For any former students visiting this web site, I almost wrote today’s blog title this way: “Well, Hello There!” Most of them know I tend to turn “well” into a two-syllable word and that I say it quite often—as a preface for almost anything or when I simply can’t come up with an appropriate or adequate response. For me, good responses, like good answers, require some serious thought.

I recently retired after thirty-one years of teaching, twenty-eight of them at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri. I needed more time and freedom to travel (visiting family and friends, speaking, encouraging two ministries in Cambodia) and, of course, more time to write.

Bethany House is releasing two of my novels in 2009—Tender Grace in January and Things Worth Remembering in October. This web site was developed so that former students and old and new readers can learn more about those books and any others that might come along. If you’re interested, you can also learn more about me, contact me to leave a note or to inquire about a speaking engagement, check my limited speaking schedule, or read my weekly blog.

I’ve made a blog available because my former students often ask for devotions I have given, and I’m sure my blog will contain some of that material and material much like it. I’ll be focusing on our relationships—with God and with the very human humans in our lives. Pretty broad, I know, but at least you know I won’t be talking about computer games, medical advances, or politics. My plan is to post on Mondays, starting February 2nd. I’d love for you to stop by.