Several years ago, I did an interview about Lewis and Tolkien for the Mars Hill Audio Journal. The folks at Mars Hill make it easy to purchase the MP3, CD, or cassette of this interview and others.
It's a wonderful resource. Here's a link:
http://www.marshillaudio.org/resources/volume_contents.asp?segmentVolumeID=088
My church asked me to write and record a short video giving some thoughts on Genesis One. Here is the text of my talk:
Genesis 1 for Glenkirk Church August 2010
When I look at the first few chapters of Genesis, I like to pretend that I am Steven Spielberg, I like to think about how I would make [...]
This November, Jim Miller and I will be working together to present a series of talks about C. S. Lewis and Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Save the dates: 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, and 11/23. Details will follow.
I just received this information on the upcoming C. S. Lewis Foundation Retreat and Writer's Conference, coming this October. For more information, check out their website: http://www.cslewis.org/programs/regional/sw/2010/retreat/registration/
The Weight of Glory: Reflections on Longing and Belonging
Come to beautiful Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, to hear plenary speakers Dr. Malcolm Guite and Dr. Louis Markos reflect on C.S. Lewis’s renowned sermon, [...]
I recently completed several projects on Lulu.com, and overall, I am very pleased with them. The books look very good and the turn-around time is fast. They do a brilliant job of boxing your books: the packaging is very sturdy. I especially like the flexibility of their service: you can place your early orders conservatively [...]
The Lightest Touch
Good poetry begins with
the lightest touch,
a breeze arriving from nowhere,
a whispered healing arrival,
a word in your ear,
a settling into things,
then like a hand in the dark
it arrests the whole body,
steeling you for revelation.
In the silence that follows
a great line
you can feel Lazarus
deep inside
even the laziest, most deathly afraid
part of you,
lifts up his hands and walk [...]
At the recent Mythcon in Dallas, I gave a talk called "Doing What the Inklings Did: Practical Advice for Writing Groups." I talked about different kinds of writing groups (critique groups, mentoring groups, network groups, fellowship groups, prayer groups) that can be of benefit to creative people, and I talked about the nuts and bolts [...]
Delays are inevitable: stuff happens. And so it is with my latest book, Clay in the Potter's Hands. I was on track to release the first printing in July. As it turns out, we've still got a way to go (technical difficulties? human error? life intervenes? all of the above?).
In the meantime, you can still buy [...]
Better than Barney. More creative than Raffi. As much fun as that Peter, Paul, and Mary’s classic “Peter, Paul, and Mommy.” Sierra and I just discovered Hullabaloo. http://www.hullabalooband.com/
As part of its summer reading program, the Glendora Public Library sponsored a folk concert during its regularly scheduled story time. I hadn’t heard of the group, but I [...]
Last week, I was invited to give a talk in my daugher's a second grade class. The students were doing a unit on careers, and I was invited to talk about being an author. Here are some of their questions, and my answers:
How do you prepare for your career?
Get a little notebook. Start writing every day: describe the [...]