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Category Archives: Heart, Spirit, and Faith
Gold Medallion Finalist: Reflections on a Book and a Journey
A few weeks ago I received word from my friend Steve Barclift, managing editor for Kregel Publications, that a book I had edited was one of five finalists in its category for an ECPA Gold Medallion. The reason I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Heart, Spirit, and Faith, Writing and Copywriting
Tagged ECPA Gold Medallion, editing, evangelical publishing, Kregel, Messed Up Men of the Bible, publishing awards, The CopyFox, Tina and David Samples
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Saint Patrick’s Day 2017
Saint Patrick’s Day morning brushed the sky an hour ago with a red caress, dimming to a gentle rose, then to a waning, creamy yellow. That too faded, leaving only gray stratus stealing overhead from the west. Snow and rain … Continue reading
Posted in Heart, Spirit, and Faith
Tagged God heals the brokenhearted, God's love, God's peace, grief, Jesus, Lisa, redemption, restoration, separation
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Remembering Ted Carino
When I was thirteen years old, my fellow eighth-grade band member Steve Afendoulis asked me to join a band he was forming. I had been playing the alto saxophone a year, and in that time, thanks to an arcane formula … Continue reading
Posted in Heart, Spirit, and Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged big band jazz, encouragement, Formal Aires, learning music, musical mentor, saxophone, Ted Carino, young musicians
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