Today I received an amazing note from Trey Sandlin. Trey and our younger son, Luke, were in the same class growing up. We haven’t kept in touch through the years, but his grandmother gave him a copy of Parting the Waters for Christmas, and he wrote to express his thoughts. In the opening paragraphs he
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I promise The View From Here hasn’t become a place exclusively devoted to all things Parting the Waters. But I do want you to know that the book is currently being featured in a blog tour. Fifty-four bloggers have read it and will post their reviews this week. You can find the complete list of
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Just a quick reminder. Tomorrow (Thursday) at noon CST I’ll be interviewed by Lesley Hurst of Vocal Point Radio, an outreach of the late Dr. James Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries. It’s an hour-long chat and listeners can call in with questions or comments. Find info about the station or listen online at WAFG.com. Also, Friday
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Just in case anyone was planning to listen to my interview tomorrow morning on Reach FM, the date has been changed to Friday, Jan. 23. The show host called today. She hasn’t received her copy of the book yet, and she actually wants to read it before we talk! Isn’t that awesome? I’m excited, because
Yesterday George and I were in Dallas and stopped by Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation to deliver a few books to some folks who made a huge difference in Jacob’s life. Sweet stories and pictures from that visit coming soon, but first a couple of announcements. If you don’t yet have a copy of Parting the
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No, this post is not about Dustin Hoffman, Mrs. Robinson, or even Simon and Garfunkel, though John Denver will play a part later on. (Yes, Luke, I know he’s not in the movie but he is a musician, like Simon and Garfunkel. Hence the logic. Work with me.) As I was getting around to saying,
When I started this blog in 2003, it was my one portal into the vast and then-mysterious realm of The Internets. I tip-toed sheepishly into a smallish corner and jotted little stories I wanted to remember and share. Then, much to my delight, a few people seemed to like them and left comments, which spurred
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To whom it may concern, here’s a brief update on my life. **Parting the Waters released this week! That’s only been coming for, oh, about six years. **The book is now available at WinePressBooks.com, Amazon.com, and SignedByTheAuthor.com. (Personally signed copies available at the last one!) **21 cases (1000 books) are piled in Luke’s room. I’m
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If you’re like me, you have floor-to-ceiling shelves and desk-tops full of books, books in stacks on the floor, and others stashed here and there–on the piano bench, in a chair–all awaiting your attention. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone started a reliable service that would not only offer opinions about which ones are worth
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While I was waiting for my toast to pop up, I reached into the pantry for the agave nectar. Then, without premeditation, I started singing, “Agave Maria, Sanc-toast, Sanc-toast.” Thankfully no one was home, so I didn’t have to feel like a nerd for the spontaneous song or for cracking up afterward. Now that I
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