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BlackBerry Notes Away From Home Virginia Beach VA looks cool, foggy, and rainy this morning. From a third floor balcony I look over two pineapple-shaped pools. There's relaxation here off-season. A smattering of guests at "Turtle Cay" have no competition for garage parking.... ( added 18 days 8 hours ago.)

Writers, Why and How to Stop Dread of Marketing "Ugh! I hate marketing! There's nothing but suspicion and rejection!" Many writers feel this way about marketing. Yet, writing requires, even demands, it. We've got to face up to it, somehow. Shyness, feelings of guilt, and repulsed or... ( added 22 days 4 hours ago.)

A Poem With Music (in My Head) To a Daughter Far Away I borrow from a real poet, David Pekrul of SearchWarp, to write this introduction. I like David's intros to his poetry, telling what inspired him to write. I'm not a poet, as you will see, but I hope the lines mean something to others, and most... ( added 25 days 3 hours ago.)

The White House's Anita Dunn needs to admit she knows nothing about Mao The White House communications director's attack on the Fox News Channel sparked a flame of uproar and intense debate. The Fox response, as well as The New York Times and other media, was immediately to hold Anita Dunn's public attack on Fox News... ( added 28 days 8 hours ago.)

Time of Decision about Trusting God Since November 4, 1980 I have been sure that Jesus Christ is the Son of God alive and real. I realized too that this certainty included a sincere and complete commitment to God, from me. This had been building slowly, with many setbacks, for over... ( added 35 days 8 hours ago.)

Christian Hope Is Never "Most Miserable" Easter looms in my thoughts, long before the next Easter is due. I remember decades ago when I was newly reconciled with God after many years away. I remember the joy was so great that I thought, "Even if there is no heaven, life with Christ is by... ( added 46 days 9 hours ago.)

Be Thou my Vision "Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best Thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light." This first verse of an old Irish hymn connects with deep... ( added 59 days 9 hours ago.)

Faith's Origins and Signs I am on a journey to discover the origins of the word "faith." Online, its use is attributed to the 13 th century. Yet "faith," as in "believing God," is used in the first book of the Law, Genesis, translated from Hebrew. "Abraham believed God and... ( added 64 days 5 hours ago.)

You Live in the Love of God Some themes of life are so beautiful that your thoughts replay them. You don't want to forget them or get away from them. You want to hear them all of your life. They are like the favorite works of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and others-the ones... ( added 68 days 3 hours ago.)

Say It Nicely, Please It's sad that the more familiar we become with people or groups, the more we tend to drift into lazy communication. It's part of our human nature. With people we are close to, we develop familiar codes and tones, which is a good thing, I think.... ( added 73 days 6 hours ago.)

"I will pray for you" Faith cannot be caught or inherited. Yet it is definitely true that the preceding generations of Christians help us dare to believe. Their adventures of persevering trust produce soul-steel, as strong and as gentle as God's power and His love.... ( added 95 days 23 hours ago.)

Christ, the Center I forget when I first heard the phrase, "the relevance of Jesus." I remember a disturbed feeling. Recently "the relevance of Jesus" phrase jumped out at me from an Internet announcement for a theology conference. When adjectives don't fit what... ( added 107 days 1 hour ago.)

The Love of God Eugenia Price, a Christian writer once high-rolling in New York City and careless about God, wrote many fiction and nonfiction books after her conversion. The most powerful to me were her historical fictions, stories of real people, some... ( added 119 days 6 hours ago.)

Writing Names and Dilemmas A very personal book about a painful and ultimately joyful time in my life led me to choose a pen name. It's a blend of my legal given name, Jean, as an anagram, Jane, and my maternal grandmother's family name, Bullard . When a hometown friend... ( added 122 days 10 hours ago.)

The Constitution Can Go Only So Far The news of the day focused every day this week on the confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The proceedings were full of references to "the law," specifically "the law of this land." It's clear that judges... ( added 125 days 9 hours ago.)

A Friend Indeed Pal invited me to her church one seemingly uneventful Wednesday night. Raised in a Buddhist family, my Thai friend was a new Christian of a few years. The church had a supper before the prayer service, and we sat with others at a table. Pal... ( added 139 days 7 hours ago.)

An Unusual Publishing Approach Every writer should evaluate publishers of interest to him or her. This involves research into publishing houses' philosophies, histories, genres, and editorial requirements.Writers should hope for editorial relationships that might become... ( added 148 days 8 hours ago.)

A Wider View of Needs I waited in the car as my husband did some grocery shopping for a few weekend items.We were away for a brief change of scene, and a local newspaper lay on my lap, picked up lazily at a nearby "everything" store. After memorizing almost every... ( added 149 days 9 hours ago.)

With Grateful Hearts Adoring "With grateful hearts adoring...." This is a song of the redeemed. Like the drowning man, when we cease fighting the One who came to rescue us, then we can be saved and we can sing with adoration of the Savior. A large man in an... ( added 159 days 20 hours ago.)

Christian Publishing - Just Business? At the Christian Book Expo's "Be Transformed" convention, atheist Christopher Hitchens was an invited guest. He could help sales for his book, "God is not Great," while being a guinea pig for a team of Christian apologists. Who would win a... ( added 164 days 4 hours ago.)

For the Likes of Christopher Hitchens You are a well-known public figure that rejects the private and personal gospel of Jesus Christ. You seem to hate it. One cannot help wondering whether or not you are repulsed by others' miscommunications of it, or if you are inspired by your... ( added 164 days 8 hours ago.)

Dollar Up or Down in the Financial Race of the Century? Who would have thought when China's Chairman Mao took the equivalent of millions of regime-backing dollars monthly from the Soviet Union, to prop up his cruel and tormenting regime, that post-Mao China would overtake the collapsing USSR, Europe... ( added 170 days 8 hours ago.)

A Time for Giggles I once had to leave a public library to calm myself down from uncontrollable LOL--well, you know, laughing out loud. Studying in the resource area, I had taken an innocent break toward the lighter side. I found a reference book with a lot of... ( added 181 days 2 hours ago.)

Facts about Writing from the Heart Trying to write from the heart can feel like wading in sloppy mire or tiptoeing through a field of hidden bombs. One way to be encouraged not to stifle feelings or to overdo them is the knowledge that your story or reactions might touch and... ( added 181 days 7 hours ago.)

Taking Time to Share Faster on SearchWarp! When composing articles for the SearchWarp writing community on-line, I often tend to write too fast and articles suffer for it. Writing too fast can develop out of good intentions and positive feelings, like eagerness and excitement over... ( added 186 days 9 hours ago.)