I’ve filed suit against Chatham Village for theft of my fictional identity. Here’s why: The other day, Anne came home from the grocery store with a bag of croutons from Chatham Village. The name on the bag was Garden Herb. Garden Herb is the nom de scène I adopted for my stage act, in which […]
Paul’s book addresses cancer awareness, but its theme of love and perseverance inspires people to pursue relationships with their children at all ages.
“Healing your trauma doesn’t make you forget it, but it does take away trauma’s power so you regain power over your life,” said Danielle. “With help, the trauma is left powerless so that you have a new life where you are in control.”
When Wyatt turned 50, he planned to continue serving in pastoral ministry. But, he had a deep yearning to return to music as a way where he could combine singing with being a pastor.
Early in her diagnosis, Joan had to make a choice. Would she accept multiple sclerosis as a gift from God and, in obedience, do what he was telling her to do? Or, would she have a lifelong pity party blaming God for allowing her illness to happen and remaining angry at him and the rest […]
The sting of fatherlessness never really goes away. Men in their 50s and 60s still struggle from growing up without a dad — or having his approval. Michael is also passionate about helping men who aren’t serving well in their roles as fathers.
Author’s Note: This post isn’t intended to be how-to. Rather, it’s intended to be a why-not. The stunts we can pull — and the trouble we can get into — are limited only by our imaginations. And if you’d known Grandpa O’Brien, none of what you’re about to read would surprise you. To the south […]
Author’s Note: I was once asked by a devotee of Simon Sinek if could state my why in five words. Because I’m a writer, I cheated; that is, I hyphenated. My response was, “I write to restore self-faith.” When I said that, I didn’t mean my self-faith. I meant I write to restore the self-faith […]
The Marshall Tucker Band released its self-titled debut album on Phil Walden’s Capricorn Records in 1973. As soon as my buddies and I heard “Take the Highway” and “Can’t You See”, we were instant fans. In 1977, the band released its sixth album, Carolina Dreams, which was certified platinum in the same year and was […]
On Monday, April 8th, we’ll conduct Byline 360˚ as you’ve come to know and love it. Then, we’re going to take a nap for two months. Starting Monday, May 13th, 2024, we’ll begin meeting twice a month, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, for three months. But this time, Byline 360˚ will be an actual workshop, […]
