Yes indeed—the first ever copy of Merlin's Blade is rolling off the press right now , and will be sent to me in a week or two. If this proof copy turns out as expected , then I will be ordering more copies to give to seven published authors I've met, a… more »

Well ... the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) has come and gone from my adopted hometown of St. Louis. The amazing thing is that, thanks to Douglas Bond and P&R Publishing, I was able to step onto the floor of the convention, even if b… more »

If you live in the St. Louis area, please come on out and meet Christian author Douglas Bond next week! Douglas has written over fourteen books, many of them historical young adult novels.  I first became acquainted with Doug when I read his Crown &amp… more »

  "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.' " 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. "Then the father went to the othe… more »

I want to make known to all my Missouri and Illinois blog readers a festival that celebrates the reformation. It is Providence Church's Reformation Day Faire, held the weekend of October 23rd and 24th near Peoria, Illinois.The festival this year cele… more »