The Storyteller Paradigm to be published in May

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My new book, The Storyteller Paradigm, is basically complete. I am waiting for the remaining proofreaders’ inputs. I expect the book to be published late May or early June. Here’s a little sampler from the book: Suffering In The Story Throughout history, mankind has experienced a tremendous amount of suffering and death. This has turned many against God, but it has also brought others closer to Him. Regardless, it oftentimes results in the burning question, “Why?” In stories we write, the main characters are not immune to pain and death. While these may form a significant and essential part of a good story, the story is not about the suffering. We sometimes ask God why we have to suffer or … Continue reading →

Hard Evidence For The Skeptic

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Dear skeptic, As a Christian, I am absolutely convinced God exists and the Bible is His word because I have seen and tested the evidence. I have tested His promises, and He always comes through. I also have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus Christ and He often answers my prayers. But I know this is unlikely to sway you because you can’t see that. So instead I want to talk about real, hard evidence. Much of the evidence for God and the Bible is not even on the atheist’s radar. As such, I wrote a free book for skeptics to show one such area of overlooked, testable evidence that strongly supports the existence of God and the inspiration … Continue reading →

Fifty-Five Questions For Skeptics 2025 Update

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If you’ve attempted to work through the questions in my book Fifty-Five Questions For Skeptics, you know finding answers to the first eleven takes some serious effort. That effort may have discouraged you from answering the remaining questions. I know, for after I began researching the answers, I never finished myself. But with recent advances in artificial intelligence, tools have become available that make this kind of research easy for anyone with an internet connection. Elon Musk’s GROK is quite popular now, and I have found it an ideal tool for a layman like myself to tackle those pesky questions. I spent today feeding GROK the first eleven questions, adding the full, unedited responses to my book as a new … Continue reading →

Cycle Of Discipleship Study

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Before he died in 1999, Dr. William (Bill) Lane (not William Lane Craig) presented a study of Mark 3:13-6:32 that he called the Cycle of Discipleship. This study last aired in February 2022 as a three-part discussion on the In The Studio With Michael Card radio program. Dr. Lane said the cycle of discipleship consists of three phases: The first phase began with Jesus’ call for the disciples to be with Him in various situations. The second phase began when Jesus sent out His disciples to speak His word and do His work. They acted as His apostles or shaliachim… his legal representatives. The third phase was when the disciples returned to Jesus to report on all they said and … Continue reading →

New Page: The Shameless Friend

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And He said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he will answer from within and say, Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you. … – Luke 11:5-7 Jesus gave a very unlikely example of a rude friend. In our culture if we went to someone at midnight and asked for some bread, we might receive a response like this guy gave because our culture … Continue reading →

What Is Saving Faith?

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We know forgiveness of sins and eternal life comes through faith in Jesus Christ, but what does it mean to believe in Jesus? If you listen to some present the gospel, you might think it’s merely believing Jesus died on the cross to save you from your sins. But this was not the message of the apostles and the early church. The New Testament gospel message is primarily about the identity of Jesus. In other words, it is not merely belief that Jesus did something, but that Jesus is who He said He is. It is not “Believe that Jesus can save you from your sins,” but “Believe in the identity of Jesus so that He can save you from … Continue reading →