella “Keeper of the Woods” is now available in Kindle and in paperback. I have long been fascinated with cryptozoology, in particular, the ongoing claims for the existence of sasquatch. While there’s a variety of opinions (and outright skepticism) about the actual existence of such mysterious hominids, many of the claims now veer [...]
I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my 14th book. My novella, Keeper of the Woods, is currently available for pre-order on Kindle. Here’s the back cover copy: Sacred Springs retreat center, located in the isolated wilderness of Mount Shasta, is a popular destination for spiritual seekers. But while the idyllic, off-the-grid ranch offers tranquility and [...]
The genre of horror is typically seen as incompatible with Christianity. Though not representative of all evangelicals, many reject the entire horror genre, seeing it as a vehicle of occultism, and a tool for Satan. At the least, they argue, Christians should be focused on “the good, pure, and true” (Phil. 4:8) and not depictions [...]
UFOlogy has moved through several different iterations over the last seventy-plus years. Since the first well-known UFO sighting took place in 1947, the U.S. military has been investigating, mostly covertly, reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Though the infamous Project Blue Book was allegedly terminated in 1969, the U.S. Air Force has continued to catalog [...]
The following is an excerpt from my book Christian Horror: On the Compatibility of a Biblical Worldview and the Horror Genre, from the section entitled Christian Horror Offers Redemption Amidst Darkness. *** Much contemporary horror can be bleak and filled with despair. In fact, nihilism and hopelessness often occupy a significant swath of the horror [...]
I’m thrilled to announce that the 2nd edition of “Christian Horror: On the Compatibility of a Biblical Worldview and the Horror Genre” is now live at Amazon! The second edition has almost twice the content as the original, clocking in at nearly 65K words (as opposed to the first edition’s 35K). Of course, I’ve included [...]
The first iteration of Christian Horror: On the Compatibility of a Biblical Worldview and the Horror Genre, was drawn from a series of blog posts I had assembled between 2005 and 2015. That period paralleled my pursuit of a writing career. During that time, I had quite a few articles and short stories published (along [...]
Thomas Gray, an 18th century poet, is responsible for the often-quoted phrase, “Ignorance is bliss.” However, the entirety of Gray’s actual quote is, “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.” President Thomas Jefferson embellished that quotation with his own, saying, “If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy?” Scripture has a lot [...]
My father used to say he was “a good bad example.” But in retrospect, he was probably a better “good example” than a bad one. At this writing. he’s been gone 20 years. This pic (to the right) is my favorite photo of him. It hangs in my office. I think it captures both his [...]
