As you may have noticed, I haven’t been making much visible progress with this blog, or on the mailing list either. I haven’t done any new videos in quite a while. The reason for this is because I’ve been directing all of my energies lately into formatting and preparing TFALG for print.

It’s still weeks or months off in the distance, but progress is being made. For now, I’ve uploaded the most current and edited version of TFALG in PDF form on the PDF File page. It should be a big improvement over the older version in terms of readability and convenience, plus it has the “Delve Deeper” section added to the end of each chapter, for Bible references.

I will post any additional developments on the actual print version of the book as they occur.

I’ve completed another chapter in video format, this time the eighth chapter, “Unshade My Light.”

Also, as a supplement, you can find the text version, along with some accompanying Bible verses to read, here. Or, if you want to download the video file directly, click here.

This video took longer to finish than I had expected, but I finally got it done! (With God’s help.)

Also, as a supplement, you can find the text version, along with some accompanying Bible verses to read, here. If you want to download the video file directly, click here.

Here is my latest offering:

Also, as a supplement, you can find the text version, along with some Bible verses to read, here. If you want to download the video file directly, click here.

I’ve just completed a video slideshow of chapter number 15 of TFALG - entitled “Armor of Light.”

Take a look:

Also, as a supplement, you can find the text version, along with some Bible verses to read, here. If you want to download the video file directly, click here.

Once again, I’ve been sick for the past week, this time with a bad cough. But at the very least, it has forced me to sit still, and in my downtime I was able to work on another TFALG video.

The chapter that I made into a video this time was the 7th chapter - “Wings of My Grace.” For those interested, the text version can be found here, or you can also download a .wmv file too. Otherwise, here’s the streaming version:

You may have noticed that I am in the process of adding a new feature to the text chapters in TFALG. In the future, you’ll see this picture towards the bottom of every chapter:

Beneath this picture will be Bible verses listed that go along with what was said in the chapter. (Little superscript numbers: 1, 2, 3, and so forth will be added in with the text to help reference which verses go with which words.)

When I was writing TFALG, many times I had a specific Bible verse in mind, (sometimes I even wrote things word-for-word!) but up until now, it had never occurred to me to include this as an additional supplement to the book. And while some of the given verses may be saying almost exactly what I have written, others may simply be a good Scriptural example relating to what I was trying to say.

“Well, of course they’ll know what verse I am trying to reference….” I once reasoned.

But I’m finding that’s not always the case, especially with new Christians. So, from now on, as I get the time, I will be adding a “Delve Deeper” section to the bottom of all of my book chapters to help reinforce things with God’s Word.

For now, I’m choosing to add this section at the same time as I make a video slideshow for a chapter. So, chances are, if any given chapter has a video available to view, then the text version should also include a “Delve Deeper” section.

Here’s another video I’ve finished: the 25th chapter from TFALG, entitled: “Sands of the Soul.” You may have noticed that I have chosen to slow things down for the video, as only a few pages of text is now displayed as over 15 minutes of video. I’ve also gone back and slowed down the other video too - “Seek My Face” - to make it easier to read. If you are a speed reader and can’t stand the pace, you can read the text at your own pace in html format here. (But I think it helps things sink in and lets you ponder things.)

One interesting thing about this video is that when I was initially gathering all the pictures to be used in the videos, (I’m limited to using royalty-free images), I stumbled across a somewhat unusual picture of a shoreline of sand with some deep channels and grooves in it - just the thing that would fit perfectly with what I was describing in this chapter. (You can see the picture in the second scene in the video.)

This past week I have been sick with the flu. I haven’t been able to do much physical work, but I believe that the Lord has used my weakness as a blessing. Let me explain:

I’ve had an idea to take the words of “Tears from a Lonely God” and combine them with music and photos to make a slideshow. I’d been putting it off for some time, but this past week, when I was sick, it really was an opportunity to give this idea a try.

And, to make a long story short, I was amazed at how (relatively) easy this was, and how much more dramatic the words became. Here’s a look at the first chapter: (Music is by Kevin MacLeod)

Also, I’ve added a new section to the main TFALG site, entitled Video Slideshows.

I’ve decided to start a separate blog to run alongside my book, Tears from a Lonely God. (Only I like to call it a “weblog” because “blog” sounds so horrible. “Blogging” is what my dog used to do when he ate too much chocolate. Fluffy? Yeah, he’s over in the corner blogging all over the carpet…)

Anyhow, I want to use this blog as a supplement to both my book, and the mailing list. I plan to include not only words of encouragement, but also even little tidbits of goodness that I pick up throughout everyday life. For instance: if I think of just a few sentences or short sayings that I think might be helpful, but are just too small to be sent out in a standalone message to the mailing list, I could add them here.

Lastly, I would like to republish a lot of the messages that I’ve shared on the mailing list over the years. People have obviously joined at different times - some earlier than others - and they may not have heard all of the older messages that I have sent out in the past.

So, with that said, I welcome you to the Tears from a Lonely God Weblog!