Books

Jan 29, 20214 min read

The Slide (An Excerpt)

In the fall, I posted excerpts from two books I’m currently working on: Shelter Me, an historical novel about a French village that...

Mar 12, 20205 min read

Coming Soon:

1025 BC David He stands naked before the wind. It pummels him with fists of gusting. It pulls his hair sharply back, tugs hard his flesh....

Aug 8, 20171 min read

Faith Today – Interview

A Canadian author tackles the life of David in upcoming novel: A FT mini-interview with Mark Buchanan

Nov 14, 20163 min read

Confessions of an Imperfect Sabbath-keeper

Pentre-cwrt My wife and I and daughter Nicola lived in Wales for 4 months, in winter and spring of 2012. Sarah, our other daughter,...

Sep 26, 20163 min read

The Church as a City of Refuge

This June, my wife and I visited the village of Le Chambon sur Lignon, in the mountains of France near the borders of Switzerland and...

Apr 19, 20132 min read

How to Have a Beautiful Soul (or Avoid an Ugly One)

Notes from Underground is something else entirely. It’s the jumbled confession of a jaded twisted man, immersed in his own torment and...

Dec 28, 20125 min read

Novel Excerpt

Novel Excerpt I am just finishing up edits on my novel, David, and thought it good to post another excerpt. This chapter has Michal,...

Apr 5, 20123 min read

Rediscovering the Depths

A book I read recently confirmed for me a growing hunch: that all the information the internet puts instantly at our disposal is making...

Feb 10, 20129 min read

Going to Mordor

Your Church is Too Safe Hi, everyone. My new book, Your Church is Too Safe: Why Following Christ Turns the World Upside-Down, is ready to...

Jan 28, 20126 min read

I Want to Say…..

I’m writing this at a flood tide of emotion. I am stunned almost to disbelief that, after this coming Sunday, I won’t see you until July,...