These Days…
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♦ These Days ♦
Been busy with a few speaking engagements over the past couple weeks. I had the privilege of speaking at Troy University a couple weeks ago, though it had nothing to do with writing or my book and more to do with Group Counseling. BUT, like any good salesmen, I didn’t waste the opportunity and sold a few copies! Thanks to everyone who was interested.
This next week I’ll be speaking to Highlands Elementary School about Daniel and the Sun Sword and becoming a writer. All this is to say, “Ain’t nobody got time for writing an article.” So this is all you get.
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A Word on Love
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♦A Word on Love♦
Don’t worry. This isn’t going to be a LONG post on love in honor of Valentine’s Day. That would be sappy and overdone. It’s going to be a short post on love in honor of Valentine’s Day.
There are some things in the world that are depleted the more you use them. Money. Coal. Physical energy. Land. Love, however, isn’t one of those things. The more you love others, the more love you have to give.
I’ve thought about this quite a lot ever since my children began asking the inevitable question: Which one of us do you love more? As any healthy parent knows, the true answer is that you love your kids the same. When you unconditionally love someone, the amount of love you have to give isn’t diminished; it’s actually increased. Why?
- God is Limitless Love, and when you become a vessel for his Love, it is extravagantly given.
- The more you love, the more self-centeredness is chipped away in your heart, and the more your capacity to love is increased.
So there you have it. Not terribly profound, but good to think on.
Love more, and you will be ABLE to love more.
♦Valentine’s Sale♦
Ellechor Media has Daniel and the Sun Sword on sale for only $11.89! Check it out by clicking on the image below:
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Guest Post at Speculative Faith
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♦ Speculative Faith Post♦
Ms. Rebecca Luella Miller recently asked me to guest post on the Speculative Faith blog, and I was only too happy to oblige. Here is a portion of my article, Christian Fantasy and Magic. At the end of this excerpt, there’s a link to the whole article if you want to read the whole thing.
Christian Fantasy and Magic
Three Stories Filled with Magic
The mob pushed closer to the house, beating on the doors and windows. It was only a matter of time before they broke in and killed us—or worse. One of the strangers stood and walked toward the door. With a nod of his head, the door burst open. He casually raised his hand and a blinding light radiated forward like a shockwave, leveling the men outside. They screamed, clutching at their eyes while blindly stumbling over one another to flee.
***
Priests danced around the fire, muttering dark enchantments. Nothing happened—no fire, no divine light—nothing.
Finally, the wizard stood up. The corners of his mouth twitched with mirth. “Need a little more practice, my friends?”
One of the older priests flung a curse in his direction.
“My, my! There’s no need for that. Don’t bite unless you have teeth. Here, let me show you how it’s done.” The wizard raised his staff into the air and closed his eyes. Barely two heart-beats later, the sky answered. Lightning, wrapped in flames of blue and green, struck the stones behind him. The lifeless bull, the rock altar, the water—they were gone—vaporized by the power of his God.
***
A figure, draped in a black robe wreathed with ebony flames, stood guard by the stone—invisible to all the onlookers. Invisible to all except me. He hovered just above the ground like some disembodied shadow barring my way. Despite their ignorance, the others reacted to his presence—weeping, beating their chests, wailing loudly as if the din alone could make him flee. No, that wouldn’t do it. What lay inside was his, and he would not give it up so easily.
I felt the Power rise up within me, and the dark sentinel immediately blanched. From somewhere in his robes his eyes zeroed in on me. He trembled, giving more life to the dark flames. I held out my hand and took a deep breath. One word burst into my mind. I couldn’t hold it back and shouted it like a battle cry.
“Live!”
The stone split in two and fell away from the cave entrance. Like a stream of dust before a gale, Death was driven up over the mountain and into the open sky, shrieking as though I had dealt him the final blow. But no, that battle was still to come. With a clap of thunder, he was gone.
I let my eyes fall back to the cave. My friend stood in the dusty entrance, bound hand and foot by tattered strips of grave cloth.
“Take those off and let him go,” I ordered those standing nearest me. “He is alive.”
***
What should the Christian author’s attitude toward magic be? In the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis writes much of magic. There’s the Deep Magic, the Deeper Magic, the enchantments of various magicians and witches, the curses of dragons, star magic—you get the picture. I have read that not all Christians at the time looked with kindness on his fictional amalgamation of the secret arts and Christianity. I guess this shouldn’t surprise me. Even now, with such a literary giant as our forebear, how many people squirm when we Christian Fantasy writers show them our stories? After all, magic has connotations of supernatural power derived from somewhere other than God. But does it have to?
In my mind, Lewis, and others of his caliber (Tolkien, Lawhead, etc.) redeemed magic to its higher, nobler form—the creative display of God’s power through his children to further the Kingdom. A brief glance at Aslan, Gandalf, or Merlin’s power is all it takes to see how authors can elevate magic from darkly arcane, to holy and vibrant. Of course, to make ourselves feel better, we call this sort of holy power “miracles” when we discuss it in Sunday School. But in reality, the definitions for both magic and miracles include the same core element—supernatural power altering the course of normal events. And when we read Biblical accounts of God intervening in the world, we shouldn’t lose sight of how “magical” they would’ve appeared….READ MORE.
All images courtesy of sattva at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Chapel at Northside Methodist Academy
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♦ Chapel at Northside Methodist Academy ♦
This past Thursday. I had the privilege of speaking at Northside’s Middle and High School chapel service. It was a blast! I read an excerpt from Daniel and the Sun Sword, spoke about worldview, the part it played in the book, and how we can be ready to intellectually defend the Christian faith. Also sold a few books. Great school!
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This tale’s a wild ride with spiritual warfare, monsters, demons, action, adventure, coming of age, orphans, adoption, abuse, and the kitchen sink. This is Raiders of the Lost Ark in Machu Picchu. It’s action/adventure way over the top—great fun.
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Messy Choices and 2016
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♦ Messy Choices and 2016 ♦
“I don’t know what to do! What if I make the wrong choice?”
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Torn between a slew of choices. Unclear about God’s will because he’s not speaking audibly…again. Wondering if we are on the brink of ruining our lives by choosing something God doesn’t want for us, but desperately wanting to do what’s right.
“What if I choose the wrong college?”
“What if I date the wrong person and miss an opportunity with my soulmate?”
“What if this isn’t the perfect job?”
“This church? Or that one?”
As a therapist, I’m privileged to be a part of people’s lives as they explore God’s will, make decisions…and discover the outcomes. And here’s what I’ve learned: the Apostle Paul is right. God WORKS OUT all things according to the purposes of His will. Even things that seem bad (or even horrible) at first. Even our messy, uncertain choices. Not only that, if we are truly His children, He works them out for our good. What a relief!
Over the next year, go make choices and stop being so afraid that you’ll make the wrong one! IF you’ve submitted your life to God, and IF you are seeking His will, then He WILL guide you. It’s what He promises. Even when you don’t feel Him doing so. Even when you don’t have a strong discernment between two possibly good alternatives. Are you really so powerful that your messy choices can alter the destiny God laid out?
I have one thing to say about that:
Pfft!
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This tale’s a wild ride with spiritual warfare, monsters, demons, action, adventure, coming of age, orphans, adoption, abuse, and the kitchen sink. This is Raiders of the Lost Ark in Machu Picchu. It’s action/adventure way over the top—great fun.
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Nathan Lumbatis 