Month: July 2018

Writing Tracker – Week 26 (June 24 – 30)

Writers write. That’s the bottom line. I’ve been really glad to see my series on the Kardeshev Scale and the kingdom of God getting traffic! That’s been encouraging. My “Why Are Catholics Better at Soccer?”...

/ July 6, 2018

Where Is the Word Count?

Writers love word counts because they provide a concrete means of tracking our progress. Readers love word counts because it lets us know what we’re in for (a 50,000-word novella or a 500,000-word epic!). But...

/ July 5, 2018

Neither Dependence nor Independence

Perhaps the chief value of modern American society, apart from abstract “freedom” and capitalism, is individualism. The idea that we can be the best, do as we please, and be responsible for and to ourselves...

/ July 4, 2018

Addressing the Root Problems of the Refugee Crisis

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. –...

/ July 2, 2018