I wrote a book on prayer about 25 years ago. NavPress published it and quit printing it a few years ago. I have made a goal to write ten more books in the next 15 years. The first one is in the process now as a few helpers, and I am collecting the best of the blogs I have written from July 2014 until now and putting them in a book as lessons for living the Christian life. I will also write a book for Pastors on crucial lessons I have learned over the last 47 years of pastoring; I will write one on the Theology of eternal rewards, one on parenting, one on marriage, another Pastor book on how to start and teach a “Leadership Class” in your church, a couple of Christian novels, and several about our Bicycle trips across the United States. That is a big goal, but I think I can do it if I write the books like I do my blogs, 300 to 500 words every day. I will also try going away all by myself and writing ten hours a day for a week and see what happens. I might also try doing that for a month.

I have always been a dreamer, thinking about the years ahead and what might be and what could be if I worked hard and had a Nobel purpose behind my dreams. When I was 20 years old, I got married and had many dreams, but not one was about being a pastor; I didn’t have a single thought about writing books. I hoped we would have some kids, but I had no idea we would have eight, that they would all be champions for Jesus, and that we would have 28 grandkids, and I have no clue how many grandkids will show up.

I am fascinated with the concept of writing. We have the Bible in writing; God wrote the Ten Commandments with His finger in stone. Psalms 139 says that God wrote His plans for my life in His book. I will work at writing so that my books last over the years because of their value and power to stimulate life change. I am listening to podcasts on writing, reading books on writing, and reading books on various topics written by good writers. I pray daily and ask God to guide, bless, and use me for His glory through this goal.

I have been a bit depressed for the last year, feeling unmotivated, tired, and sort of bored with life because I needed something to challenge me and motivate me. This goal has gotten me revved back up.