If you’ve ever felt hopeless about meditation and prayer because you can’t stop hurting, you just don’t feel like it; or you are angry at God, angry at your life or angry at other “christians”, then I’ve got something VERY important for you… Lose the shame and the guilt FIRST and the meditations and prayers […]
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Some Candid Thoughts About Fatherhood
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This will be my fourth Father’s Day without contact from my children. Of any kind. 1,104 days. 26,496 minutes. 1,589,760 seconds… …of despair. Despite myriad pleas of forgiveness. Estranged. John Irving in A Prayer For Owen Meany says American people reserve their moral condemnation for sexual misconduct. He goes on to say, “Boudoir morality takes little imagination, and can be indulged […]
How I Built A DIY Indoor Bar With Discarded Pallets for $140
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First, let me say I have never built anything in my life. I started this project with not a little trepidation, but almost immediately found myself having fun. It was an exhausting but extremely rewarding project. The original (but unrealistic) budget was $100. I started with four discarded pallets from a sod project at my […]
My Latest Watercolor — “Backyard Bouquet”
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“Backyard Bouquet” 24″ x 30″ Watercolor and graphite on handmade paper Original Watercolor $750.00 12″ x 16″ Museum Quality Limited Edition Giclee Print $99.00 16″ x 20″ Museum Quality Limited Edition Giclee Print $149.00 12″ x 16″ Ready to Hang Canvas $199.00 16″ x 20″ Ready to Hang Canvas $239.00 “I don’t have to take […]
How to Write a Book Review
Creating Culture InfluenceThe purpose of a book review is to help the potential reader decide if they should purchase the book. Or said differently, what value the reader can expect to get from a book. Praising a book and/or the author in general terms will not actually offer much help to the potential reader. You want to […]
My Ten Most Spectacular Moments In Nature
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“The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” —John Muir Here are my top ten most spectacular moments in nature (in no particular order): 1) Aurora Borealis—I watched it alone in mesmerized silence for hours reclining against the windshield on the still warm hood of a rental […]
How I Cut The Cord To Cable & DirecTV—Saved Over $700—With FREE TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime & Apple TV
Creating CultureEvery month my DirecTV (and before that—cable) bill contains a confusing onslaught of charges, taxes, credits, and add-on fees. With all the fine print and confusing pricing I felt like I was getting ripped off. I tried to take advantage of the “$100 referral fee” credit by lauding DirecTV picture quality to several of my […]
My First Official Art Release—Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Giclee (Only 100) of Award-Winning “Aslan”
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Release Price: $99.99 (plus shipping) We are thrilled to announce the first-ever official limited edition art release of the award-winning watercolor Aslan The Mighty. Dimensions are 12″ x 16″. Each of the 100 museum-quality prints are personally inspected and approved by the artist and only then signed and numbered. We utilize the finest archival substrates and […]
The Gospel According To Rayon (Or How A Transexual Changed A Redneck)—Thoughts on “Dallas Buyers Club”
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This past Friday night I watched the movie Dallas Buyers Club. Let me attempt to articulate the myriad emotions that flooded my soul as I watched this gut-wrenching movie. By the way, if you are Baptist like I was for 29 years and required to sign papers that you will not see “R” rated movies, Matthew McConaughey […]
My Latest Watercolor—Spring Is Lifting Her Skirts
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24″ x 32″ Original Watercolor and Graphite on Handmade Paper $850. Ready to Hang Canvas, Limited Edition Giclee and Standard Prints Also Available “I lift my skirt, high unashamed, and wade into the fountain with sundrenched abandon. Like a little child, If someone sees, I’ll blame the spring wind!” —Randy Elrod Options Original Watercolor $850.00 […]
Video Interview With Alice Sullivan—Professional Book Editor—”Book Is Not A Four Letter Word”
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Watch this quick, informative and fun video with professional book editor Alice Sullivan—leave a comment of any kind and get a FREE pdf written by Alice called “Book Is Not A Four-Letter Word.” In this video we cover “Why You Need An Editor”, “The Editing Process”, and “Ghostwriting.” See her ad at the top right […]
Randy Elrod’s “A Renaissance Redneck In A Mega-Church Pulpit” Audiobook Preview
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Buy the complete audiobook and all other versions HERE.
My Latest Watercolor: “Like Red On A Rose”
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12″x 16″ Original Watercolor and graphite on handmade paper $450 Ready-to-hang Canvases and Standard Prints Available “And I love you cause I know you give me a heart of my own You make my blood flow Like red on a rose.” —Alan Jackson
A Candid Review of “Renaissance Redneck” Yikes!!!!!!!
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I’m glad I met Gina and Randy Elrod before I knew he was THAT pastor from Franklin. THAT pastor who caused the upheaval and disgrace … (who should rot in hell, maybe?) … and then had the nerve to write a book about it! Write a book he did. Baggage all-out-on-the-table honest, and layered with […]
Five Ways To Boost Your Creative Energy At The Office
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Find yourself fading in the afternoon at the office. Like the end of a marathon, fatigue has more to do with the mind than with the body, according to Roy Sugarman, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist in Sydney, Australia. Use the right techniques and you can get a solid energy boost—even without that afternoon Starbucks. Here are […]