With Black Friday already history thanks to an early Thanksgiving, I guess we can be thankful that online shopping has reduced retail traffic. After all, it was bad enough out there in the stores. Back in September, accounting firm Deloitte was predicting an increase of at least 5 percent in this year’s Christmas season sales,…
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Next week millions will gather around their Thanksgiving tables to say thanks before diving in to mounds of turkey, dressing and all the trimmings—or head to the nearest buffet, where someone else can handle the preparations. My wife and I will enjoy celebrating the holiday with my brother and his wife prior to a Black…
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It’s been nearly two years since I helped Dr. Ron Bryce with the manuscript of Fingerprint of God, which has just been recently released by a publishing house in Dallas. Recently, I helped edit some excerpts for his book’s website, which instilled a new appreciation for the genius of his work. Dr. Bryce uses his…
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At last count, I have worked on more than 60 books, whether as a co-author, ghostwriter, editor, or contributor. Yet, of all the volumes I’ve played a part in the past 30 years, a book that I wrote 1/52nd of has remained in print longer than any other. In mid-October, Kregel Books released the 20th…
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By all accounts the nation’s economy is booming, with a 3 percent GDP increase a real possibility this year. Were the occupant of the White House not the subject of continuing controversy, millions would be singing his praises. Aside from the popularity—or lack thereof—of our president, though, I fear a day of reckoning looms over…
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With less than three weeks to go before the much-ballyhooed mid-term elections, we will soon see whether the blue wave (at least in the House) predicted by RealClear Politics or the red tide chronicled in the Washington Times will come to pass. The mid-terms traditionally go against whoever holds the White House. I still remember…
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When I read the recent story about talk show maven Oprah Winfrey creating her own line of frozen pizzas made with a cauliflower-based crust, it signaled that this alternative to traditional pizza dough had arrived. I had seen occasional references to cauliflower crust pizzas in recent years, but chalked it up to the gluten-free-vegan-low-carb craze…
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After I had picked up a copy of the DVD, but before watching it, I read this plug for God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness by Charisma publisher Stephen Strang. Having written for the magazine for more than two decades, and having met Strang on a couple occasions, his favorable comments whetted my…
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Confidentiality is a time-honored principle, whether applied to doctor-patient, clergy-penitent, attorney-client, husband and wife, or journalist and anonymous-source. The latter is particularly relevant to me, since I occasionally granted anonymity to sources over the years. I was never fond of doing that, and many publications refuse to use unnamed sources as a matter of policy.…
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It’s been more than a month since the remaining lead pastor and elders at Willow Creek Community Church resigned amid a months-long scandal over the founding pastor’s alleged abusive behavior. However, the repercussions will continue for years. In personal conversations of late, I have learned that many folks aren’t even aware of the suburban Chicago…
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